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Greeting Card
Also known as: Birthday card, Christmas card, Thank you card, Blank card
Kerbside collection: check your council
Kerbside rules differ across New Zealand — bins, crates and accepted materials all vary — so your council's own guide is the only reliable answer for where this goes at home.
Find your councilImpact: Non-paper components of greeting cards can end up in landfills, where they may take hundreds of years to decompose. Some cards with electronic components even contain small amounts of hazardous waste.
Did you know? Many greeting cards are recyclable, but glitter, foil, and plastic embellishments can contaminate the process. Remove these before recycling.
Find your council
Your council is the authoritative source for local collection rules.