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Friday, February 10, 2012

Last week, we talked about how to recycle different types of products, such as eyeglasses, books, and computers. This week we’ll teach you how to recycle some other common household items, so you can live an eco-friendly lifestyle.

Fire Extinguishers – If you need to recycle a dry-chemical fire extinguisher, make sure there’s no pressure left in the canister, remove the head from the top of the canister and recycle the extinguisher with the rest of your metal recyclables. Carbon dioxide fire extinguishers are refillable, so there’s no need to worry about recycling them.

Hangers – Donate your plastic hangers to a used clothing or goodwill store. Wire hangers can be recycled with the rest of your metal recyclables. Just make sure you remove any cardboard before recycling.

Glass Jars – Glass jars can be recycled as long as your municipality collects glass recyclables.

iPods – If you take your old iPod to an Apple Store they’ll give you ten percent off a new Apple iPod.

Mattresses / Box Springs – Many cities and municipalities recycle mattresses and box springs since they’re made of materials like wire, paper and cloth. Check with your city to see if they collect mattresses and box springs.

Metal Silverware – Recycle metal silverware like you would any other type of scrap metal.

Packing Peanuts – Many packaging companies collect and reuse these non-recyclable packaging accessories.

Pizza Boxes – Recycle your empty pizza boxes along with your corrugated cardboard. Just make sure you remove all food from the boxes before recycling.

Post-its – Recycle your reminders with the rest of your paper recyclables.

Printer-ink Cartridges – Many retail stores recycle your old printer cartridges. Some may even give you a percentage off your next printer-ink cartridge purchase!

At Whole Earth Packaging, we love the Earth, which is why we have many different environmentally friendly products that are perfect for homes and businesses! Check out next week’s blog when we’ll finish discussing how to recycle certain household products.



by: Whole Earth Packaging

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