Wrapping Paper & Cards
Wrapping paper and holiday cards that are 100 percent paper are recyclable. Paper and cards made of foil or plastic or other non-paper materials belongs in the trash.
Boxes & Cartons
Boxes and cartons should be flattened and may be disposed of in the same way as paper and put out for weekly collection. Large containers may be flattened and taken to the Service Center at 15600 Chagrin Boulevard on Saturdays or Sundays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for recycling.
Trees, Wreaths & Garland
Place on the tree lawn for collection by City crtews. Do not wrap trees in anything. Remove wire, ribbon and other ornamentation from wreaths and garland. Trees, wreeaths and garland are collected and ground up for compost and mulch.
String Lights
String lights can be taken to the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes (2600 S. Park Blvd.) or the Solid Waste District (E. 131 St., Garfield Heights).