All wrapping paper should be recyclable

[LittleLottieChaos]

Just started looking for wrap for Christmas and it’s shocking that there’s so much of that shiny crap paper that can’t be recycled still being sold.

All wrapping paper being produced today should be 100% recyclable.

On that note, which brands are selling nicely design recyclable wrapping paper? Need some tips. Thanks. (Or I guess I’ll be brown papering…)

Didn’t know you couldn’t recycle shiny wrapping paper.

Yes it is so obvious.
It will be introduced as a green law to much fanfare in about 5 years time.

You can use brown paper and draw on it. I'm crap at drawing but DH did some nice designs on it last time.

We actually said we're not wrapping presents for adults this year or using reusable bags.
Even if recyclable it is still pretty wasteful as a concept. We don't wrap gifts for each other.

I agree. Although I supect a lot of people just assume it's all recyclable as it's wrapping paper. So I suspect they put it in the recycling bin and think it's all fine.

And so much with glitter on it too!

We do brown paper and string across the extended family, reusing the paper and sending it back. Which makes us sound awful and worthy and like we make cake out of twigs…

This annoys me too, also quite hard to work out what's recyclable or not

YANBU. Lots of eco ideas have a downside in terms of cost or durability or swings and roundabouts issues for different types of environmental cost. But moving away from glitter and plastics on wrapping paper and cards is a 100% win with no downsides, so no matter how small the environmental benefit it's worth doing.

Well, one goes in a landfill here as non recyclable and one in a landfil in a country we send it to as recyclable...
I would like to see more compostable stuff which doesn't need industrial composting.

@LittleLottieChaos

Just started looking for wrap for Christmas and it’s shocking that there’s so much of that shiny crap paper that can’t be recycled still being sold.

All wrapping paper being produced today should be 100% recyclable.

On that note, which brands are selling nicely design recyclable wrapping paper? Need some tips. Thanks. (Or I guess I’ll be brown papering…)

Not sure about this year but last year Tesco had a really nice selection of recyclable paper, cleared labelled as such too...

@burritofan

‘Which makes us sound awful and worthy and like we make cake out of twigs’

I think you sound very organised and thrifty too.

Absolutely. Nobody "needs" glitter and shine on cards and wrapping paper. I really hope it becomes the norm in the same way that bringing your own bags to the supermarket now is.

John Lewis do a brilliant range

Bonkers, YANBU. I got some nice stuff in Poundland last year.

We don't use it anymore. Brown paper and decorate or newspaper.

Brown paper and nice string or stamps here.

I second Tesco! They had some beautiful recycable wrapping paper last year!

I got lovely recyclable wrapping paper from Etsy last year

The manufacturers need to take responsibility for end of life disposal.

Yanbu. I deliberately bought recyclable wrapping paper last year only to discover that my council won't recycle any wrapping paper as the risk of contamination is too high.

YANBU at all. Why does it even need to be foiled and shiny?!

Aldi do wrapping paper which is recycled and recyclable, and it's not expensive. Last year I got Peppa Pig christmas paper there and grown up one with trees on, for 99p. It says "recyclable" on the inside so even if you gifted it to someone else they would also know to recycle it.

Waitrose also have some but it's more expensive (naturally).

Remember that sellotape is not recyclable either, so you need to use paper tape, string or remove all tape before recycling.

Babipur have gorgeous paper tape and wrapping paper. I know some people who just use brown paper and the babipur tape, as it looks decorated enough with just the tape.
www.babipur.co.uk/babipur-exclusives/all/tape/babipur-merry-christmas-tape.html
10% off with code BUDDY

I’ve used second hand scarfs as reusable wrapping but then I don’t have large size presents to wrap or many to do

I bought fabric last year to use with family and friends. They either reuse it back, or some of them just give them back. Look at furoshiki for ways to do it.

100 % agree

You don't have to use brown paper for it to be recyclable. Just look for paper with no shiny or glittery bits on. I buy it every year, and for birthdays etc.

I agree that the non recyclable sort shouldn't be allowed.

Fabric swatches and fabric drawstring bags here. I get them back after Xmas, even months later it's ok. I also have different prints/colours for birthdays.

It's so sad to hear "I was up all night 24th wrapping, kids were up at 7am opening presents" - 6 or so hours and it's ripped off, made me stop and think.

I've been 'fabricking' for about 7 years now [smugface]