What do you do with….? Recycle, toss or give away?

February 12, 2010 - 1:49 am 11 Comments

1. Cheeseburger Wrappers
2. Empty gluesticks
3. foam packaging
4. Empty perscription pill bottles
5. Plastic covers for things you buy (over batteries, toys, toothbrushes)
6. Plastic Sandwich bagies
7. Kleenex (used)
8. shampoo bottles (empty)
9. broken glass shards
10. Gum wrappers

1. recycle – paper
2. recycle- plastic
3. give away- reuse
4. recycle- plastic
5. recycle!
6. reuse! or buy a sandwich box
7. toss
8. recycle- plastic
9. recycle if safe.
10. toss. wrap around used gum.

11 Responses to “What do you do with….? Recycle, toss or give away?”

  1. Luc T Says:

    1. recycle – paper
    2. recycle- plastic
    3. give away- reuse
    4. recycle- plastic
    5. recycle!
    6. reuse! or buy a sandwich box
    7. toss
    8. recycle- plastic
    9. recycle if safe.
    10. toss. wrap around used gum.
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  2. § dreamer § Says:

    Toss it all out
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  3. freshbliss Says:

    I try to recycle as much as possible, but this list….

    My recycling program wont take any of those things….except the shampoo bottles and the empty pill bottles

    So I would have to toss them. I wouldn’t expose workers to the germs in a used kleenex anyhow – thats bad karma I’m sure. I would reuse the empty pill bottles to organize my crafts box – just make a new label. Broken glass can be taken to a recycle center, but not placed in a curb bin….so if you want to drive, you could do that….
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  4. SouthParkRocks Says:

    toss all of it except for shampoo bottles, u can recycle those.
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  5. Frostine Says:

    Toss – 1,2,4,5,6,7,9,10
    Give away – Nothing
    Recycle – 3,8
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  6. Michael C Says:

    1. recycle
    2. toss
    3. recycle
    4. toss
    5. toss
    6. toss
    7. toss
    8. toss
    9. toss
    10. toss
    - as u can see I’m not very Eco friendly but everyday i try find something that i can use for something else example: I’d use a shoe-box to keep all my pens, pencils, erasers, car keys etc
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  7. nana Says:

    1. recycle, 2. toss 3. take to shipping co.
    4. recycle,5. recycle 6. recycle 7. toss 8.recycle 9. toss 10. toss
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  8. smartpoet06 Says:

    1. toss – Cheeseburger Wrappers
    2. toss – Empty gluesticks
    3. recycle – foam packaging
    4. recycle – Empty perscription pill bottles
    5. toss – Plastic covers for things you buy (over batteries, toys, toothbrushes)
    6. toss – Plastic Sandwich bagies
    7. toss – Kleenex (used)
    8. recylce – shampoo bottles (empty)
    9. recycle – broken glass shards
    10. toss – Gum wrappers
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  9. robl861 Says:

    Send them back to the manufacturers and ask them why they still package their products in single use junk!
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  10. bennosjared Says:

    1. recycle
    2. recycle
    3. recycle
    4. recycle
    5. maybe recycle it
    6. recycle at Albertson’s
    7. trash
    8. recycle
    9. trash
    10. recycle
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  11. The Organic Sister Says:

    1. Cheeseburger Wrappers – I stopped eating fast food and I don’t eat meat. But if it’s paper and clean you can recycle it with other paper.

    2. Empty gluesticks – They can’t be recycled, so don’t buy them anymore. Opt for a glue bottle that can be recycled.

    3. foam packaging- I reuse it over and over and over for shipping

    4. Empty perscription pill bottles – they should be recyclable, you can also use them to hold small items like buttons or change. Just decopgae the outside or paint it.

    5. Plastic covers for things you buy (over batteries, toys, toothbrushes) – I PREcycle, which means buy htings with minimal packaging.

    6. Plastic Sandwich bagies – I don’t buy them.

    7. Kleenex (used) – Don’t buy it; I use cloth handkerchiefs, but kleenex can be composted.

    8. shampoo bottles (empty) – recycle

    9. broken glass shards – hmm….I think you can recycle these

    10. Gum wrappers – if it’s paper it’s recyclable; if it’s not don’t buy it.
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    http://sustainablesundays.blogspot.com

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