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Recycling Rules: Tonight on 12 News at 5 | WPRI.com

‘Tis the season for wrapping paper, bags and boxes, but as you create holiday magic for your family — trash collectors are left sorting through the waste.

So, what should you do after the gifts are unwrapped? Throw the remnants in the trash, or recycle them?

12 News anchor Kim Kalunian gets those answers and takes you inside a local recycling facility to show you what’s done with all that waste tonight on 12 News at 5.

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