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A damaged gaylord has lost its structure: crushed or collapsed walls, torn or missing flaps, wet, moldy or contaminated board, or a bottom that has blown out. A fair box can still carry a light load; a damaged one cannot be trusted with any, which is the line between the two grades.
Damaged gaylords are worth their fiber. They are sold as old corrugated containers (OCC), the recycling grade for used corrugated, usually baled with other cardboard and sold by weight. Clean, dry board is what OCC buyers want; wax-coated board, food residue, oil or chemicals can get a bale rejected.
Some damaged boxes still have a light use that carries no load: cut down into shallow trays, or flattened into slip sheets and dunnage. They should not hold material on a forklift or in a stack.
What to Look For When Buying
- Crushed walls, torn flaps, wet board or a broken bottom
- Wax, oil, chemical or food contamination that bars OCC recycling
- Any boxes still sound enough to sell as fair
- Dry storage so the board stays recyclable
Ideal For
- OCC recycling with other corrugated
- Dunnage and slip sheets
- Cut-down trays for light parts
Not Recommended For
- Any load on a forklift or in a stack
- Food or pharmaceutical use
Buying Tips
- Keep damaged boxes dry; wet board is harder to sell as OCC
- Flatten and bale them with other corrugated if you have a baler
- Separate contaminated boxes from clean ones before sale
- Sort out boxes that still meet fair grade
What buyers pay
$5.52average per unit, $4.54 to $8.44