However, here in Thailand, you put cardboard, bottles, plastic bottles, etc out by the trash, it will most likely be gone in an hour. The village garbage truck workers keep bags hanging from the truck and sort through each load for reclycables. But then the average Thai wage is $10 a day so it is worth their time and effort.
Around here, you put your corrugated cardboard in with yard clippings, and they mulch it all and then sell it to cover costs. http://www.texaspureproducts.com/
We moved cross country in 2010. My corporate moving package came with box loading. Probably 200 brand new boxes. I put them on Craig’s list for free. No takers