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| Watershed Wisdom |
We all know what to do with our soda cans, milk jugs and newspapers, but there are many other everyday items that could be saved from a landfill, or ending up in our Creeks! Next time you go to throw something “away”, see if there is some way to give it a second life and protect our natural resources. Here are some lesser known outlets that will take some common household items for reuse or recycling.
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| NiCd, Button, and Rechargeable Batteries |
Staples and Radio Shack and many hardware stores
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Cell Phones
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Staples and most cell phone providers will restore them for
911 service for people in abusive relationships
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| Floppy Disks, Video & Audio Tapes |
Check out GreenDisk.com or call
1-800-305-DISK
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| Printer Ink Cartridges |
Staples or www.Empties4Cash.com
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Packing Peanuts
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Most “Pack and Ship” stores will reuse your peanuts at least
once |
Motor Oil & Antifreeze
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Most car repair centers will take these or call your town for
collection days |
CD’s & DVD’s
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Mail them to:
NESAR Systems,
420 Ashwood Road,
Darlington, PA 16115
(724) 827-8172 |
Eyeglasses
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Lions Clubs and chain stores like Lens Crafters, For-Eyes and Pearle will take them |
And for items that you don’t need but still work, don’t forget old standbys like:
Goodwill
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Will take most useable household items in good condition |
Ebay.com
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A.K.A. the “Global Garage Sale”. It is easier than you think! |
Freecycle.org
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Ebay for free stuff set up on a local basis |
Craigslist.org
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Online garage sale & free stuff, on a local basis |
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