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Three Post-Christmas Tips from Darien Recycling Center

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Now that Christmas has come and gone, here are three suggestions from the Darien Recycling Center about what you can do with Christmas packaging material, Amazon delivery boxes and stuff you don’t want: Once they’ve served their initial purpose, you can use them once more. First:

“The holidays mean a  surge in on-line shopping, and that typically results in an overflow of packaging materials. Cardboard, styrofoam and virtually all other cushioning materials can be recycled in single stream. “However, a far better option is to reuse these materials in packages shipped out to others!” Second:

If you’ve got extra stuff that you don’t need — Christmas decorations, stuff that’s been replaced by your new gifts: You can always drop it off at the Swap Shop at the Darien Recycling Center.