Using technology developed at the University of Maine, a Newton company is pursuing a simple enough idea: Why not turn cardboard boxes used just once into the fluffy cellulose insulation that is ...

Corrugated cardboard boxes are perfect for protecting your outdoor plants from frost during winter. Here's why they help and how to use them.

For the insulation they’re using a year’s worth of boxes from various deliveries, and after a time-consuming process preparing the boxes for the shredder, shredding the strips of cardboard ...

For decades, building material companies have shredded old newspapers to create cellulose insulation. People have increasingly turned to e-commerce, and the amount of cardboard boxes has crept ...

The new insulator is made of cardboard, and is plastic-free and fully recyclable. It works by wrapping many layers of paper to trap air. This creates lots of pockets of insulation that stop the cold ...

A Worcestershire man who is using cardboard to insulate his home due to rising heating bills says it is "necessary" despite the fire service urging him to stop. Nigel Cleall, from Martley, has put ...