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Tissue Paper (gift wrap)

Tissue paper used for gift wrapping is not recyclable because it is made from recycled paper and is very thin, so the fibers are too small to go through the recycling process again. However, tissue paper that is free of plastic coating, dyes, and non-paper additives such as glitter can be composted.

Recycle Right!

Do not put tissue paper in your curbside recycling cart. Tissue paper is not recyclable and will contaminate other recyclables.

Choose Zero Waste!

Save tissue paper to reuse for future gifts or purchase gift wrap from thrift stores. Consider using reusable gift wrap options like fabric bags, scarves, tea towels, unique boxes, or tins.

Accepted locally for donation at:

Scrap Creative Reuse Ann Arbor accepts clean, not crumpled tissue paper for reuse.

While we do our best to stay updated on alternative reuse and recycling locations, we recommend that you call locations before taking your item(s) to confirm that they currently accept them.