(CBSDFW.COM) – Once Christmas festivities wind down in a few days, the holiday rush begins for local recycling facilities and landfills.

From late December through February, local recycling centers will be inundated with 15% more waste as residents declutter, according to Republic Services.

Unfortunately, up to 30 percent what residents put in their curbside recycling bins doesn’t belong there, they say.

The following is a a quick ‘holiday recycling naughty-and-nice list’ from Recycling Simplified, a public education campaign by Republic Services:

The Nice List: Do Recycle

• Cardboard (clean, dry and flattened)
• Paper boxes (including gift, shoe and shipping boxes)
• Plain wrapping paper and gift bags (no glitter, foil or decorations)
• Holiday cards and envelopes (without embellishments; remove the batteries from electronic greeting cards)
• Plastic bottles and jugs (empty, clean and dry)
• Metal food and beverage cans (empty, clean and dry)

The Naught List: Reuse, Donate or Discard

• Decorations including lights
• Trees –artificial and real
• Clothing and shoes
• Ribbons and bows
• Cellophane wrapping
• Fancy gift bags and wrapping paper (with foil, lamination or decorations)
• Packing materials: bubble wrap, plastic air pillows, foam sheets and packing peanuts
• Food waste