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As you’re unwrapping gifts<\/strong> during a birthday celebration or the holidays, here are some tips to make it easier to reduce waste, reuse and recycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These strategies will also help you prevent Christmas clutter<\/a> so your house stays cleaner this holiday season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to Recycle Gift Wrapping<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Before everyone dives into the gifts, tell your family that you want to be greener this year and ask them to use a little extra care in unwrapping presents. Designate a box or large bag for collecting the wrapping, and put it in an easily accessible place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. As presents are unwrapped, separate the recyclable wrapping paper from ribbons, mylar, plastic. Lay the paper flat and set it aside; later, you can go through it and decide what can be reused. You can roll paper that’s in good condition around a cardboard tube, secure it with a rubber band and save it for next year. Wrinkled paper can be smoothed out with an iron set on the lowest, non-steam setting (test a corner first). Damaged paper can be shredded for a pretty box filler in next year’s packages. Very damaged paper can be put in the recycling bin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Gather up ribbons, gift bags, tags, boxes, mylar paper and tissue paper and lay them in a box so they don’t get squashed during the Christmas morning excitement. Later, you can go through them and see which ones can be stored for reuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Flatten the non-reusable boxes and cardboard packaging from toys and other gifts put them in the recycling bins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Many toys are attached to the boxes with twisty ties; save those in a zip-lock bag to use in the kitchen and garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Some plastic packaging may not be recyclable; look for the recycle symbol and corresponding number on the packaging and check with your recycling company about which types of plastic it accepts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To avoid dealing with gift wrap, you might enjoy sewing your own DIY gift bag<\/a> or making your own wrapping paper<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For further reading, here are more holiday ideas you might enjoy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One Family’s Real Simple Christmas<\/a><\/span>
Can You Compost Poinsettias?<\/a><\/span>
13 Creative Ways to Reuse Christmas Cards<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Save for Later<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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