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Old 25-12-2007, 07:25   #4
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Re: Does Wrapping Paper Recycle?

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Paper is paper (even when coloured)- mine will get recycled (folded neatly for reuse next year )
Actually, as someone who works where it is made, there are actually 2 different types of "paper"

1 plain good old "paper" printed any colour you like !!!

2 laminated "film onto paper" gives a shiny thicker paper and can be coloured, or metallic or holographic

How do you know which ????

tear em !!! - plain paper rips easily as normal whereas its hard to rip the film laminated stuff, as you will be trying to rip a plastic film

So in reality - the laminated should be put in the non-recyclable bin as it is a plastic, but not a recyclable one


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