Alternative wrapping paper for free that I can recycle after

Seakay

Not seen the brown paper tape before - where do you buy it?

tentickles666

well about 3 years ago i bought far too much paper and still have 3 rolls so not sure f i should use that or use something recycleable.

why cant you recycle wrapping paper anyway?

Seakay

You can as long as your remove all sellotape and it is not plastic or metallic, but it isn't free in the first place, which was the OP's request.

I've got a couple of large parcels to wrap this year - framed print and a very chunky jumper- but they are for 2 and 6 year olds, so I'm not sure how they would react to newspaper or brown paper instead of bright paper - mind you, if I can't find paper on a long roll like Oxfam have done in the past then they will have to put up with it because nothing of usual size will wrap around the presents!

angelatgraceland

If its for your own family you can use nice table cloths or flat sheets as wrapping, tied with some ribbon. This is very good for large items which are difficult to wrap. Smaller items can be wrapped in new teatowels(use them later or keep them as wrapping)or napkins. I often wrap large items this way. I also save paper from large items I am given and reuse it for something smaller. Wine bottle bags(the pretty bought ones)get used time and time again with a new label attached.

elisebutt65

Not free but cheap - for men I use brown parcel paper and raffia and for women I buy cheapie pretty scarves from charity shops and just tie them up with ribbon.

Caterina

I am definitely using newspaper this year!

Caterina

Saver95

I gave two of my mates a sort of parcel with string around it one year and none of them minded. :money: