WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RECYCLING REMINDER
Happy Holidays!
Thank you for your recycling efforts over the past year. Following are some guidelines for recycling during
the holiday and winter months:
Please DO include the following items in your paper recycling mix:
-corrugated cardboard boxes
-paperboard gift boxes
-greeting cards (except those with foil, metallic inks, or glitter)
-gift wrap, gift bags, tissue wrap (except those with foil, metallic inks, or glitter)
-paper shopping bags (any type of handle is okay)
-catalogs and calendars
Please DO NOT include the following items in your recycling mix:
-ribbons, bows, and tinsel
-packing peanuts and Styrofoam™ (re-usable, contact your local pack and ship store)
-holiday light
-blister packaging (formed plastic package used to hold toys and electronics
-plastic bags (clean, dry plastic bags marked #2 or #4 recyclable at some retailers
-photographs
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