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If you’re clearing out old decorations, cards and packaging, here’s a quick guide from @northhertsdc on recycling your Christmas items correctly.

🚮 Extra recycling
Any additional recycling can be placed next to your recycling bin in a cardboard or plastic box before 6.30am on your collection day, or taken to your nearest recycling centre.

Common Christmas items:

🎁 Wrapping paper
• Plain paper (no foil/glitter): blue-lidded bin
• Foil, glitter or plastic coating: purple-lidded bin

💌 Christmas cards
• No glitter or decorations: blue-lidded bin
• With glitter, foil or trimmings: purple-lidded bin

🎄 Christmas trees
• Real trees: garden waste subscribers can place them next to the brown bin, or take to a recycling centre
• Artificial trees: donate if reusable, or take to a recycling centre

✨ Decorations & lights
• Baubles & tinsel: donate if reusable, otherwise purple-lidded bin
• Christmas lights & electrical items: donate, or take to a recycling centre / electrical waste drop-off

🥫 Food & packaging
• Foil & foil trays (clean): black-lidded mixed recycling
• Plastic sweet tubs & biscuit tins: black-lidded mixed recycling
• Food waste: food caddy

🔋 Batteries
Do not put batteries in any bin — take them to a recycling centre or a supermarket battery collection point.

For a full list of Christmas recycling items and bin guidance, visit:
👉 Where to put your Christmas waste
https://www.north-herts.gov.uk/christmas-bin-collection-dates-and-recycling-tips

You can also download the North Herts Council app and check the Recycling information section for help anytime.