cartons

Milk comes in

Cartons are containers, typically made of cardboard or paperboard, used for packaging and transporting goods.

Milk and juice come in cartons; so do eggs.

A carton of cigarettes contains multiple packs.

The word suggests something lighter and more disposable than a box: She carried the cartons up to her new apartment.

packaging

corrugated

Formed into parallel folds

sealed · waxed · laminated · printed · flat-pack · assembly · die-cut · glued · folded · shipping

recycling

recyclable

Capable of being remade

curbside · sorting · pulp · compostable · biodegradable · waste · landfill · breakdown · decompose · fiber

container

boxes

Six-sided containers

  • cratesSturdy shipping containers
  • casesContainers or instances
  • packsFills tightly with items

bins · tubs · jars · cans · bottles · jugs · packets · pouches · containers · receptacles

storage

stacking

Placing items vertically

bulk · pallets · stockroom · organizing · labeled · dated · rotation · aisle · backstock · climate-controlled

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container material/construction

cartonscrates

Sturdy shipping containers

barrels · drums · wooden boxes · glass jars · casks

packaging formality/permanence

cartonscrates

Sturdy shipping containers

strongboxes · safes · lockers · vaults · shipping containers

container size and industrial scale

cartonsshipping containers

Standardized freight transport boxes

tankers · silos · vats · cisterns · storage tanks

Phrases
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carton

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G