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This is the things that you need to know in terms of recycling in mi
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Recycling In
Michigan:
Top Things You
Didn't Know Could
Be Recycled
Most people when they think of recycling think of
plastic bottles, aluminum cans, steel cans,
newspapers and the normal type of stuff that is
commonly recycled.
The truth is that there are plenty of items
that many people simply throw in the
garbage that they could have the ability to
recycle and feel good about helping the
environment.
Not to mention that you can wind up earning
a small amount of cash by doing it.
There plenty of people who are very interested
in finding ways to recycle things but
additionally, there are plenty of people who are
just too lazy or ignorant to try and help the
environment by recycling what they can.
So here are a few things
that can be recycled in
order to help our world
and earn you a few
bucks and/or make you
feel better about doing
your part
Recycling Old Jewelry
With regards to recycling folks don't
typically think about their old jewelry, and
so these items just end up sitting around in
a drawer in their dresser or wardrobe.
There are a few people who have actually
recycled their gold and silver and earned a
surprising amount of money by doing this
because of the price that gold and silver is
selling for right now.
Gold and silver must be mined, and this can
wind up generating plenty of pollution
however when you recycle these things you
are reducing the amount of these products
that need to be mined. If everybody was to
recycle gold and silver jewelry they no
longer use, it could have an extremely
advantageous impact on reducing pollution
from mining.
While you can earn
considerably more cash by
recycling gold and silver,
you will find that you will
also be able to earn cash
by recycling other metals
too. If you were to simply collect the metals
you have around your house, and as
opposed to throwing them in the garbage
brought all of them to a scrap metal
recycler they'd end up paying you cash for
this metal. And as I am sure you realize it's
much better to earn a small amount of
cash by recycling these old products than
it's to let them wind up in our landfills.
Appliances
Old appliances from a
remodel can be recycled
for scrap metal or donated
to a place like habitat for
humanity in Michigan if
they are in good working
condition.
Recycling Old Jeans
Most people wouldn't think of
recycling jeans, but this blog
post really had a great number
of suggestions on fun ways to
recycle old jeans, check it out:
http://www.wisebread.com/twe
nty-five-things-to-do-with-old-
jeans
Cell Phones
Cell phones are at the top of the
list of things you can earn
money from by simply recycling
them instead of throwing them
into the garbage. With smart
phones being used by every 1 in
3 people now, there are more
old phones out there sitting
around because people don't
know what to do with them.
There are businesses out there that will
actually pay you for your old cellular
telephones as they're able to reuse the
components which are in them. You need to
also be aware that cellular telephones also
have gold in them even though it is a tiny
amount, individuals will recycle these
phones in order to collect the gold.
There are multiple reasons people may
want to recycle cellular telephone but
regardless of how you look at it, this beats
throwing it in the trash and polluting our
planet. Samsung, Nokia and Sony offer free
recycling programs for their products. Also
most Best Buy stores will recycle old
electronics.
Roof Shingles If your house needs a new roof, then think
about recycling your old roofing shingles and
have them be part our road system. You can
find more about recycling your roof shingles.
Old Yellow pages
Phone Books There are many things you could use an old
phone book for, but in the age of the internet
the best thing is to opt out of getting them in
the first place.
Old Batteries
Most people throw away their old batteries,
but this doesn't have to be the case. You can
find a way to recycle them by looking here
for battery recycling information You can
find tons of resources to recycle almost
anything at Earth 911
Do you want to know
more on how to
recycle thing?
CHECK OUT HERE!