However, shifting through your wrapping paper scraps before tossing them in the recycling bin is important, because not all paper is recyclable. Americans use around 4.6 million pounds of wrapping ...

Recycling is real. I’ve seen it. For the past four years, I’ve traveled the world writing a book about the waste industry, visiting paper mills and e-waste shredders and bottle plants.

Here's a refresher, with tips from USA TODAY, on whether your wrapping paper, ribbons and cards can be recycled or should be sent off to the landfill. Recycling paper is generally all right ...

More: When are the full moons of 2025? Here's a look ahead, plus best meteor showers Recycling paper is generally all right, according to Robert Reed, a spokesman for Recology, a San Francisco ...