Recycle Your Christmas Tree and Gift Wrap

by Contributor | December 26, 2025 9:31 am

OSWEGO COUNTY – The Oswego County Department of Solid Waste reminds residents that most wrapping papers are recyclable and accepted at all county waste facilities along with Christmas trees.

 

“Plain paper gift wrap is recyclable and can be disposed of as part of the unsorted recycling program at the County’s transfer stations or through residential curbside waste pickup,” said Mike Lutestanski II, director of the Oswego County Solid Waste Department. “There is no need to separate wrapping paper from other recyclables such as plastic, glass and metals.”

 

He further advised residents to keep in mind that “certain metallic papers and those with glitter or velvet-like flocking are not recyclable and should be reused or disposed of with household trash. Metallic wrapping paper is any paper with a metal foil in it. Not all shiny paper is metallic, and colored or patterned wraps that are glossy like magazine paper are recyclable.”

 

Bows, ribbons and related gift-wrapping items are also not recyclable and should be reused or thrown away with household trash.

 

Christmas trees can be disposed of at the county’s Bristol Hill location free of charge.

 

Artificial trees can be disposed of as normal household trash at any transfer station using a residential tipping sticker or through weigh-and-pay disposal.

 

The Oswego County Department of Solid Waste operates five transfer stations in addition to the energy recovery facility and Bristol Hill Landfill and Materials Recovery Facility.

 

They can be found at the following locations:

• Bristol Hill: 3125 NYS Rte. 3, Fulton; 315-591-9211; closed Tuesdays and Fridays.
• Hannibal: 1167 Co. Rte. 7; 315-564-5623; closed Mondays and Thursdays.
• Hastings: 1391 US Rte. 11; 315-668-8821; closed Mondays and Wednesdays.
• Oswego: 700 E. Seneca St.; 315-349-3439; closed Wednesdays and Fridays.
• Pulaski: 100 Co. Rte. 2A; 315-298-6062; closed Tuesdays and Thursdays.

 

As a reminder, all transfer stations will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 25 and Thursday, Jan. 1 in observance of Christmas and New Year’s Day.

 

Otherwise, transfer stations are open from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays (according to the above listed schedule) and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon. Scales, bag and sticker sales close at 3:30 p.m. weekdays and 11:30 a.m. on Saturdays.

 

For more information on the county solid waste facilities go to www.oswegocountyny.gov/solidwaste[1] or call 315-591-9200.

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