After Christmas, refuse collectors are hard at work clearing the seasonal surge of waste, from wrapping paper and cardboard ...

You might think that you're doing a great thing for the environment by recycling wrapping paper, Christmas cards and gift bags, but it turns out you can't in every case. So by dropping these into ...

However, any wrapping paper with embellishments like glitter, velvet or metallic components is likely not recyclable. As in ...

Do you know what goes in what bin over the festive period? Wrapping paper, gift bags and Christmas cards cannot go in your green or blue recycling bags here in St Helens borough. Most contain foil ...