the national retail federation estimated that consumers will spend around 586.1 billion for gifts in the months of november and december, 2012. it is obvious that, with all those gifts, a lot of waste will also come. u.s. environmental protection agency estimated that, during thanksgiving and new year&rsquos day alone, nationwide, an additional million tons of waste are generated each week. jeanette kjosa, who is the ups store franchise owner, says that after the holidays, houses are filled with piles of crumbled wrapping paper, pine needles, holiday cards, and boxes of packaging peanuts. according to jeanette, recycling is an easy way for people to do their role in keeping their community neat and clean. kjosa has given the following tips to recycle post holiday litter &bull recycling packaging peanuts is very useful to keep the community clean. many of the ups shop locations accept clean foam packaging peanuts of all shapes, sizes, and colours for reuse. a person can bring packaging peanuts to any one of the kjosa&39s riverview locations. to know more about peanut recycling, people can visit www.loosefillpackaging.com. &bull kjosa advises to reuse bows, wrapping paper, tissue paper, ribbons, etc. along with this, keep gift boxes and bags and reuse them throughout the year. the things which cannot be reused, recycling is the best option for those items. &bull recycling greeting cards will help to make post holiday season little greener. save cards for the next year to use as gift tags. these cards are also very useful resource for children&rsquos art projects. many organizations collect used greeting cards. this way, it is possible to trim down the pile of used greeting cards. &bull recycling christmas tree is very important as it is one of those items which create maximum waste. according to the national christmas tree association, each year, in north america, there are about 2530 million real christmas trees sold. after the holidays, you can put your tree to good use &ndash cut it up to use as mulch around flowerbeds and shrubs. if you have a live tree, you have an option to plant that tree in the yard or donate it to a local nursing home or school to plant on their grounds. hillsborough county gives instructions on recycling options, dropoff locations as well as pickup dates. using these tips can simplify postholiday cleanup and begin your new year with a tidy and clean house. along with keeping your house clean, these tips will also save the environment. source of information httpbloomingdale.patch.comarticlesupsstoreofferstipsonpostholidayrecycling
