With Christmas comes a lot of extra packing material that gets tossed out. And now much of that can be recycled – cardboard boxes are easily turned into something else. 

But not all items connected to what shows up under the tree can be recycled says the I-E-P-A’s James Jennings.

If you want to see what you can recycle where you live then go Illinois EPA web page and find the new guide they have posted.