How to Recycle Anything (RealSimple)

[eppur_se_muova]

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Aerosol cans: These can usually be recycled with other cans, as long as you pull off the plastic cap and empty the canister completely.


Antiperspirant and deodorant sticks: Many brands have a dial on the bottom that is made of a plastic polymer that’s different from the plastic used for the container, so your center might not be able to recycle the whole thing (look on the bottom to find out). Tom’s of Maine makes a deodorant stick composed solely of plastic No. 5.


B
Backpacks: The American Birding Association accepts donated backpacks, which its scientists use while tracking neotropical birds (americanbirding.org).


Batteries: Recycling batteries keeps hazardous metals out of landfills. Many stores, like RadioShack and Office Depot, accept reusable ones, as does the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (rbrc.org/call2recycle). Car batteries contain lead and can’t go in landfills, because toxic metals can leach into groundwater, but almost any retailer selling them will also collect and recycle them.
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[hippywife]

1. This really depends on the recycling organization

you have available in your city. The one we have will only take #1 and #2 bottles. They won't take clamshells, even though they are #1 and #2. They say they don't have a market for them. They won't take any other plastics.

Luckily, I've found that Whole Foods will take clean clamshells and #5 plastics so I take them there.