"Only simple glitter-free, non-laminated wrapping paper can go in your recycling bin," he continues. But that doesn't mean all your glitter goods should be tossed out immediately.

“Plain wrapping paper is totally recyclable,” said Robert Reed, a spokesman for Recology, a San Francisco-based recycling company that operates in California, Oregon and Washington state.

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