Good ideas to recycle things around you
Dear EarthTalk: What is the deal with plastics recycling these days? Can you explain what the different numbers molded onto the bottom of plastic containers stand for? –Tom Croarkin, Fairfield, CT
How to recycle your computer
- Recycle it: Many computer companies, including Apple, Dell, Gateway, Sony, and Toshiba, offer free recycling programs for their models.
- Donate it: One way to make sure your computer doesn’t pollute impoverished communities abroad is to make sure it stays in this country, being productively used.
via csid.com
How to Recycle Different Types of Plastic
- Recycling by the Numbers
- Easy Plastics to Recycle
- Plastics Less Commonly Recycled
- Another Useful Plastic to Recycle
- Hardest Plastics to Recycle
via about.com
Uses for an Old Cell Phone
- Recycle It
- Sell It
- Donate It
- Think Outside the Box
- Use it as a 911 phone.
- Give it to a child to use as a toy.
- Use it as part of a magic trick.
- Experiment with it (or give it to a tinkerer).
via thesimpledollar
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