Holiday Recycling Guide & Tips!

As the holidays draw closer each day, knowing the most environmentally beneficial ways to dispose of everyday holiday products such as wrapping paper, cardboard, and soiled-paper products is essential. When not disposed of correctly or just thrown in the trash, these standard holiday items can pollute the environment and increase waste in landfills. 

Recycle These Items in your Blue Recycling Cart:

• Wrapping paper (no metallic paper)
• Cardboard & paper gift boxes (reuse when possible)
• Glass bottles
• Hard plastic bottles
• Cartons
• Pie tins
• Holiday cards & envelopes (paper only)

Recycle These Items in your Green Organics Cart:

• Poinsettia’s
• Christmas trees & wreaths
• Pumpkins
• Turkey bones
• Fruit cake
• Food scraps
• Soiled-paper products such as paper bags
• paper napkins
• Paper towels, plates & cups
• Paper & cardboard takeout containers/boxes (with no plastic or wax coating with any metal removed)
• Coffee filters
• Tissues

Place These Items in your Grey Trash Cart:

• Fancy wrapping paper (with foil)
• Fancy gift bags
• Bows
• Ribbons
• Ornaments
• Tinsel
• Styrofoam peanuts