Exactly how to tell if your Christmas wrapping paper is recyclable Every single year, the Christmas season sees so much wrapping paper thrown away in its droves.
It's definitely one of the best parts of the festive season, but the mound of wrapping paper we are often left with is seriously less than ideal - not just for us, but also for those at the other end of the recycling chain, with one executive calling it a "nightmare" to the BBC.
Despite the joy we get from giving and receiving gifts, this amount of waste is pretty terrifying - and the best way to approach disposing of your used wrapping paper can be confusing, especially when it isn't always clear if it can be recycled.
This is simply because "Not all wrapping paper is paper," explains Simon Ellin - chief executive of the Recycling Association - because much of it contains plastic.
Scrunch a piece up tightly into a ball shape - if it stays this way, it's likely to be pure paper, and it can be recycled once it gets to the paper mills.
