Recycling tips for the holidays!
DO!
When it comes to presents, be sure to recycle wrapping paper,
gift bags, gift boxes, tissue paper, holiday cards, envelopes and wrapping paper
tubes. It is best to have flattened paper for recycling, try to avoid bunching it up.
DON’T
Please leave out any foil or Mylar gift wrapping, photo cards, gift bows and
ribbons. All of these items should go in your trash cart.
DO!
Be sure to recycle plastic blister packaging. The often hard-to-open, firm
plastic packaging that items such as small toys and consumer electronics come in.
It is a rigid plastic container, so it can be recycled.
DO!
Let’s face it, Santa carries a plastic bag, not a sack. If you are lucky enough
to know him, tell him to take his plastic bags and any stretchy plastic film to a Re-
Store container for recycling. Most supermarkets have ReStore containers in
their entry ways.
DO!
Trees and Natural Wreaths- completely remove all decorations from trees and
wreaths for recycling. The 2020 tree and wreath collection will be the first two
full weeks of January (the week of the 6th and the week of the 17th). No other
yard debris will be collected at this time.
DON’T
Please do not put holiday lights in your recycling cart.
DO!
If you would like to recycle your lights, please bring them to a Town electronics
recycling event.
DO!
For many of us, the best part of the holiday season is eating and drinking with
family and friends. Please remember that all of those plastic cups, glass bottles
and aluminum cans should be placed in the recycling carts. Aluminum foil pie plates and pans can be recycled too! These items should be empty at a minimum, rinsed if
possible.
DON’T
Make sure any paper cups, plates (paper or plastic), napkins, foam cups and
plastic cutlery are disposed of in the trash cart.
