21 Things You Didn't Know You Can Recycle

[Donnachaidh]

http://www.greenamericatoday.org/pubs/caq/articles/21Things.cfm

Garbage. Americans produce more and more of it every year, when we need to be producing less. Even the most waste-conscious among us can feel overwhelmed by the amount of household waste that goes beyond what municipal recyclers and compost bins can handle. That’s why our editors spent the summer of 2007 investigating the state of waste management in our country, putting this list togther for you, explaining how we can get serious about the three R’s – reducing, reusing, and recycling — and divert more waste away from landfills. (To download the entire recycling issue of the Quarterly, visit our archives page.)

List at the link above --

[MineralMan]

1. Recyled Food -- Good for the environment -- OK for you!

[PVnRT]

2. Jesus, $34.50 to recycle batteries????

I think I'll just let them keep piling up.

[JFN1]

3. I like #21 alot.

21. Stuff you just can’t recycle: When practical, send such items back to the manufacturer and tell them they need to manufacture products that close the waste loop responsibly.

[Oregone]

4. I like recycling technotrash

It also makes jobs in China and South America where people sear their skin off while "recycling" it.

[Ocracoker16]

5. I like #18

Now I can send my old tennis shoes back to NIKE.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

6. ThinkRecycle is the place we use

they collect toner cartridges, inkjet cartridges, and cell phones. You only have to collect ten items to get the free shipping AND they will pay you $3 if you use your own box--another way of recycling. Our non-profit has been doing this for a year now and we are very pleased.