Why Boston Gaylords exists
Boston Gaylords exists because Massachusetts bans recyclable cardboard from disposal, and every dock between Chelsea and the I-495 belt has to do something with its empty gaylords. We make reuse the first answer.
The idea
A single-trip triple-wall box with a full flap bottom is still a working container, and somewhere along Route 128 or Route 24 a plant, a recycler or a farm needs that footprint. Boxes are read by wall count, bottom and grade: sound ones go back into use around Greater Boston, and only worn-out board goes on as clean OCC.
How we work
- One request form: buy, sell or recycle, with footprint, wall count and bottom style
- Facts with sources and dates; capacity figures attributed to the maker that published them
- No prices, minimums or turnaround on this site
What we will not take
Regulated, contaminated, hazardous or medical material, and boxes that are waxed or soaked. Read what we can reuse.
The chart
The maps on this site are drawn from U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line county boundaries and OpenStreetMap road and shoreline data. They show roads and districts. See the guides for the facts behind each page.
The sources we use
Facts on this site come from public sources: RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts for the waste ban, Massport and the Boston Region MPO for freight and the port, MassDevelopment and local economic development offices for industrial districts, and the makers' own listings for box ratings. Each page lists its sources with the date they were read.
Credits for the maps
The maps on this site are drawn from county boundaries from the US Census Bureau's TIGER/Line data and road and shoreline geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License. Nothing else is borrowed: the box drawings, the cutaway, the knocked-down stack and the cranes are made for this site.
Information and requests
This is an information and request site. It does not publish a yard address, a phone number or opening hours, and it does not state prices, stock levels or lead times. What it does is describe the box, the rules and the districts, and give a clear way to ask. If something here is wrong or out of date, write to info@bostongaylords.com.
Questions about the site
If a page is wrong, out of date or unclear, write to info@bostongaylords.com with the address of the page and what you noticed.
The site is built for people who run docks, and every page tries to speak to them in plain terms.
Everything here is written in plain language for people who run docks and yards.
Feedback on the writing helps as well.
Sources
Each read on November 11, 2026.