Can I recycle it?
Simple wrapping paper can be recycled but foil or glitter-decorated paper cannot and should be disposed in your rubbish bin.
You can tell whether your paper is recyclable by doing the “scrunch test”. If you scrunch paper into a ball and it stays scrunched (does not spring back), you can recycle it.
Appropriate wrapping paper can be recycled as part of your recycling collection.
Which container?
Simple wrapping paper goes in your orange cardboard sack. Foil or glitter paper goes in your rubbish bin.
When is my collection day?
Household Waste and Recycling Centres
View our Household Waste Recycling Centres to find
- location maps
- opening times
- materials accepted
You can also find your nearest centre by entering your postcode on our my area page.
For safety reasons, no public pedestrian access is allowed through the entrance or exit gates at any of our household waste recycling centres.
Only waste from households in Cornwall can be taken to these sites. Commercial waste is not accepted at any recycling centre.
