Types of Paper Packaging

Jun 07, 2025

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Packaging

Paper packaging includes products such as paperboard, cardboard, shipping bags and paper bags. They are made from renewable and recyclable resources.

Paper packaging is a sustainable, reliable, and cost-efficient way to transport and protect a wide range of products like groceries, medicine, animal feed, and cement.

Types of Paper Packaging

Cardboard and Paperboard

Cardboard or Paperboard?

Undersrtanding the Difference

Cardboard

3 layers of heavy paper. Has a wavy layer in themiddle.

EXAMPLES

Shipping Boxes

Most Pizza Boxes

Produce Bins in Stores

High-Graphic Displays

Paperboard

Thicker than regular paper. Packages lighter items.

EXAMPLES

Food Boxes Like Cereal or Pasta

Medicine Boxes

Bakery Boxes

Tissue Boxes

Cardboard

Cardboard is known in the paper industry as containerboard and corrugated board.

Cardboard is made of 3 layers of thick, heavier paper. The outer layers are flat, and the middle layer is a wavy, fluted layer. Cardboard is often used to package heavier items.

Examples of cardboard include:

Shipping boxes
Most take-out pizza boxes
Point-of-purchase displays to hold things like snacks
Produce bins in stores
Larger electronics like TVs

Paperboard

Paperboard is also called boxboard in the paper industry.

Paperboard is thicker than regular paper, but not as thick as cardboard. This material is used to package lighter items or to create a more sophisticated unboxing experience.

Examples of paperboard include: