For most Americans recycling is a standard part of our daily, or at least weekly, lives. When even NASCAR is recycling and going green, you know you're in the mainstream. Most of us realize recycling helps conserves natural resources and saves space in our landfills. But you may not be aware that recycling also helps to reduce air and water pollution and conserves energy and water. Manufacturing recycled paper uses 80% less water and 65% less energy, and produces 95% less airborne pollution than making paper from virgin wood. If all of us recycled one newspaper a week, we would save about 36 million trees a year.
Of course, here at Cars Helping people.org, our preferred method of recycling is donating old or unused cars to charity. When you donate a junk car to Cars Helping People, you recycle your car and you get a significant tax write-off. But you also assist Volunteers of America in funding important local programs for the homeless, veterans, children and other people struggling with our tough economy. Enough of that, let's get on to Part 4 of guide to recycling nearly everything from A to Z:
Hearing Aids: No matter what kind of old hearing aid you have, the Starkey Hearing Foundation (starkeyhearingfoundation.org) will recycle it, even if its ancient! You can also check out your local Lions Club. They take used hearing aids (along with eyeglasses) for reuse. Go to donateglasses.org to locate the collection center in your community.
Holiday Cards: Don't throw those old Christmas, Hanukkah or other holiday cards away. St. Jude's Ranch for children (a home for abused youth) has an unusual way to reuse old holiday cards. The kids at the ranch cut off the cover, glue it to a new card and sell the recycled cards to raise money for the ranch.
iPods: Got an old iPod? Want a new one? Bring your old iPod to an Apple store. Not only will they break it down and recycle its components, they'll also give you 10% off of a new one. But you have to buy it right away, so bring your checkbook!
Jam Jars: Most municipalities offer recycling for container-glass (translation: glass jars and bottles). If they do, that's where to take your jam jars. How clean do they need to be? Not squeaky clean, but its nice to try and clean the old jam out. Don't forget to put the metal lids in the metal recycling bin.
Juice Bags: Unfortunately, common juice bags are a combination of plastic polymer and aluminum, which isn't recyclable. But don't throw them away - collect them and send them to your favorite charity. TerraCycle will donate 2 cents for every Capri Sun, Kool-Aid and Honest Kids drink pouch - and a penny for every other brand. Not only that, they provide free shipping. TerraCycle turns old juice bags and pouches into hip and colorful purses, totes and pencil cases. Check them out yourself at Target and Walgreens, or at teracycle.net.
Keys and Nail Clippers: Like most metal objects that aren't cans, nail clippers and house/car keys fall into the category of scrap metal and can be recycled as such.
Leather Goods: If you have old jackets, purses or other leather goods, have them repaired if possible. If you can't fix them you have no choice but to throw them in the garbage. At this time there really isn't a viable recycling option for leather goods. If you have gently used shoes you can donate them to solesforsouls.org, a charity that collects used shoes and gives them to people in need.
Of course, here at Cars Helping people.org, our preferred method of recycling is donating old or unused cars to charity. When you donate a junk car to Cars Helping People, you recycle your car and you get a significant tax write-off. But you also assist Volunteers of America in funding important local programs for the homeless, veterans, children and other people struggling with our tough economy. Enough of that, let's get on to Part 4 of guide to recycling nearly everything from A to Z:
Hearing Aids: No matter what kind of old hearing aid you have, the Starkey Hearing Foundation (starkeyhearingfoundation.org) will recycle it, even if its ancient! You can also check out your local Lions Club. They take used hearing aids (along with eyeglasses) for reuse. Go to donateglasses.org to locate the collection center in your community.
Holiday Cards: Don't throw those old Christmas, Hanukkah or other holiday cards away. St. Jude's Ranch for children (a home for abused youth) has an unusual way to reuse old holiday cards. The kids at the ranch cut off the cover, glue it to a new card and sell the recycled cards to raise money for the ranch.
iPods: Got an old iPod? Want a new one? Bring your old iPod to an Apple store. Not only will they break it down and recycle its components, they'll also give you 10% off of a new one. But you have to buy it right away, so bring your checkbook!
Jam Jars: Most municipalities offer recycling for container-glass (translation: glass jars and bottles). If they do, that's where to take your jam jars. How clean do they need to be? Not squeaky clean, but its nice to try and clean the old jam out. Don't forget to put the metal lids in the metal recycling bin.
Juice Bags: Unfortunately, common juice bags are a combination of plastic polymer and aluminum, which isn't recyclable. But don't throw them away - collect them and send them to your favorite charity. TerraCycle will donate 2 cents for every Capri Sun, Kool-Aid and Honest Kids drink pouch - and a penny for every other brand. Not only that, they provide free shipping. TerraCycle turns old juice bags and pouches into hip and colorful purses, totes and pencil cases. Check them out yourself at Target and Walgreens, or at teracycle.net.
Keys and Nail Clippers: Like most metal objects that aren't cans, nail clippers and house/car keys fall into the category of scrap metal and can be recycled as such.
Leather Goods: If you have old jackets, purses or other leather goods, have them repaired if possible. If you can't fix them you have no choice but to throw them in the garbage. At this time there really isn't a viable recycling option for leather goods. If you have gently used shoes you can donate them to solesforsouls.org, a charity that collects used shoes and gives them to people in need.
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The smart way to recycle a used vehicle? Donate it to charity. The smart place to donate car, RV or truck is CarsHelpingPeople.org, the car donation site of Volunteers of America. Donate your car at Cars Helping People and 100% of the funds earned stays with Volunteers of America to help fund locally based programs for the homeless, veterans and children. Free towing.
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