Holiday recycling guidelines issued

AREA — With an exceptionally high volume of purchases over the holidays, Ecomaine is stressing the importance of recycling and offers these general guidelines.

Recycle: wrapping paper without foil, cards and envelopes without foil, gift boxes, cardboard and paperboard and paper bags

Trash or re-use: ribbon (of any kind) and Styrofoam ©

For more detailed information about what can and cannot be recycled, visit www.ecomaine.org.

Ecomaine communities include Andover, Cumberland, Harpswell, Manchester, Poland, Scarborough, Baldwin, Falmouth, Hiram, Monmouth, Porter, South Portland, Bridgton, Freeport, Hollis, Naples, Portland, Standish, Cape Elizabeth, Gorham, Jay, North Yarmouth, Pownal, Waterboro, Casco, Gray, Limington, Ogunquit, Readfield, Wayne, Cornish, Harrison, Lyman, Old Orchard Beach, Saco, Windham Parsonsfield, Sanford and Yarmouth.