Q: I receive a number of packages wrapped in paper but the paper is covered with tape. I wonder if all the tape degrades the paper because of all the plastic content. Is it worth recycling them? — B.S ...

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We all want to reduce our carbon footprint and become better stewards of the earth. But for something that seems as simple and straightforward as recycling, there can be a lot of complications. And ...

Paper is one of those things everyone knows can be recycled, however what's lesser known is that not all paper belongs in the recycling bin. The Michigan Department of Environment Great Lakes and ...

After your mountain of presents become a mountain of paper, ribbon and boxes – what do you do with all that waste? Some of it can go into your recycle bin – but not all of it. You can recycle wrapping ...

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If you haven't been swimming in cardboard boxes, wrapping paper and styrofoam in the leadup to the biggest gift-giving day of the year, you probably are now. Before you just haul out the garbage bags ...