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What do we do with all the Christmas stuff? Well most of it can be saved for next year. Pack up the lights, ornaments, left over wrapping paper, boxes, tissue paper and re-usable decorations and put them in a labeled box for easy access next season.
Separate and recycle all the packaging from presents. Most of it’s just plastic and cardboard. Easy enough! Donate the old stuff you don’t want anymore to a local charity to make room for the new. Make sure you get a receipt of donation for your taxes.
The tree too can be recycled in most cities. Cookeville City and County residents may dump Christmas trees, brush and limbs at the chip yard on 2504 Jackson St. across from the Animal Shelter. The chip yard is only open from 7:30am to 3pm M-F so plan accordingly. You can also pick up leaf mulch here free of charge.
If you live in the city and just can’t find the time to get to the chip yard, the City of Cookeville collects brush and bagged yard waste year round. Trucks collect by areas and call-ins are not necessary for loose brush and limbs.
The rules are: 
- Material must be brought to curbside or street edge.
- Brush or any other debris is not to be left on the street.
- Limbs, tree trunks or other debris resulting from tree trimming by a private contractor will not be picked up.
- Limbs should be cut less than 5 inches in diameter and 8 feet in length.
What to do with all those Holiday cards? Don’t throw them away. Cut off the beautiful picture portion and make them into postcards to send to your friends and family next year. This way you’re saving money and the planet.
If you have any more tips like these, enter them in the Greenest Thumb.
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