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What do you want to recycle?
Gift Cards
Packing Peanut (Reuse)
Plastic #1 (PETE)
Plastic #2 (Clear HDPE)
Plastic #2 (Color HDPE)
Plastic #3
Plastic #4 (LDPE)
Plastic #5 (Polypropylene)
Plastic #6 (Polystyrene)
Plastic #7
Plastic Shopping Bags
Plastics (Other)
Batteries (Rechargeable)
Batteries (Single-use)
CD's
Computer (Recycling)
Computer (Reuse)
Computer Disks
Computer Monitor (CRT)
Electronics
Inkjet Printer Cartridge Refilling
Inkjet Printer Cartridges
Laser Toner Cartridges
Laser Toner Refilling
Memory (RAM), Flash Card/Drive
Mobile Phones
Ni-Cad Batteries
Office Equipment
Printers
Stereo Systems
Telephones
Televisions
VHS Cassette Tapes
Video Game Console (Reuse)
Book Recycling
Brown Paper-Bags
Cardboard
Catalogs
Chip board
Drink Boxes
Magazines
Milk Cartons
Newspapers
Office Paper
Paper (Mixed)
Paperboard
Phone books
Blue Glass
Glass (Brown)
Glass (Clear)
Glass (Green)
Glass (Other)
Aerosol Spray Cans
Aluminum Cans
Aluminum Foil
Clothes Hangers (Metal)
Ferrous Metals (Steel or Iron)
Large Household Appliances
Non-ferrous (Copper/Brass/Tin)
Tin or Steel Cans
Anti-freeze
Automobile Batteries
Automobile Parts
Brake Fluids
Car Donation
Cars
Inner Tubes
Miscellaneous Tools
Oil Filters
Transmission Fluid
Used Motor Oil
Used Oil Filters
Used Tires
Lawn Clippings
Lawn Equipment
Lawn Waste
Leaves
Soil
Tree Trimmings
Weeds
Wood Chips
Bed Mattresses
Bikes
Carpet
Children's Toys
Clothes Hangers (Metal)
Clothing and Shoes
Cooking Oil
Eye Glasses
Furniture
Glue
Household Goods
Large Household Appliances
Miscellaneous Tools
Musical Instruments
Packing Materials
Paint Donation
Paint Recycling
Sporting Goods
Unused Paint
Asbestos
Compact Fluorescent Lights
Fertilizer
Fire Extinguishers
Fluorescent Light-Bulbs
Insecticides
Mercury / Mercury Thermostats
Needles / Medical Sharps
Outdated Medications
Paint Thinner
Pesticides
Photography Chemicals
Smoke Detectors
Solvents
Paint Donation
Paint Recycling
Paint Thinner
Unused Paint
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What do those numbers mean on my plastic containers?
Source:
http://www.ecologycenter.org/recycling/recycledcontent_fall2000/plastics_qa.html
