Where Can I Recycle _____________?

Do you live in a town or city with no recycling program?  Or maybe you even live in a town with a recycling program for things like cans, plastic, and paper.  But what about batteries, CFLs, cell phones, electronics, shoes, etc.?  Where can I recycle things like that?  The following list is by no means all-inclusive.  You can always give stuff away that you no longer want anymore.  Click here to find a recycling center in your area.  Click here to find a list with descriptions of some things that can and cannot be recycled.  

• Plastic Bags-never put these in with other plastics.  Many grocery stores have drop-offs for plastic bags.  If you are unsure, find one in your area that does.
• Printer Cartridges-take them to an Office Supply store where you will get store credit, or you can send them back to the company that makes them.  Sometimes you will have to pay for the postage to send them back but often times the cartridge comes with a prepaid return envelope or box.  Best Buy recycles ink-jet cartridges-look for kiosks right inside their stores.
  
• CFLs-these contain mercury and should not go in the landfill. Try your local hardware store or recycling center.    
  
• Computers-put that old computer to use---not in a landfill. Give it to a non-profit, school, or someone who really needs it.  
• Electronics-getting new gadgets is great, just be sure and recycle the old ones.  
• Batteries-Find your nearest Radio Shack to recycle regular batteries like AAs.  Best Buy recycles rechargeable batteries-look for kiosks right inside their stores.  Get a kit from Battery Solutions for your home or office and mail them in.
  
• Cell Phones-you can usually drop them off where you bought them or mail them in to your wireless carrier.  Click here for more information on mailing them in.
  
• Clothes-places like Goodwill , The Salvation Army, Catholic Charities will gladly accept your clothes donation. Just make sure the clothes are clean.
  
• Shoes-Nike's Reuse-A-Shoe program accepts all brands of sneakers.  They recycle them to create tracks, fields, and playgrounds.  
  
• CDs/DVDs/Floppy Disks/Tapes-if they are not worth selling or giving away, take them in to a recycling center in your area.  Or contact Green Disk.   
• Furniture-if it is not worth selling or giving away, contact your local recycling center.
  
• Food-composting is the best way to use most of your food wastes.  Even if you live in an apartment with no yard, you can still compost.  Check out the NatureMill.      

If there is something you don't see on this list, check out Earth 911.