There are probably more things that can be recycled than most people realize.
Here is a list of the most common items that should be recycled:
- Acid Batteries
- Aluminum Cans
- Building Materials
- Cardboard
- Chemicals
- Electronic equipment
- Glass (particularly bottles and jars)
- Lead
- Magazines
- Metal
- Newspaper
- Oil
- Paint
- Paper
- Plastic Bags
- Plastic Bottles
- Steel Cans
- Tires
- White Goods (Appliances)
- Wood
- Writing/Copy Paper
- Yard Waste
Some of the items listed above will require special handling procedures and special recycling places or events. Just ask your local recycling office (city, county, or state) for assistance and information.
Know more items that can be recycled? Add your suggestions below. 
Paper
Can I recycle Photographs with my paper?
Plastic Bags
Is there any environmentally friendly way to get rid of plastic bags like the kind you get at Meijer or other stores? I try to not use them as much as I can but my roommate and I still have a large amount that we don't know what to do with, we reuse them when we can but still, can they be recycled?
Paper towels
Can you put used paper towels (greasy or food soiled) into the recycling bin? Can they be recycled?
No, nothing that has food
No, nothing that has food waste on it should be recycled because the grease/waste contaminates the paper products that are being cleaned in order to be recycled. This includes pizza boxes! (although the tops and non-greasy parts CAN be recycled) Paper towels in general (and tissues, tissue paper, clean toilet paper), clean or not, cannot be recycled because the fibers are too broken up and small to be reused.
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recycling
It takes 1/10 of the energy to recycle than to mine.
Old CD's and jewel cases
What about CD's and the jewel cases they come in? I have accumulated numerous cd's with computer programs on them which are now obsolete. Some, extremely so. I could toss them all in the trash but it seems such a waste. Id there a recycling plan for such waste? Thanks.
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