What do you recycle other than papers, cardboards, cans (of any kind), and books?

Answer 1

I recycle by making things into crafts:

I recycle juice pouches by making them into purses.
I recycle old levies by making them into purses, pillows, and blankets.
I recycle grocery bags by making them into crochet bags and rugs.
I recycle paper grocery bags by making them into patterns for my other bags or Christmas ornaments.
I recycle chop sticks by making them into hair accessories and spindles for hand spinning yarn.
I recycle junk mail by making into new paper.
I recycle tin cans by making them into luminaries.
I recycle plastic water bottles and 2 litter bottles by making them into bird feeders.

Answer 2

In the US that uses so much, there should be a nation wide program versus by locality. That way there would be: 1) one central administration, 2) Increase in jobs in the labour sector 3) the public would have a clear understanding of rules and practices of the recycling program 4) more marterial would be recycled - great for the enironment 5) greater understanding why we recycle, and the critical issues that effect our choices everyday 6) higher % of the next generation recycling But right now it all depends on where you live, I live in a city called North ogden, and that city is considered to be a bit posh! so every two weeks there is a bin up pick up - trash collection - for the recycle bins. But the city next to us, does not have the recycling program. Even though that city is only divided by about ten yeards still there is no recycling there.

Answer 3

I recycle alot of things. I reuse plastic bags when I get them, for trash bags in my small trash cans. I use my shredded paper from personal files and any kitchen waste that isn't from animals goes in my compost bin. I recycle ink cartridges and BUY recycled ink cartridges. I buy used clothing and give other clothing away. I buy used toys for my daughter. I also recycle magazines. My friends love to read them! Also, I leave my old copies at the drs office and such.

Answer 4

We recycle everything we can. Plastic bottles, tin foil, glass, batteries, engine oil, etc all go via the council (either collected or taken). We compost kitchen and garden waste and cardboard/paper. The plastic lids off milk bottles are collected to go (via schoo) to help a unit in the local hospital. Plastic bags go into recycling bins at supermarkets. Yoghurt/margarine tubs are used as plant pots/storage containers. Shoes, clothes, toys, household items are either; freecycled, taken to charity shop, passed on to friends or (fabric items) cut up to make new things (patchwork) or taken to the recycling centre as rags. We also recycle by choosing to buy second-hand things (charity shops, junk shops, the local tip), getting things we need through freecycle, gratefully receiving hand-me-downs from others and occasionally scavenging from skips! My husband built himself a trailer for his bicycle (to take things to our recycling centre) using an old bike and some scrap metal from the tip. We have never bought a new computer - always other people's hand-me-downs, most of our furniture was passed on to us. We "recycle" old pallets by burning them in our woodburner - which was in a neighbours garage rusting away - he gave it to us. We spent £100 on necessary parts and fixed it up in a month - our gas bill is a fraction of what it is - we can even boil a kettle or cook soup on it! We grow our own veg with our compost saving seeds from plants of one year to plant for the next. We do live in a small country town and have a reasonable sized garden - which makes it easier, but we could still do more!

Answer 5

plastic bottles
glass bottles
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I also consider it recycling when I give someone old clothing, books, etc. (or accept clothing, books, etc. from someone else). To me donating items to a church or thrift shop also means recycling. It means that the items will be further used--rather than thrown in the trash. I even think of it as recycling when I used damaged clothing for rags.

Answer 6

Plastic bottles (any with threads for a cap to screw on). One gallon milk jugs can be reused instead of recycled, at the "Backyard Bird Shop" stores. They need to have lids and be clean and dry.

We also recycle all kinds of metal, not just cans.

Glass containers.

Answer 7

All plastic bags I take back to the supermarket or Walmart (they have bins in the front of the stores) -- although I am going to be switching over to reusable canvas bags instead.

I also recycle frames from my old glasses, batteries, cell phones, and ink cartridges. PetSmart has bags in the front of the store for ink cartridges and some types of cell phones. The postage is already prepaid on them, so you can just put your ink cartridge in the bag and drop it in the mail. For each ink cartridge received PetSmart also donates $2 to animal friendly charities - so its a quick and easy win-win situation.

I also donate old clothing to the Good Will...and old furniture and appliances, I usually can find someone who wants them.

Answer 8

me or we . nearly every thing is recyclable, food put it in the compost.
cars,come under metal. tyres etc,all plastics, glass.pottery as in cups and causer's etc are not recyclable clothes wool cotton make paper paper is recycled back to paper, even our own waste is recyclable, and it is water in London is filtered and goes through the human body at least seven times the solids are used to make methane gas and when its all extracted it goes to make compost, like the bags you buy in garden centres and such,

Answer 9

I personally run a little recycling effort as a part of my meager income and I recycle empty InkJet Cartridges, empty LaserJet Cartridges and abandoned Cell Phones.

Answer 10

I dont take aags at the grocery store unless I absolutely have to. After I'm used with items, I donate to a thrift store. Recycling is more than just remelting, its reusing too