My boyfriend Jacob and I recycle just about anything that we can from computer ink cartridges to old cell phones, computers, PAINT, and carpet. If your wondering about websites to lead you in the right direction, here are a few of my favorites.
Carpets: carpetrecovery.org
electronics: mygreenelectronics.org
PAINT: earth911.org or you can post an ad on craigslist.org for artists or Environmentally conscious home owners.
cellphones: rbrc.org
computers: sharetechnology.org or you can see if the folks over at STRIKE TWICE: http://www.striketwice.com will give you store credit to take your old PCs off your hands. Thanks to this method I was able to get Word and Excel for trade in on my new computer!
Running shoes: nike.com/nikebiz/reuseashoe they may not be good enough for your tired toes but this doesn’t mean that “Nike Grind” cant benefit from them. They will take your old kicks and make them into running tracks or tennis courts to say the least. Nike also donates the materials to various children’s organizations. Or if you want to keep it more local you can recycle your shoes in MN at www.Wipers Recycling.com They will take your shoes and grind them up and turn them into sorbent material for oil spill cleanup kits to be used around the world.
Recycle people… there are so many resources out there for us, if we are only willing to take the few extra minutes it takes to locate and maybe drop off old items.
warmly,
LULU