What Can You Recycle At Home?

Question

I recycle my own paper, kind of messy but it helps, but i was wondering if there is anything else i can recycle aswell that will cut down on our waste, like plastic bottles and sweet wrappers.

This is probably a very stupid question but i was just curious.

Answer 1

Thing you could recycle at homes:

In my home in NYC,

1. Bottles without cap/lids. Caps/lids which are plastic cannot be recycle unless it is metal.

2. Any paper, but not tissue, toilet paper or paper towels.

3. Batteries.

4. Ink Cartridge.

5. Unused or torn up clothes can be recycled.

Answer 2

In going green, the idea is to "reduce, reuse, recycle."   Technically, recycling is the least desirable action because so many items are not actually recycled, but "downcycled" meaning that we do not reuse most of the original resource to create a new product.  You can help.  Instead of using "disposable" items, try using things that can be reused over and over again and therefore you will naturally "reduce" your consumption and use fewer resources.  For example, why not use washable cloth napkins instead of bleached white paper towels.  Getting a couple of stainless steel water containers, such as those from http://www.kleankanteen.com/ will help you stop having to toss plastic which typically incinerated, even when you think you are recycling.  Moreover, you can use waxed paper bags instead of ziploc bags for wrapping food, and the wax paper--as well as any non-plastic coated food paper can be composted.  We keep a mini "worm farm" in our backyard that eats all of our food scraps and food-covered paper.  Keeping your refuse as close to you as possible will also serve to make you aware of what you are purchasing and why.

Answer 3

It depends on your know how and facilities.  Paper is fine of course, but probably the only plastic which is practical is polythene, and even then it would need not to be printed on.  You could do this by compressing it all into a mould and heating it to around 120 centigrade in the oven for a while, but i personally wouldn't trust myself.  The other recyclable plastics are either not likely to be safe or would need to be heated above a temperature of a domestic oven.  There are some things which could be recycled in a kiln, but doing that would probably damage the heating elements.

Answer 4

you can recycle soda cans, glass, and plastic bags

Answer 5

I have a friend who never buys glasses - he washes out old jars and when you go over to his house, you drink your out of the jar of your choosing. It's pretty neat.

Apart for them, almost anything can be recycled if you put your mind to it. Bottle caps can be made into jewelry or kitsch accessories. Juice boxes can become pencil holders, heck - I have seen toilet paper rolls cut up and decorated into some pretty snazzy napkin rings! Lots of things can be used for decorating - our living room ceiling is completely covered with bottle caps, for example, but with creativity even things like light bulbs can be made into vases. I would suggest checking out some diy or craft sites/blogs to get inspired. Good luck!

Answer 6

we recycle newspapers, and plastic bottles.

we also save our pop cans too.

Answer 7

You can precycle!  That means thinking about what you buy and buying responsibly.  Buying larger packages, buying things with less packaging etc.

Learn more aout precycling here

http://www.planetpals.com/precycle.html

To your present paper RECYCLE Add junk mail, fold empty boxes up, toilet paper and paper towel rolls, too. You would be amazed how much paper you get with packaging like instructions, boxes, inserts etc. It can all go into your paper recycle.

BUT at home you can do more than just paper--of course you can recycle bottles, cans, plastic bottles and containers if your town collects them.  

Reusing is another way to cut down. You can reuse shopping bags...plastic sandwich bags (as long as they didn't hold meat) etc.  

Each time you toss trash think about it...you will be amazed at what ideas you might come up with!

Answer 8

No question is a stupid question.  It might inspire a great solution.

Here's one that will improve your home or office environments.

My Best Recycling Idea

Besides recycling the plastic containers, you can improve your work or home environments by bringing live potted plants indoors.

Major items needed:

One empty plastic gallon container.   Tree Top Apple Juice is preferred, or equal in shape.

One empty plastic ½ gallon container.  Langers All Pomergranate Juice is preferred or equal.

Directions:  Lay the plastic gallon container on its side so the front label is facing up.  Place the empty plastic half gallon container on the label and with a sharpie pen outline the bottom on the Tree Top label and with a sharp knife carefully cut the outline.  Insert the half gallon into the hole until it rest on the back label of the gallon container.  Then mark and cut approximately one inch above the cut on the ½ gallon  to complete your planter container.  Remove and drill several ¼ inch holes on the bottom of the ½ gallon cut container for drainage.

Fill the cut ½ gallon planter with one inch of gravel before putting in good potting mix soil and live growing plant.

Go to NASA’s Clean Air Plant Study for the top ten plants that cleans the indoor air better than the rest.   http://www.zone10.com/tech/NASA/Fyh.htm

Answer 9

you can basically recycle anything plastic, like a milk jug.

You can also recycle things like paper and soda cans.

Most recycleable things have the recycle sign on it.

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Answer 10

just about anything.

Answer 11

You might want to read this article before you start wasting your time recycling everything.

http://www.mises.org/story/2855

Answer 12

tv guides, its the same s**t every weak......

Answer 13

almost anything can be recycled