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Wrapping Paper, Tissue Paper and Gift Bags
Most gift wrap, tissue paper and gift bags are made from
paper. Re-use these items folded up and stored with your holiday
decorations or give them to someone
who can use them. You may also recycle these items (with the exception
of foil wrapping paper) by placing them into your recycling bin.
For paper recycling options, click here.
Gift Boxes/Cardboard
Gift boxes and cardboard boxes are easily re-used or recycled. Reuse gift boxes and other boxes if possible. If you
cannot reuse them, give them to someone who can.
For cardboard recycling options, click here.
Cards & Envelopes
Unfortunately, cards and envelopes tend to be single use
items that are purchased only to be thrown away or recycled promptly
thereafter. Most cards and envelopes may be recycled as
paper products.
For paper recycling options, click here.
Electronic Cards
Electronic cards that light up or play music are in a category
known as
universal waste.
They usually contain a small electronic circuit board, a
small speaker, a battery and electrical wiring. To properly dispose of these cards you
should treat the whole card as a
electronic waste and
recycle it accordingly. You may also separate the electronic
portion from the paper portion of the card, recycling the paper and the
electronic waste portion separately. These items contain hazardous materials
such as lithium and lead, please do not throw them into the garbage!
For electronic waste or e-waste recycling options, click here.
For paper recycling options, click here.
Electronic Devices
The holiday season and electronics go hand in hand - usually,
it's out with
the old and in with the new. Outdated electronics can be given to
friends to use, donated for re-use or responsibly recycled.
Essentially, anything containing a circuit board, which is just about every
device nowadays, is considered an electronic device
For electronic waste or e-waste recycling options, click here.
Styrofoam & Packing Peanuts
A lot of styrofoam or packing peanuts are generated around the holidays.
The best way to manage these materials is through re-use. There are
generally two types of packing peanuts: foam and blown corn starch. Corn starch packing
peanuts are all natural and dissolve in water. You may re-use these
peanuts to for shipping or you can place them in
the garden or in your greenwaste bin where they will dissolve away into
nothing. For
styrofoam packing peanut recycling options, click here.
Block Styrofoam
Block styrofoam is everywhere during the holiday season.
This material can now be recycled!
For block styrofoam recycling options, click here.
Batteries
Please do not throw batteries into the trash.
For battery recycling options, click here.
Holiday Trees
Recycle your tree! It's a waste not to do so, and
besides it's FREE. For Holiday Tree recycling options, click here.
Holiday Lights
When strings of lights burn out, don't put them in the trash.
These items contain valuable metal as well as hazardous materials such as
lead. Please
recycle these materials as you would
Electronic Waste or e-waste.
For electronics recycling options,
click here.
Holiday Food
Please make sure that Holiday food does not go to
waste. Cook only the amount that you gathering will eat, including
leftovers. Share leftovers with family and friends. Americans throw out
more food during the holiday season than at any other time of the year.
If you are part of the
City of Stockton three cart program
(black, yellow and green carts), you may thrown food waste into your
organics cart (the green cart). Acceptable items include paper plates,
paper napkins, greasy pizza boxes, bones, vegetable and fruit peels and much more.
Click here for details.
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