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When the subject turned to gifts, William said, “I did get my wife a pair of binoculars once — she’s never let me forget that.” Indigo/Getty “That was early on in the courtship ...

East Riding of Yorkshire Council's waste service manager, Sarah Atkinson, said it was always best do the "scrunch test" on wrapping paper. Crumple it into a ball. If it stays ball-shaped ...

But the use of paper passports—which were first digitized ... as I understand, in the near future,” says Athina Ioannou, a lecturer in business analytics at the University of Surrey in the ...

Companies adopt new materials, minimalist designs, and AI for eco-friendly packaging. / Credit: Pedal to the Stock via Shutterstock As the packaging industry approaches 2025, several key trends are ...

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. Experts who spoke to USA TODAY in 2017 had ...

Artificial Christmas trees, string lights and packaging Styrofoam (#6 only) will be accepted at the events to keep them out of landfills. Through partnerships with specialty recyclers, these ...

A recycling centre worker shared a hack to test if wrapping paper can be recycled. Sarah Clarke, information education manager for Suffolk's recycling centres, urged families to also only buy what ...

As much a person might like to recycle the wrapping paper on gifts, it's not something the city's material recovery facility can accept. As noted in online information, wrapping paper can have ...

From picking up piles of wrapping paper and tossing plates and utensils from family dinner, to eventually letting go of your carefully selected Christmas tree, cleaning up after the holidays can ...

After the rush of opening gifts with friends and family has ended, the only thing left is to clean up and discard all of the ripped wrapping paper. However, shifting through your wrapping ... This ...

It’s the season of giving and with gifts, comes packaging. Nick DeMart, with the Green Team, says they see an increase in people wondering what can be recycled this time of year. “We get a lot ...