FLORENCE – Tis the season of gift giving and home deliveries and that frequently means lots more household waste, especially Styrofoam and plastic packaging materials from eCommerce boxes and shipments. The Burlington County Department of Solid Waste and Recycling wants to remind residents that Styrofoam should be removed from all cardboard shipping boxes and disposed of in household trash, not placed in curbside recycling containers. Plastic bubble wrap and packaging, such as air pillows, should also be kept out of curbside recycling because they can jam and damage the sorting equipment at the County’s recycling center. Residents who wish to recycle this packaging may bring it to a dedicated dropoff for these items located at the Burlington County Resource Recovery Complex, 2200 Burlington-Columbus Road, Florence.  Residents may also bring bread bags, newspaper sleeves, dry cleaning bags, ice bags and the wrapping from cases of beverages or paper goods. “The holidays are a wonderful time of year, and recycling correctly will help keep it jolly,” said Burlington County Commissioner Tom Pullion, the liaison to the Department of Solid Waste and Recycling. “Styrofoam is one of the most common contaminants in our recycling stream and plastic film can damage our machinery. We’re asking county households to be extra careful this holiday season and recycle right.” The Resource Recovery Complex is open weekdays from 7 AM to 5 PM and Saturdays from 7 AM to noon. Residents bringing plastic film materials should enter the complex and follow signs to the scalehouse, where they will then be directed to the plastic film drop off. In addition to keeping Styrofoam and plastic packaging materials out of curbside recycling, Burlington County residents should also be mindful about not recycling foil wrapping paper or plastic gift bags, bows, ribbons, aluminum foil food trays or pie tins, or single-use plastic, paper or foam plates, cups and cutlery. Plastic coated gift cards or battery-embedded cards should also be kept out of curbside recycling containers. Cardboard shipping and gift boxes should be empty, flattened and folded for proper recycling. “Every single glass bottle, jar, cardboard box or piece of paper we recycle correctly can receive a second life that reduces landfill waste and saves taxpayers money,” Pullion said. “Last year, close to 82 million pounds of waste was recycled, saving towns more than $3.8 million in landfill fees. We hope to exceed those totals this year, but it requires local households to recycle correctly.” Residents can find more information about recycling, including schedules and what materials are acceptable to place in curbside recycling containers by downloading the free Burlington County Recycle Coach App. It’s available from the Apple and GooglePlay app stores. Residents with questions can also call 609-499-1001 or email [email protected] . Courtesy of Burlington County