Abstract: A packaging device for bundling papers to be recycled comprising: a planar sheet of cardboard with an upper surface and a lower surface and formed of parallel sheets and a corrugated layer intermediate thereof, the cardboard being of a size and shape substantially that of a newspaper when folded; a paper cover in a rectangular configuration slightly larger than that of the cardboard, the paper cover being adhered over the majority of its central extent to the lower surface of the cardboard and with peripheral edges folded over and adhesively adhered to the upper surface of the cardboard around the periphery thereof, each side edge of the periphery being formed with a centrally located slot for the receipt of a tie string; and a pair of tie strings positionable at right angles to each other and crossing at the center point of the cardboard between the cardboard and the cover, the tie strings extending beyond the periphery of the cardboard and the cover to constitute tie strings positionable over a quantity of