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Play It Again Where to recycle all your household items
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| April 20, 2009 | |
 The truth is, curbside blue bins make recycling a lot less inconvenient. But you still have some green guilt for throwing away all the stuff that can’t go in them. Here’s where some of those items can get new life. Cell Phones Magazines, Catalogs, Phone Books Once you’ve finished that 10-pound fashion mag, take it to Hagadone Printing for recycling. Makeup You blaze through a tube of lipgloss lickety-split. But don’t just toss the plastic package. Bring your empty makeup bottles, jars, caps, lipstick covers and tubes – regardless of the brand – into any Origins store or counter. They’ll ship it off to be turned into new bottles, jars and even park benches. Then they’ll treat you to a free Origins sample for your good deed. For more info, click here Plastic Grocery Bags You always mean to use your reusable tote, but dammit, you forgot it in the car again. Well, at least hang on to those awful plastic bags and recycle them next time you go back to the grocery store. Safeway, Foodland and Times all have recycling bins at the entrance of most locations. Household/Building Materials Cleaning, remodeling or just sprucingup your home? Re-Use Hawai‘i takes materials like lumber, windows and doors and makes them into new items. On Wednesday, they’re celebrating the grand opening of their new warehouse in Kaka‘ako. So now, you can peruse their salvaged materials to find the perfect eco-chic piece for your home. For more info, click here or call 808.953.5538. Old Blankets and Towels They’re too funky for you or even your freeloading, sofa-surfing friends, but they’d make a perfectly cozy bed for the dogs and cats at the Hawaiian Humane Society shelter. They accept used blankets, towels and sometimes pillows, depending on the condition. Your furry friends will thank you. For more info, click here or call 808.946.2187. Shoes Kick your habit of trashing your old athletic shoes. Instead, bring them down to the Nike Reuse-A-Shoe event this Sunday, April 26, at Niketown Honolulu. They’ll take used athletic shoes of any brand (but no cleats), and grind them up to make new sports surfaces, such as basketball courts, soccer fields and playground surfacing. For more info, call Niketown Honolulu at 808.983.5804. Everything Else For a super-handy local recycling guide, click here. And for more great local re-use options, click here. Share This Lei Chic Article:      |
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