Remember to recycle this Christmas

As Christmas is fast approaching with decorations all up and presents wrapped, the Council is encouraging residents to remember to recycle over the holidays.

From festive food to the perfect gifts, it’s a good time to make a list for recycling.

Below is a key list of popular festive items and what residents are able to do with them:

• Bubble wrap can't be recycled, it should be put it in the general waste bin or reused to wrap up valuables which are going into storage or being posted.

• Duct tape, electrical tape, cellotape, masking tape and parcel tape all need to go in the general waste bin.

• Christmas decorations can be reused year after year or donated to local charity shops or schools for craft sessions. Any decorations that are not fit for reuse should be put in the general waste bin.
• If gift wrapping paper doesn’t have glitter or foil, it can usually be recycled in your top box. Take off any sticky tape, ribbons and bows first. You can use the wrapping paper ‘scrunch test’ as well to make sure. If you scrunch the paper in your hand and it stays in a ball, it can be put into the recycling, if it doesn’t then it will need to go in your black/blue wheelie non-recyclable waste bin”
• For Christmas cards tear off ribbons or sections of glitter and then put the cards in with the paper recycling. Batteries from musical cards can go in your battery box.

• Hard Plastic Packaging can be recycled using the middle box of the Trolibocs or the red recycling bag for plastic.
• Soft plastics such as food container lids or plastic bags can be taken to recycling points at your local supermarket.

• Recycle empty aluminium cans in the middle box of the Trolibocs or the red recycling bag or at the nearest Recycling and Waste Park.

• Any unwanted glass bottles and jars can be recycled in the bottom box of the Trolibocs or the green bag for glass. Please remove any plastic or metal lids from glass bottles and place them in the middle box or the red bag.
• Plastic bottles can be recycled using the middle box of the Trolibocs or the red bag for plastic.

• All food waste must be placed in the orange food caddy and not in the general waste containers.

• Remember to recycle household batteries using the appropriate container for your recycling and waste collections service or at a Recycling and Waste Park. Please don’t put these in general waste containers, as they can cause fires.

Cllr Barry Mellor, Lead Member for Environment and Transport said: “The festive period is a very busy time for our waste and recycling teams but we know our residents really do support them by choosing the right options to recycle their Christmas items.

“All through the year residents are fantastic for recycling in Denbighshire and I would once again like to thank them for their support during the Christmas and New Year period.

If you’re not sure what goes where, you can check the A-Z recycling guide on the website.