Paper towels, napkins, paper plates, and tissues are all paper products, however, they are never recyclable. ... Note: Even unused napkins and plates should not be recycled. However, they should be used for something before they are thrown away. (Tissue boxes and paper towel cores are recyclable with paper).

Should used tissues be recycled?

Although tissues are made of paper they are made of very short fibres which are not high enough quality to be recycled. Tissues should be placed in your rubbish bin.

Are paper tissues recyclable?

Tissue Paper/Kitchen Roll

It's not often known, but you can't recycle tissue paper either. A lot of tissue paper is made from already recycled paper. This, as mentioned above, means that it can't be recycled again, the fibres are too short and will result in poor pulp in the recycling process.