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Carton vs Paperboard - What's the difference?

carton | paperboard |

As nouns the difference between carton and paperboard

is that carton is an inexpensive, disposable box-like creation fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material. It is designed to hold things for a short period of time and be discarded or recycled after use while paperboard is a thick paper, or thin cardboard.

carton

English

(Wikipedia)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An inexpensive, disposable box-like creation fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material. It is designed to hold things for a short period of time and be discarded or recycled after use.

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    paperboard

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia paperboard) (en noun)
  • A thick paper, or thin cardboard