A few more recyclables

I found a few more recy­clable items to put on your radar in case you come across these items. It’s great to know some com­pa­nies are being respon­si­ble and col­lect­ing their items back for recy­cling while oth­ers are find­ing new uses for old things.

Pantyhose/tights: No Non­sense col­lects all brands to be recy­cled into other prod­ucts. Find out more at NoNonsense.com/pantyhoserecycling.aspx.

Yoga Mats: If you are ever ready to replace an old, worn out and sticky icky yoga mat, no mat­ter what it’s made out of, then send it to Recy­cle Your Mat (recycleyourmat.com) where they will have it recy­cled, up-cycled or donated. To learn more, check out their web­site and be an eco-conscious yogi!

Ten­nis Balls: Yes, you can even recy­cle ten­nis balls by send­ing them to ReBounces. They will restore the balls bounce and either donate or sell them at deep dis­counts to be used as prac­tice balls. The com­pany has recy­cled more than 532,967 balls since 2008. To learn more about send­ing in your ten­nis balls (they even pay for ship­ping), go to ReBounces.com/recycle.

Tyvek Envelopes: Keep these envelopes out of your home or office trash cans by col­lect­ing them and send­ing them to Tyvek Recy­cling, 8401 Fort Dar­ling Rd., Rich­mond, VA 23237. If you end up with more than 25, give them a call at 866–33-TYVEK.

No. 5 Plas­tics: I get asked this ques­tion fre­quently and have writ­ten about it before but it never hurts to men­tion again. You can save your No. 5 plas­tics and drop them off in the “Gimme 5” con­tain­ers at Whole Foods. You can also visit PreserveProducts.com/recycling to find out how to mail them in. Preserve’s Gimme 5 pro­gram turns these plas­tics into per­sonal care and kitchen products.

If you hear of any other unique recy­cling pro­grams, please let me know and I will share it with other read­ers. Thanks and happy recycling!

Tues­day Trip­pier lives in Delaware, is a writer and mother of four with a spe­cial inter­est in learn­ing about, writ­ing about and try­ing to prac­tice green living.

Posted by Tuesday Trippier on Feb 23 2012. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS Feed. Comments can be made below.