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Don't Forget to Recycle Your Wrapping Paper

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If you are left with lots of wrapping paper and you are not sure if it can be recycled, do the "scrunch test" to check.

Just take a piece of the wrapping paper and scrunch it into a ball in your hand.

Next, open your hand and take a look.

If the paper stays in a ball, it's likely you can recycle it. However, if it bounces back open, it can't be recycled

Zuharah
over a year ago
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MeestairChrees

If it has any foil or glitter on it though, you can't recycle it. Even though it looks pretty, I think I need to resist buying it and only get recyclable paper in future.

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Ann1984

I have squeezed all mine into ryclycling bin with bag of cans on top will get the kids to stand in it tomorrow and put another bag cans in I ain't spending Xmas morning checking the paper

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amaksy

I refused mine for people I haven’t seen yet and this tear we didn’t bother wrapping presents.

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ellenmcmurchie

Thank you for this info...i know now which to recycle.

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RiannonWood

This is great info thank you for sharing great to be aware of these things and do our part

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Mango4

My local council will not accept any wrapping paper for Recycling, we've been advised to put it into general waste.

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KirstyW

I don't usually use or need wrapping paper as i use giftbags, but i bought for children this year so needed wrapping paper, but it said recyclable on the wrapper and told them, cos I wanted it recycled

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