Top 20 Things To

Recycle and Reuse

Food

Start a compose heap in yourbackyard. Instead of throwingold food in the trash, throw itin the compost heap. You canuse it to fertilize your garden.

Computers

If your computer still works,you can donate it to a locallibrary, school system orcharity. If it no longeroperates, contact your localrecycling center.

Cell Phones

Cell phone can be recycled fortheir parts which are re-usedin new cell phones.

Tires

Tires are horrible for landfillsas they take up a lot of space,can leach dangerous chemicalsover time and can pose a firehazard. Tires are taken bylocal recycling centers and canbe used for a variety ofpurposes such as be shreddedfor rubber mulch, recycledinto new tires, and recycledinto rubber containers.

Magazines

Since magazines are made ofpaper, all recycling centersand local curbside recyclingservices will accept them. Youcan also donate them to localschools or libraries.

Paint

Paint is considered hazardouswaste. You cannot dispose ofpaint by dumping it down adrain or storm sewer. Manyrecycling centers accept paintwhich can be blended intosome fuels at differentmanufacturing facilities.

Books

Books can be donated toschools, libraries and othercharities. They can also berecycled at your local recyclingcenter or in your localcurbside recycling program.

Batteries

If you're not already usingrechargeable batteries, pleaseconsider doing so. Mostrecycling centers will acceptbatteries, depending on thetype.

Plastic Bags

Every supermarket has a binlocated at the front fordropping off your plastic bags,even those that are torn. Youcan also make things from oldsupermarket plastic bags.

Televisions

Old TVs fill landfills and canleak dangerous chemicalsharmful to animals andhumans. If the TV works, youcan sell it or give it to charity. Ifit does not work, most localrecycling centers take themfree of charge.

Fire extinguishers

Contact your hazardous wastecenter to learn how to recycleyour fire extinguisher.

Paper

Paper of all kinds can berecycling including notebookpaper, newspapers, foodpackaging, etc... All recyclingcenters take paper and mostcommunities now haverecycling programs with curbside pick-up for paper.

Cardboard boxes

Many local non-profits and willtake them for their personal us.

If your workplace collects at least 100 boxes or more each month, Used CardboardBoxes.com accepts them for resale..

Shoes

Charities and thrift shops willaccept shoes which can still beused. Nike also has a usedshow program that sends usedathletic shows to Africa andLatin America.

Clothes

Clothes are one of the easiestthings to recycle as so manycharitable organizations willaccept them such as Goodwill,Veteran's Support Groups andmost churches.

Glass

Recycling glass containers ofany type is generally about 33%more efficient than producingit from scratch. This savesenergy consumption whichreduces carbon emissions.

Old Jewellery

Most jewellery can be melteddown and refashioned intosomething new for you. Recycleyour jewelry and get a newfashion piece at the same time.

Old Christmas Lights

How many times have youpulled out the Christmas lightsfrom last year and they did notwork? Instead of throwingthem away, recycle them. Somelighting companies will takethem.

Appliances

Washers, dryers, stoves andrefrigerators are accepted bylocal thrift shop or charitableorganizations of they still work.If not, take them to your localrecycling center.

Eyeglasses

Old glasses can be donated tomany charitable organizations.If you do not know of any, youreye doctor will also take themand send them to a deservingcharity.

Some Interesting Recycling Facts:

24 million tonnes of aluminum is produced

annually, 51,000 tonnes of which ends up as

packaging in the UK.

24 million tonnes

Each UK family uses an average of

500 glass bottles and jars annually.

Glass is 100% recyclable and can be

used again and again.

Recycled paper produces 73% less air

pollution than if it was made from raw materials.

275,000 tonnes of plastic are used

each year in the UK, that’s about 15million bottles per day.

Most families throw away about 40kg

of plastic per year, which could otherwise be recycled.

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