After the holidays, houses are littered with piles of crumpled wrapping paper, holiday cards, pine needles and boxes of pesky foam packaging peanuts. The following recycling tips will help simplify post-holiday cleanup, so you can start the new year with a clean house (and a green conscience):

• Many The UPS Store® locations accept clean foam packaging peanuts for reuse. Visit www.loosefillpackaging.com for more information on peanut recycling.
• Reuse wrapping paper, bows, ribbons, tissue paper and gift bags. Those you can’t reuse, recycle.
• Save greeting cards and cut them up to use as gift tags next year.
• After the holidays, put your tree to good use – chip it to use as mulch around shrubs and flowerbeds. You can also check for local recycling options, drop-off locations or pickup dates.