Recycle my pizza box
Recycle my pizza box

Find your local recycling guidelines

MAKE A SUSTAINABLE CHOICE TODAY

MAKE A SUSTAINABLE CHOICE TODAY

Ahh…pizza. That tried-and-true comfort food we all know and love. Well, here’s something else that’s comforting: pizza boxes can be recycled.

That’s right. Performance Food Group, the foodservice distribution company that’s been keeping your pies piping hot and delivered fresh for years has partnered with the WestRock corporation to bring you Sustainable Choices™ - and we are here to educate our customers about corrugated pizza box recycling.

WestRock, manufacturer of the world’s most recognized pizza boxes, developed a ZIP code lookup tool (found at the top of this page) that will help you scan, learn, and recycle your pizza box.

Our Research

We want everyone to know empty corrugated pizza boxes are recyclable. Grease and cheese residue does not prevent boxes from being recycled.

Our Reality

Although empty corrugated pizza boxes are technically recyclable, many programs do not accept them yet or the local guidelines are not clear.

Our Mission

The paper, recycling and pizza industries are coming together to get recycling programs to accept empty corrugated pizza boxes and to make sure their guidelines clearly state that they are accepted!

Understand the recycling guidelines

The graphics below illustrate what each guideline means in your area. Use our lookup tool at the top of the page to find out what the pizza box recycling guidelines in your area.

accepted
Accepted

Your local recycling guidelines accept empty corrugated pizza boxes, however, the wording may be unclear.

prohibited
Prohibited

Your local recycling guidelines do not accept corrugated pizza boxes, however, they should.

unclear
Unclear

The guidelines are unclear if corrugated pizza boxes are or are not accepted.

no_program
No Program

There is no recycling program in your area.

Our Reality

Only about 30% of the US population has access to recycling programs that EXPLICITLY ACCEPT corrugated pizza boxes.

Explicitly Accepted 30%

Implicitly Accepted 49%

Not Sure 2%

Implicitly Prohibited 1%

Explicitly Prohibited 10%

No Program 8%

Status as of June 2022

Our Mission

To increase the number of consumers who have access to pizza box recycling programs to 92% of the US population.

Explicitly Accepted 92%

No Program 8%

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