Surprise! Five things you shouldn't recycle

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  Posted by ka9jwx Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:41am PDT

  Hi iliveinbend, Back during WW2, the rag/junk man would come around calling out Any old rags, tin, glass, ect for the war effort. I don't know who is accepting them but if they re-cycled cloth during WW2, they can do it now. As far as electronics go, find a local ham radio club or a local electronics school & ask them if they want it or if they know who would accept it. I am a ham radio operator & ham radio operators have a long history of salvaging, building, experimenting w/, & modifying electronics. You would be surprised what these people are looking for. I saw a post where a ham was looking for info on modifying old analoge cell tx for use on a ham band in the 900mc band. If it still works, like an old computer, they will use it for digital modes on the radio. They will tear an old analoge tv apart for the parts to build something else. It is worth checking into. Thanks for the oportunity to contribute to the forum.

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  Posted by Julie Fri Nov 6, 2009 1:04am PST

  Here in St Helens England, we do recycle pizza boxes, we put them into our "green bin" we put in cardboard un-cooked fruit and veg, anything that can be turned into compost, including post-it notes. Our local council then makes compost from it all, then a lot of it is given away to local people, for their gardens.

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  Posted by LisaB Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:50pm PST

  Check yahoogroups.com for your local freecycle list. Many things that are not recycleable in your community may be things that your neighbors could use. I live in a small town that doesn't recycle much, but people are always looking for things like egg cartons because they have their own chickens. Things that can't be recycled in your area can still be kept out of the landfill with resources like freecycle.

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