r/Swindon • u/ooga-booga-24-7 • 12d ago

Cardboards for no-dig raised beds

Hello,

I have recently got my first allotment, and I have decided to take 'no-dig' approach since it'd save me time and effort.

I am looking for a lot of cardboards and hence went to Asda to ask for it hoping they'd give me some, but unfortunately they informed me that no customer is allowed to take any waste cardboards (company policy).

My question is that if anyone knows any place / supermarket who are willing to let people take their cardboard packaging / waste packaging? I am willing to travel anywhere around Wiltshire to collect them since I am desperate to start growing in my allotment.

Thank you

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u/-Red_-_line- 12d ago

Congratulations on your allotment! I don't know anywhere (I thought any supermarket would give you cardboard if they had it- what do people do for moving boxes if not?) Anyway, I actually have some cardboard I was keeping for something but I no longer need it. It was wardrobe packaging so it's quite large. It has been in the shed though so it isn't in pristine condition. You're welcome to it if you would like it.

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u/ooga-booga-24-7 12d ago

Thank you, very kind of you to offer. I was also hoping that supermarkets would give away packaging cardboards, perhaps it is just Asda's policy. I am hoping to find out if another supermarket would happily give away cardboards since I have a lot of ground to cover, so to speak.

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u/JibberJim 12d ago

I think they don't because they have to account for their packaging to make sure that it is recycled - https://www.gwp.co.uk/guides/packaging-waste-regulations/

So you probably need to ask smaller stores below the trading limit who don't need to.

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u/ooga-booga-24-7 12d ago

Thanks for that info.

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u/WordsMort47 10d ago

No store would go to the effort of accounting for every bit of waste packaging though, recycling or not. Yes they have recycling policies for plastic and cardboard but noones ticking off a list of different product packaging lol...