The trouble is, gift wrap can be pretty wasteful ... printed with a design] is fine to recycle, but metallic or glitter-embellished wrapping paper should be thrown out or reused next year.

If you still have Christmas gifts to wrap and are set on the classic paper-and ... coating or metallic accents, and the packaging will say 'recyclable.' Related: These Gift Wrapping Essentials ...

Thanks to the mix of materials used on some of the flashiest of wrapping, like metallic or glitter ... a small section at the end of a roll of wrapping paper, don’t throw it out.