The carnage of Christmas leaves plenty of things to recycle.
Christmas is a time of plenty, including plenty of garbage. Here’s a quick guide to what you can and can’t put in your recycling bins.
Recycle
- paper gift wrap
- cartons
- cups
- paper bags
- foil trays
- tins
- plastic containers
- boxes
Don’t recycle
- foil gift wrap
- ribbons and bows
- Christmas lights
- toys
- padded envelopes
- electronics and small appliances
- wooden food crates
- batteries
Have a doubt? Go to recyclebc.ca and put your query in the “What I can recycle” field.
