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Recycling is more than placing a bottle or can into a blue bin; Recycling today much more involved! Californians are recycling more items than ever before! Recycling is COOL!
YOU can recycle MOTOR OIL! The California Integrated Waste Management Board has a search tool that you can use to find oil recycling right around the corner from your home! Visit their website to locate the nearest center.
YOU can recycle BATTERIES! Local Governments and State agencies can participate in a free battery recycling program. For more information please contact Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. (RBRC) at 678-419-9990.
YOU can recycle CELL PHONES! Your old cell phone can be harmful to the environment if thrown into the trash. Cell phones contain materials such as lead, arsenic, nickel, cadmium other materials which can pollute the ground and water. One cell phone, tossed into a landfill, can pollute up to 40,000 gallons of groundwater! Now there's a new way for you to recycle your unwanted cell phone and protect California's environment...Recycle That Phone! Click here to learn more.
YOU can recycle OLD TENNIS SHOES!
The Air to Earth Program, developed by Nike is a great program that teaches kids about closing the loop and sustainability through innovative lesson plans.
Another great resource is the Nike Reuse-A-Shoe Program, part of the Air to Earth Program, and uses old shoes to show kids how they can be recycled and used again. Visit the website to order a program kit for your Students, Scouts or After School Program.
YOU can recycle YARD WASTE! If you don't have curbside yard waste recycling, contact your local landfill and see if they have an yard waste or organics recycling program.
YOU can recycle TIRES! Visit the California Integrated Waste Management Board for more information about tire recycling in your area.
YOU can recycle PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS! Just look for the bins outside of your local grocery store. If they don't have a recycling container for grocery bags, ask the manager why!
YOU can recycle PHONE BOOKS! Visit your city's website and look for news about recycling phone books, nearly all cities have some sort of phone book recycling program.
YOU can recycle PRINTER CARTRIDGES! Many resources are available for collecting used printer and toner cartridges. Many times, the manufacturers will provide a bag or envelope in the package to return your cartridge in after use. Office Depot, Office Max and Staples ALL collect spent cartridges for recycling! Also check out Collective Good.
At Restaurants! See what you can do to bring recycling to your local restaurants. If you work at a Restaurant, start a program! Contact the Green Restaurant Association http://www.dinegreen.com/restaurant_guide.asp for more information on recycling in your restaurant. CIWMB has a guide for "greening" your restaurant.
At Airports
With a grant from the California Department of Conservation, KCB implemented a beverage container recycling program at the Ontario Airport that continues through this day. Beverage container recycling collection containers were purchased, placed by all trash receptacles and paper recycling containers in waiting areas, food courts, rental car areas, employee lounges throughout the airport. Several hundred pounds of recyclables are collected and recycled each week as a result of this program.
At Stadiums
In partnership with the San Diego Urban Corps, KCB solicited and received a grant from the California Department of Conservation to implement a beverage container recycling program throughout the parking lot of Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. Thousands of fans coming to the stadium for baseball, football and other sporting events, hold tailgate parties before the game. Working with officials of the stadium, KCB and the San Diego Urban Corps placed movable high visibility toters near all trash receptacles in the parking lot and at the entrances to the stadium. The program collected and recycled tens of thousands of beverage containers since the inception of the program.
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