Can you give me an example of something you can recycle that most people don't?

Question

I want some really new ideas!

Answer 1

*I shred my junk mail and use it in my ompost pile.  

*I save the envelopes from unwanted advertisements and cut them down to save or send seeds in.

*I reuse plastic ware until it 'dies' or is beyond use.

*I reuse traws until they break.

*I save clothes that have hole or rips and embellish them, so they can still be worn.

*When we have a drought selling our eggs, we boil them and feed them to the chickens or dogs.

*I re-use the plastic wet-wipe containers to hold odds-n-ends or raft items.

*I cut up unused paper at work to use for note pads, rather then buying them...this works great for those tear-away-a-day calendars that people have on their desks.

Answer 2

toothbrush!  no kidding.  theres this company called Preserve that make their toothbrush out of recycled plastic and after u use them u use their prepaid envelope to mail your used toothbrush so they can make them into park benches.

Answer 3

Most people throw away household batteries even though they should be collected and taken to a recycling center (batteries are bad for the environment and us).

Styrofoam can never be recycled under any circumstances, ever.

Answer 4

You can recycle recycling bins. :)

Answer 5

Styrofoam... its gonna be kinda hard to make money though cause it doesn't weigh much lol

Answer 6

That really is a great question! You can recycle so much! It really just takes a little imagination. You can re-use plastic containers for almost anything, as well as plastic tableware, and cups. Things like foil, and plastic can be saved and re used.  You can save food scraps and use them for mulch, or animal feed. I have seen people make bags...such as purses out of empty Capri Sun pouches  sewn together. A water bottle can be used as a "Water Gun". Cartridges from Printers and such can be refilled instead of throwing them away, or just recycled. Egg Cartons, toilet paper tubes, and stuff like that can be used for craft projects, or even donated to a school, or preschool for craft projects. I always re use boxes and packing materials for things like presents, or shipping. You can even re use wrapping paper if you open the gift carefully. I even re-use the bows if they are nice, then I save money too.

Answer 7

Did you know CD's (and their cases)  and Nickel Cadmium batteries are recyclable? Other batteries (like Lithium batteries) are not recyclable, but need to be disposed of properly so nothing harmful pollutes. Many recycling centers can do that for you.

Answer 8

your CD spindel

Answer 9

The lady that lives under the bridge in my town goes around collecting bottles and cans in her wagon she pulls.  She turns them in and uses the money for booze.  Oh wait- what was the question again?

Answer 10

OK, here's my thoughts (some of them I do, some I don't):

Junk Mail - remove the plastic and staples, shred the paper up and make your own notepaper.  Put seeds in the mixture and make small gift cards that the recipient can plant and grow in their garden.

Dryer Lint - I used it to stuff a pincushion.

Toilet paper and paper towel tubes - use them for candle molds to make your own candles.

Little slivers of soap - I melt them down and make a big soap out of them.  Yeah, I have no life....

Cereal boxes - I use them as card-stock to make little coffins at Halloween time to give out with candy.

Spaghetti Sauce jars - we make homemade jam in the summer and fall and use the jars to store it.  We use wax to seal the top of the jar.

Wax - we re-melt the wax  (see above) and use it again and again.

Bicycle tires - if they are no longer usable - you can cut them up in strips and make Klingon battle sashes from them (think Next Generation).  That's what we were using at Paramount's Great America in the costuming department for the Klingons....

Magazines - donate them to your library or grade school for art projects.  Kids gotta learn to cut and glue!

Calendars - use the pages for dart board targets - a change from the standard circle.  Score by the date.

Gotta go and recycle the leftovers in the fridge  into a casserole for dinner.

Answer 11

plastic bags from stores.

Answer 12

Here is a strange one-braces! The ones that teens wear on their teeth can be recycled. I thought it was weird but I have heard of orthodontists sterilizing them and reusing them.

Answer 13

Most people don't realize that all batteries are recyclable along with motor oil.

Answer 14

You can recycle used ink printer cartridges.

Answer 15

plasticware from fast food places.  Also, if you don't need lids or straws, dont' use them.

Answer 16

If you use plastic bags for groceries, reuse them. Crumple them up and shove them in an empty tissue box (the ones that actually hold the tissue up work best). (You shouldn't use plastic bags though, try a canvas tote).

Reuse scraps of paper for notes to yourself or for when people call.

Use those cans from Christmas popcorn for storage. You can even use them as a small end table type of thing.

Reuse the cardboard from inside binders as a pallete for paint (it works really good!), then when you're done spread out the extra paint, let it dry, and use it again (and repeat as many times as you want!)

Save scraps of ribbon from gifts, etc. for scrapbooking or card making.

There are so many more that I can't even think of because I just do it out of instinct.

Just use everything you have again and again. Use your imagination!

Answer 17

This isn't a way of PERMANENTLY recycling the plastic bags, such as ziplock bags, that you put sandwiches in, or the larger ones that hold a large amount of leftover something in the refrigerator.  But it IS a way of making the plastic bag work for as many times as it will hold together!---and that should be many, many times of use!  Just rinse out the bag or bags after you use it for (maybe) taking your lunch or some snack items, such as on a picnic.  After rinsing & drying them (just prop them open with something small in your kitchen, and they will air-dry)  then they're ready to use another time! The same can be done with a good-size piece of aluminum foil.  Buy just ONE roll of foil, and re-use the pieces, and you might be surprised how very long it lasts.

Answer 18

I don't know how many other places are doing this, but my city recently started allowing the slick ads from newspapers to be recycled.

You are going to find many recycled things in classrooms.  We've used cereal boxes for bookshelves, 2-liter bottles for planters, tin cans for containers, the lids for holiday decorations, plastic bags, etc.

I always save any aluminum foil I use in cooking to ball up and scrub pots and pans with later on.

Answer 19

Toilet Paper!

Answer 20

That is a wonderful question.  Search on line for a list that is usually given by your garbage company.  Ours recycles Styrofoam (or any plastic with numbers 1-7).  You can recycle batteries and car filters.  Mixed papers.  Napkins, tissues, and toilet paper are usually not recyclable because they are very thin.  Paper plates are also not recyclable.  It all depends on your Garbage Company/ Service, contact them.

Below is a very interesting list of things you can compost, you can recycle and compost so many things, your recycling bin may have more things than your garbage can!

http://www.plantea.com/compost-materials...

This is a list of items my garbage company recycles:

http://www.cupertino.org/inc/government/...

:) Keep wondering and recycle whatever you can!

Answer 21

We started a give/take table at our recycling centers in Kansas City. Set something out that's useful and or take something. Get an account w/ your local freecycle.org group on yahoo.

Scrap metal recycling cuts pollution significantly. It's all over if you pay attention. Give packing peanuts to shipping stores. I also like commando recycling, setting something out by a street and putting free on it, especially around the holidays w/ a bow. If it's not gone in a few hours pick it back up; 99% of the time; it's gone w/in the hour.

For pre-cycling how about telling the fast food people to skip the bag or giving back the envelope at the bank drive-thru; instant recycling. How many trees would be saved if 70 percent did these 2 things.

Use recycled brush for mulch; if your city doesn't do this urge them to get a chipper for brush and let people have it for free or cheap.

Last, but not least recycle your eyes, kidneys and other organs when you pass, my dad's alive because someone did this.

Answer 22

I realized the other day that the tops to the frozen juice containers are recyclable. I'm not sure if the actual can is though. I work in a garden centre and I bring home some of the pots and cells that plants come in and reuse them here to start my own seeds in the winter. I also use the containers that baby wipes come in to put markers and crayons in for the kids. If you have any extras...call your local schools or daycares to see if they could use them for arts and crafts stuff or odds and ends

Answer 23

Cell phones.

Answer 24

ALong with the obvious glass, aluminum, plastic and paper products,  you can recycle/reuse food particles for compost.

Motor oil, ink cartridges and batteries are probably the least common. Most household appliances, office equipment and vehicle parts are also recycable. I always recycle my plastic grocery bags, and try to remember my cloth shopping bag before I go to the store. every little bit helps....