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Below are some festive recycling tips:

• Foil from cooking turkey (cleaned), chocolate coins, mince pies etc. can be scrunched together and recycled in mixed recycling.
• Lots of us are shopping online which means more packaging:
  • styrofoam and bubble wrap cannot be recycled and should go in the bin.
  • cardboard should be flattened and recycled.
  • soft plastics can be handed in at your local big supermarket.
• Christmas cards and wrapping paper can be recycled unless they are glittery or metallic (remember to remove tape first).
• Broken fairy lights can be recycled at your local household waste recycling centre along with small electrical items (WEEE).
• Unwanted or broken electronics can be donated to for refurbishment to help cut down on waste.
• Broken baubles and drinks glasses cannot be recycled and should be wrapped up and put in the general waste.
• How to recycle your christmas tree and for collection dates (from 15 December)
• - look out for a collection point at your local supermarket to recycle these.
• Donate, sell or regift unwanted gifts.
• Stay up to date on festive recycling and waste collections to see if your will change.
• to find out if items can be recycled, which bin to use or where to take it.