Americans tend to throw away more trash between Thanksgiving and New Year's; that amounts to about 25 million tons of garbage, according to Sanford University.
So before you throw those Christmas wrapping scraps in the garbage, take a look at what can and cannot be recycled:
| Yes | No |
| Tissue Paper | Ribbons |
| Plain paper gift bags | Shiny or glittery gift bags |
| Cardboard boxes | Bows |
| Plastic containers | Fake trees |
| Plain wrapping paper | Wrapping paper that is shiny, glittery or velvety |
| Plain Christmas cards | Christmas cards printed on photo paper or with glitter |
| Old Christmas lights | |
| Popcorn/Cookie Tins |
