Reusing Amazon Gift Bags

Plus other fabric gift bags

| Sizes | Address | FAQ |

Close-up of festive fabric gift bags hanging in a row, each tied with raffia on bright red ribbons. The middle pouch features a gingerbread man.

We are upcycling, reusing, repurposing, recycling all Amazon style gift bags throughout the year!

Many of us receive our birthday, festive or others gifts from Amazon or in recyclable / fabric gift bags. If you receive a gift wrapped by Amazon or in such a bag, or maybe you already have and you don't want the gift bag they / it arrives in, would you consider donating it / them to us?

This is a year round venture, not just for Christmas

We are looking for following sizes as they are in such high demand and used far more regularly than any other sizes:

  • 19.5cm x 15.5cm approx.
  • 29cm x 23.5cm approx.
  • 37cm x 26cm approx.

We can no longer accept sizes other than those listed above.

We want to reuse / recycle / upcycle your bags and prevent them ending up in landfill.

Our plans for them include:

  • The creation of board-type games that can be used in our workshops
  • Allowing our beneficiaries to 'gift wrap' something they created as a gift at one of our workshops or classes.
  • Enabling our work-shoppers to carry home a number of items they have created when they have forgotten to bring their own bag.
  • Individually pack and clean resources to be used at workshops.

We will also:

  • Accept other fabric gift bags that have not come from Amazon, as long as they haven't been personalised and are fabric.
  • Re-accept bags already given out at workshops until such a time that they cannot be used any longer. We will then send these for recycling.

The Amazon gift bags are made of 100% recycled material (RPET) and are reusable.

At each stage, they will be cleaned and sanitised so they are safe to be reused.

Donating the gift bags to us benefit us and our work-shoppers immensely and will also to reduce any potential waste by reusing them.

Before you forward your generous donations please can you de-personalise them by removing all gift tags?

Please ensure you package you donation of gift bags so they fit through a letter box, try it with your own letter box first.

If your package will not fit through your letterbox, they will not fit through ours. Some occasions, they get returned as 'undelivered.' 

On the rare occasion where the package will not fit through your own letterbox, please contact us for a more suitable address. There may be a delay with replies, please be patient.

Total reusable bags saved from landfill to date:

593

Each one has been generously donated to Taff Rocks.
We thank you all ever so much!

Gift Bag Donations FAQ

Yes we are. We thank you for thinking of us and the environment.

All donations can be sent here.

If they will not fit through your own letterbox, please contact us for a more suitable address.

No as we are unable accept these.

However, if you are a crafter or other such individual that may have unwanted paper bags on strings or are unused, we can accept those. But, alas, not paper or card gift bags.

Please inspect them to ensure they are clean and suitable for reuse.
Remove all gift tags and personalised tags etc.
Check that your packet will fit through your own letterbox with minimal to no effort

The following sizes are in great demand:
19.5cm x 15.5cm approx.
29cm x 23.5cm approx.
37cm x 26cm approx.

No. We're moving away from other size gift bag donation, except for those listed above.
This is because we have more than enough of them and no longer have use for more.

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