Things That We Can Recycle
As people become more aware of environmental issues, recycling has become a household norm across the nation. There are many everyday items that can be recycled that are made from plastic, rubber, glass, metal, paper, various car parts and organic materials. When processed properly, these create an abundant resource of raw materials. Recycling bins can be found at many shopping centers and schools, as well as recycling machines that pay pennies on the pound for aluminum beverage cans. Does this Spark an idea?
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Plastics and Rubber
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From 2-liter soda bottles to milk jugs to plastic automobile parts and everything in between, plastics are very recyclable. Some of the products made from this resource include new soda bottles, egg cartons, washing machine detergent bottles and grocery store bags.
Old tires can be recycled and used to make new tires or playground topping. They are also useful as a commercial-grade flooring that's popular in exercise facilities, and for rubber mats for horse stalls and trailers.
Glass, Metals and Paper
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Glass bottles of any type can be used make new bottles, ornamental door knobs and candle holders, cups, bowls, vases and just about any glass product you may need. Stained glass windows are a beautiful product of recycled glass, as well as flooring or kitchen counters.
The frames of washers, dryers, refrigerators and other appliances can be melted and reformed into many new products. Steel, aluminum and tin cans can be cleaned and reused to make new cans. According to recycling-revolution.com, aluminum cans are recycled more than any other product.
Newspapers, cardboard boxes and phonebooks seem to stack up around the home on their own and are great paper items to recycle. Some products made from this resource include paper towels, toilet paper, cards and paper bags.
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Auto Parts and Organic Materials
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You may have driven by the neighborhood junkyard at some time and wondered what went on inside that graveyard of cars. Stop in one day and you may see shelves full of used head and tail lights, car body parts carefully stacked, inventoried and labeled, alternators, side mirrors, seats, doors--just about any part of the car that is still in good condition can be resold to customers for repairs to similar cars.
Grass clippings, vegetables, leaves and fruits can be placed in a container in the yard to make a very rich organic compost. Shredded newspaper is also good filler for your composter.
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