Cardboard Recycling made me think

I can't imagine the binmen taking boxes from the garden. Ours only take what is in the bin. If you only have a couple of shoeboxes or similar you don't have to flatten them, but as we only get a collection every two weeks the bin is usually full. Anything strewn about would be left.

What part of the UK has cardboard recycling that isn’t contained in some way?

I’ve a recycling bin for metal, plastic, cardboard and paper (glass goes in a separate box). Here, the men are happy to take flattened big boxes, if left up against the bin.

Our cardboard has to go in a green recycling bag or it won’t be taken. Therefore anything big has to be taken to the recycling centre.

Our cardboard recycling has to go in a wheelie bin, so you pretty much have to flatten it, unless you only have one or two small boxes. It has to be flattened if you take it to the recycling centre, too.