Recycling Tips

Reusing Items for Craft Projects

Many recyclable and non-recyclable items make great materials for kids craft projects. If you don't have kids in your family, check with local schools, churches, and nursing homes to find a place that will accept donations of recyclable and non-recyclable items for reuse in craft projects. Items to donate include:

• paper towel, toilet tissue and gift wrap tubes
• plastic margarine tubs
• yogurt containers
• plastic deli and take-out containers
• plastic soda bottles
• cardboard backing from pads of paper
• old magazines and catalogs for cutting pictures out
• picture calendars
• used greeting cards
• discontinued wallpaper books and scraps *
• rubber bands
• brown paper bags
• egg cartons
• coffee cans
• shoe boxes
• aluminum pie plates
• oatmeal cartons
• plastic produce baskets
• plastic mesh bags from produce
• cereal boxes
• plastic film canisters *
• junk mail CDs
• milk cartons and jugs
• scrap fabric, yarn, buttons, beads, and ribbon *
• thread spools *
• bottle corks *
• match boxes *
• plastic bottle and tube caps *
• springs from used pens *
• old house keys
• old costume jewelry *
• cancelled postage stamps * 

* These items are also great for kids or adults who do miniature work with a doll house.

(http://www.tealdragon.net/recycle/index.htm)