A handy guide for recycling Christmas materials

You'd really like to play with all of your new toys, but your entire house is neck deep in the discarded holiday wrapping remnants. Need a quick guide to get rid of your waste quickly, but in the most eco-friendly way? Brave New Leaf is here to help you out.

1.  Recycling Wrapping Paper
Wrapping paper is what recycling providers call "marginally recyclable".  Check it. If it's foil based, don't put it in the recycling bin. All other shiny paper can go in your standard paper recycling bin. Don't worry about peeling off the tape or anything, it should be okay.

2.  Recycling Tissue Paper
Tissue paper is not recyclable most of the time. Luckily, it is super easy to restore crinkled tissue paper to its former pristine state to be reused in future gifts. Simply iron it on a standard ironing board with your iron on its lowest setting. You'll save money and some landfill space!

3.  Recycling cardboard
All of the cardboard boxes you have are fully recyclable. Keep the ones you might want to reuse over the course of the year, and flatten and recycle the remainder of your boxes.

4.  Bows
As you may suspect, most bows and ribbons are not recyclable. But bows are also the easiest thing to reuse year over year. Just store them in a box or tupperware container and save yourself some money and bother next year.

Happy Holidays everyone!

Comments

[Stu1211]

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[Jebs House]

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