What to do with your old Christmas decorations?

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Saturday, December 30, 2017 14:31

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Christmas has just passed and, for some, it is already time to put away the decorations. However, it is important to dispose adequately of the broken items in order to respect the environment.

Light bulbs and Christmas balls broken do not go in the recycling, but the garbage, pointed out in an interview with TVA News as a spokesperson for Recyc-Québec, Brigitte Geoffroy. Same thing for garlands and lights.

If the decorations are still intact, but that we want to dispose of, we can give them to the next or in centres of revaluation, such as Renaissance. Thus, they will have a second life and help people who need it.

Wrapping paper

For those who still have a few gifts under the tree, it is important to note that not all the wrapping paper that go in the recycling bin. Those having a metallic, ribbons, and cabbage, should be sent to the garbage. Recyc-Québec recommends, however, dispense with this type of products to avoid they end up in landfill sites.

“What we need to remember for the recycling bin, for the paper: if it shines, it’s not going in the box”, summed up Ms. Geoffroy.

And for the next year, in order to reduce its ecological footprint, should we opt for an artificial fir or a fir natural? To be environmentally friendly, an artificial fir must be kept for at least 20 years, which is rarely the case. In Canada, it only keeps an artificial fir six years on average.

Many municipalities offer a program of recovery trees natural. Just check on the website of his city in order to know the schedule of the collections.

– According to the information of Marika Simard