County-by-county advice on dealing with festive waste

CHRISTMAS

- By OWEN EVANS Daily Post Reporter

Day 2025 is officially done, and many people will have a pile of festive waste to get rid of.While it's always great to receive presents on Christmas, we are often left with piles of wrapping paper, festive cards and empty cardboard boxes to deal with.

There might also be sweet wrappers, empty bottles, Christmas trees and food waste that needs dealing with.

Now the Christmas celebrations are over, and we start looking towards celebrating New Year's Eve, people are starting to ask how they should get rid of the accumulated waste from Christmas Day.

Each council across Wales has their own specific rules over how and when to recycle festive items and it even varies depending on the type of gift wrap or greeting cards you've used or received.

Here, we've taken a look at the rules for different areas of the country so that no matter where you live, you'll know what to do.

ANGLESEY: Anglesey County Council says people living in the area should employ a "scrunch test" for wrapping paper, meaning, if it scrunches, it can be recycled.

It says all tape and ribbons must be removed from the paper before recycling. 'Simple wrap paper' can be recycled, but dyed paper, foil wrap paper, glitter, laminated or plastic additives cannot.

GWYNEDD: In a post on Facebook, Cyngor Gwynedd offered the following advice: "Try to [reuse] Christmas paper and bags and recycle where possible. If paper remains scrunched up after you've made it into a ball then it's probably suitable for recycling. If not, put it in the bin and try to use paper that can be recycled next time."

CONWY: Conwy Council says if wrapping paper doesn't have glitter or foil, it can usually be recycled in your top box: "Take off any sticky tape, ribbons and bows first. Use the 'scrunch test' - if you scrunch the paper in your hand and it stays in a ball, it can be put into the recycling."