RECYCLING WEBSITES

Here are some items you can recycle.

1. Athletic Shoes - One World Running will send still-wearable shoes to athletes in need in Africa, Latin America, and Haiti: http://www.oneworldrunning.com/. Nike's Reuse-a-shoe program turns old shoes into playground and athletic flooring: http://www.nikereuseashoe.com/.
2. Compact flourescent bulbs (CFL): Take them to your local IKEA store for recycling: http://www.ikea.com/.
3. Computers and electronics: To find the most responsible recyclers go to www.ban.org/pledge/Locations.html.
4. Ink/toner cartridges: http://www.recycleplace.com/
5. Collective Good will refurbish your phone and sell it to someone in a developing country: http://www.collectivegood.com/. Call to Protect reprograms cell phones to dial 911 and gives them to domestic violence victims: http://www.donateaphone.com/
6. Foam packing peanuts/blocks: Your local pack-and-ship store will likely accept these for reuse. Or call the Plastic Loose Fill Producers Council to find a drop-off site: 800-828-2214/loosefillpackaging.com. For places to drop off Foam Blocks for recycling, contact the Alliance of Foam Packaging Recyclers:
410-451-8340, www.epspackaging.org/info.html
7. Batteries: Contact http://www.batteryrecycling.com/
8. Appliances: Steel Recycling Institute to recycle http://www.recycle-steel.org/. Or the store where you bought your new appliance will probably take the old one or Goodwill accepts working appliances.
Information from Green America: http://www.greenamericatoday.org/

more sites:
9. Cell phones and rechargeable batteries: rbrc.org
10. Computers: sharetechnology.org
11. Paint: earth911.org
12. Tires: epa.gov/garbage/tires/live.htm
13. Carpets: carpetrecovery.org
14. Eyeglasses: neweyesfortheneedy.org
15. Electronics: mygreenelectronics.org