A dispensing assembly is disclosed herein. The dispensing assembly includes a housing comprising a plurality of side panels that together define a compartment; a cartridge for dispensing a paper product, the cartridge being removably received in the compartment of the housing; and an actuation subassembly being disposed in the housing, the actuation subassembly configured to advance the paper product disposed in the cartridge. In one or more embodiments, the housing and/or the cartridge of the dispensing assembly include one or more alignment elements for facilitating a correct positioning of the cartridge within the housing.