Friday, April 13, 2012

HOW TO RECYCLE at home, at school and in the neighborhood

  How to recycle at home, at school and in the neighborhood:

1. There are many places you can exchange or recycle your old electronics.
2. Sell off or post an ad for free metal scrap to be recycled.
3. If you have enough, your old VHS tapes can be recycled
4. Packing tape and stickers cannot be recycled, so use these sparingly in the first place.
5. Tools are very valuable items on eBay. Try selling them in lots to save time, shipping waste, and energy.
6. Even large items like BBQ grills can be recycled as scrap metal once the propane tank has been removed.
7. Kids toys have a new life when they're donated to thrift stores like local churches.
8. Recycle your old prescription bottles, they have a million uses.
9. After they've been used up, recycle your old batteries.
10. Flip flops can be recycled and repurposed a number of creative and unique ways.
11. Can't figure out what to do with your old lamps, wall decor, or knick knacks? If you can't eBay them, donate them to a thrift store for charity purposes.
12. Recycle your shipping styrofoam or reuse it.
13. Carpet can be recycled if it is clean and usable.
14. Donate it, sell it, or recycle your television.
15. The rumor has been floating around that aluminum can't be recycled. While the rules may differ per town, you can still reuse it a few times by giving it a cleaning.
16. Your ink cartridges are accepted at many different locations online and in person, like Fnac.
17. Tires are a must to be recycled, and it's very easy.
18. Cardboard boxes can be taken at your local recycling station.
19. Your gently used clothing can be resold on eBay, or donated.
20. Potato chip bags and those other foil packaging that often are used to wrap up junk food can be recycled at Terracycle.net.
21. You couldn't have enough options to recycle your cellphone
22. Recycle your own scrap wood and furniture by reusing it, or donate it.
23. Mattresses, aerosol cans, even washing machines can be recycled.
24. Reading glasses can be recycled and donated, and are always in demand.
25. Old books can be sold on Amazon, donated to thrift stores, donated to schools, and to hospitals.
26. Did you know your old aluminum siding could be worth a lot of money?
27. Wrapping paper is just paper and has many ways to be reused or recycled.
Many things can be recycled:
· Leftover food.
· Glass.
· Paper.
· Scrapt.
· Packaging.
· Plastic.
· Batteries.
· Plastic bags.
· Wood.
· Used tires.
                                                                                                          Amanda

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