Many toil as “Cardboard Grannies,” collecting recyclables for as little as HK$700 a month—without insurance, labor protection, or societal recognition. Based on NGOs’ statistics, Hong Kong has 4,000 ...

Before you shell out for boxes, see if you can get all you need for free. Recycling centers: Visit your local recycling center to find broken-down cardboard boxes. This may be a good first stop ...

made boards from cardboard strips and glued along the edges of the box. Pre-pasted with a newspaper and painted with acrylic paint. The top layer covered everything with transparent acrylic varnish.