Tissue dispenser

A container for holding, transporting, and dispensing tissue products, comprising:

• a rigid housing, the rigid housing including:
• a plurality of rigid faces, the plurality of rigid faces including at least a rectangular top face having a length and a width, a flat rectangular bottom face, and a plurality of parallel vertical faces each coupling the top face to the flat bottom face, wherein the top face comprises:
• a first portion comprising an elliptical first opening having a major axis oriented parallel to the length of the top face;
• and
• a second portion comprising a rectangular second opening oriented perpendicular to the first opening, the second opening having a length perpendicular to the major axis of the elliptical first opening;
• a first compartment within the housing formed at least in part by the portion of the top face including the first opening, wherein the first compartment is for storing one or more unused tissue products, wherein the first compartment is further for dispensing the one or more unused tissue products from the first opening;
• a second compartment formed at least in part by the portion of the top face including the second opening, the second compartment further having a bottom formed at least in part by the flat bottom face of the housing, the second compartment for receiving used tissue products placed into the second opening;
• a polyethylene bag sealed to the top of the second compartment, the polyethylene bag including a zipper oriented at least substantially perpendicular to the major axis of the first opening, wherein the polyethylene bag is positioned in the second compartment, wherein when the zipper of the polyethylene bag is unzipped, used tissue products placed through the second opening will pass into the polyethylene bag;
• a cardboard separator oriented parallel to the vertical faces for separating the one or more unused tissues from the used tissues, and
• wherein the polyethylene bag includes a surface edge including the zipper, and the surface edge is flush with the top face when the zipper is unzipped.