Ten Things You May Not Have Known Were Recyclable

(courtesy of some mail I got today)

1: Appliances - working ones can go to the Thrift Store, and non-working ones can go here: Recycle Steel

2: Athletic Shoes - Still wearable shoes can be sent to the needy in third-world countries here: One World Running and non-wearable shoes can go here Nike Reuse-A-Shoe and be turned into playground flooring.

3: Batteries - Battery Recycling

4: Clothing - Thrift Stores are always good options, but gently used womens' business clothes can go to your local Dress For Success, and unusable clothes of any sort can often be donated to animal shelters to be used as bedding.

5: CFL (compact florescent bulbs) - these can go to Ikea, of all places.

6: Glasses - the Lions Club takes all outworn prescription glasses and donates them to the needy all around the world. There's usually a drop-off box at your local optometrists' place.

7: Foam Packing Peanuts - They suggest sounding out your local pack-and-ship stores, which will usually take them for re-use. There are drop-off sites to be found by calling the Plastic Loose Fill Producers' Council at 1-800-828-2214, and for places to drop off styrofoam packing blocks, try the Alliance of Foam Packaging Recyclers at 410-451-8340. Hopefully someday they'll get a website...

8: Ink and Toner cartridges - The Lions Clubs also takes these, and also The Recycle Place

9: Oil - Used Motor Oil hotlines by state can be found here.

10: Phones - Collective Good will refurbish the phone and sell it to someone in a developing country, and Call To Protect programs donated phones to dial 911 and gives them to domestic violence victims.