Other Recycling Initiatives
The category of Other Recycling Initiatives may give your school an
option to recycle other items that could involve your community too.
Many of these items are a detriment to the environment if discarded
in the trash.
Many of these companies give postage paid address labels or containers in which to send back the items. Some items are revenue worthy for your school others are just the “right thing to do.”
Recycle inkjet and laser cartridges and cell phones. The following sites contain various methods for recycling these items. Compare each company to decide the best method for your school.
Save Campbell product UPCs to earn rewards that can be traded for school
products and equipment. This site contains information about collecting
UPCs from over 150 products, earning extra rewards, and a catalog to
choose items that will help with go green initiative goals.
Six pack hi-cone rings litter seashores and roadways. Recycle them into plastic lumber and keep them away from animals that might get tangled in these plastic rings. This site also contains a game to help reach a goal of reduction, reuse and recycling.
Old crayons deserve a new life. Scraps of crayons can become new again.
It pays to recycle Aluminum.
Tetra pak is the company that recycles Aseptic Packages. Visit the site for recycling and composting ideas.
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