Things You Didn't Know Were Recyclable
What most of us know is that soda cans and water bottles are recyclable but what most of us don't know is that many more items are potentially recyclable as well. This should serve as a warning to us to not instantly toss away items into our trash bins because these might be recyclable as well and so we help reduce the things cramming up our local landfill.
One of the things which most Americans perhaps simply toss away in trash bins without the thought of it being recyclable are batteries, which are in fact included in the list of "must recycle items" because of the mercury content present in these products. In fact those manufactured before 1997 absolutely should be recycled due to the very high mercury content compared to the newer manufactured ones. So if you find a really old battery, be sure not to just toss it into the trash. To help you with the task of recycling these items, battery stores - both brick-and-mortar and online-based would gladly accept these batteries being dropped off to them. Even the lithium batteries and the rechargeable ones have places which accept them for recycling.
Those ink cartridges you place into your computer printer also can be recycled. There are stores who might offer you some cash back or give out discounts in exchange for these ink cartridges. Do you know that parts of these cartridges are being made into new products given that these come with thermoplastic and aluminum which are highly recyclable materials?
The clothes you wear are definitely candidates for recycling. Aside from the commonly known recycling of clothes via donations to charity stores, those which are stained, threadbare or torn may be recycled as well. Whether they become rags for cleaning or materials used for insulation, these pieces of clothing can actually be converted into most anything useful.
The compact fluorescent light bulb is a highly common type of light bulb which you probably have somewhere in your home or office. Because of its high content of mercury, these items are a definite "no-no" to being part of the waste build-up in local landfills - whether in your community or any other place. Large stores like Home Depot and or the home furnishings store IKEA have found a way to put them to good use and have created a recycling program just for this particular item.
Thermoplastic, in general, can be recycled. This includes products made from nylon, acrylic and PVC as well as many other types of plastic. Thermoforming companies use this type of plastic to make many types of products and custom thermoformed packaging and many large metropolitan areas will accept any type of thermoplastic in your recycling bin, which makes the recycling process very easy.
One of the things which most Americans perhaps simply toss away in trash bins without the thought of it being recyclable are batteries, which are in fact included in the list of "must recycle items" because of the mercury content present in these products. In fact those manufactured before 1997 absolutely should be recycled due to the very high mercury content compared to the newer manufactured ones. So if you find a really old battery, be sure not to just toss it into the trash. To help you with the task of recycling these items, battery stores - both brick-and-mortar and online-based would gladly accept these batteries being dropped off to them. Even the lithium batteries and the rechargeable ones have places which accept them for recycling.
Those ink cartridges you place into your computer printer also can be recycled. There are stores who might offer you some cash back or give out discounts in exchange for these ink cartridges. Do you know that parts of these cartridges are being made into new products given that these come with thermoplastic and aluminum which are highly recyclable materials?
The clothes you wear are definitely candidates for recycling. Aside from the commonly known recycling of clothes via donations to charity stores, those which are stained, threadbare or torn may be recycled as well. Whether they become rags for cleaning or materials used for insulation, these pieces of clothing can actually be converted into most anything useful.
The compact fluorescent light bulb is a highly common type of light bulb which you probably have somewhere in your home or office. Because of its high content of mercury, these items are a definite "no-no" to being part of the waste build-up in local landfills - whether in your community or any other place. Large stores like Home Depot and or the home furnishings store IKEA have found a way to put them to good use and have created a recycling program just for this particular item.
Thermoplastic, in general, can be recycled. This includes products made from nylon, acrylic and PVC as well as many other types of plastic. Thermoforming companies use this type of plastic to make many types of products and custom thermoformed packaging and many large metropolitan areas will accept any type of thermoplastic in your recycling bin, which makes the recycling process very easy.
About the Author:
Lenna Stockwell loves blogging about how stuff is made. For further information regarding custom product packaging or to find out more about food packaging design options, please check out the Indepak.com site today.
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