CHRISTMAS RECYCLING: BRIGG HOUSEHOLDS TAKE NOTE

FROM SARAH HOWE, NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL

North Lincolnshire Council is unable to take wrapping paper in the blue paper kerbside boxes or at the paper bring bank facilities for recycling.
The majority of wrapping paper contains very little paper and is now often layered with foil, glitter and plastic which are contaminants, so the paper cannot be recycled. Paper collected in North Lincolnshire is reprocessed into newsprint which requires high quality material.
There are other ways to recycle your wrapping paper. One option is to re-use the paper that is in good condition or paper can be composted in your home composter if it is purely paper based. If this is not possible then wrapping paper can be disposed of in your general waste bin.