1). Appliances: Many stores will recycle your old appliance when you purchase a new one. Goodwill accepts working appliances. go to www.goodwill.org , or you can contact the Steel Recycling Institute to recycle them at www.recycle-steel.org.
2). Athletic shoes: One World Running will send still-wearable shoes to athletes in need in Africa, Latin America, and Haiti- oneworldrunning.com. Nike's reuse-a-shoe program turns old shoes into playground and athletic flooring- www.nikereuseashoe.com.
3). Batteries: Contact www.batteryrecycling.com
4) Clothes: Wearable clothes can go to your local Goodwill outlet or shelter. Donate wearable women's business clothes to the nonprofit Dress For Success, which gives them to low-income women as they search for jobs- www.dressforsuccess.org. Offer unwearable clothes to local animal boarding and shelter facilities, which often uses them for pet bedding.
5). Compact fluorescent bulbs (CFL): Take them to your local IKEA store for recycling- www.ikea.com. You can also order a Sylvania Recycle Pak- www.sylvania.com/recycle/recyclepak.
6). Computers and electronics: To find responsible recyclers go to www.ban.org/pledge/Locations.html.
7). Foam packing peanuts: Your local pack-and-ship store will likely accept those for reuse. Or call the Plastic Loose Fill Producers Council to find a drop-off site- 800-828-2214. For places to drop off foam blocks for recycling, contact the Alliance For Foam Packaging Recyclers (410)451-8340.
8). Ink/toner cartridges: www.recycleplace.com.
9). Oil: Find used oil hotlines in each state- www.recycleoil.org.
10). Phones: Collective Good will refurbish your phone and sell it to someone in a developing country- www.collectivegood.com. Cal To Protect reprograms cell phones to dial 911 and gives them to domestic violence victims- www.donateaphone.com
Source: Co-op America
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