Recycling these days is quite complicated, even after studying the Council's website, washing everything is obvious but then there's adding lids separately and squashing plastic bottles; I've never managed the latter. Removing windows from envelopes is also pretty fiddly.

One thing I can't see is what to do with present wrapping paper. I'm sure I was told once this couldn't be recycled, presumably because of the way it's treated, but then recently I was told that it's the sellotape which is the problem. So can we recycle it if we remove all the sellotape?

Also cards - can be recycled unless they have glitter or plastic decorations. Is that right?