Christmas is over, but the remnants – stacks of cardboard boxes, bags of sparkly wrapping paper and maybe one or two broken ornaments – remain.
Though it's easy to toss these items into the garbage, most Christmas gift wrapping, decorations and old technology can be recycled, whether it be at a local cycling center, through a sustainability nonprofit or at several big-name retailers like Lowe's, The Home Depot and Staples.
Gift wrapping products, like cardboard boxes, wrapping paper, gift tissue and bows, can be recycled the easiest: They can simply be broken down, folded up and taken to a local recycling center.
But what about the bigger, bulkier items? Here's how to properly dispose of and recycle Christmas trees, decorations and other old technology you may want to get rid of before the new year.
Opinion: We recycle plastic containers and cell phones, so why not cars and dishwashers?
