the Mt Airy Greening Net (MAGNet)
presents the
A to Z directory of local reuse & recycling options
to answer the questions
What Do I Do With...? as well as Where Can I Recycle...?
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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| Aerosol cans | Empty cans are picked up by Philadelphia's Curbside
recycling Remove cap & place in rigid container on Recycling day in your neighborhood |
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| Aluminum cans | Empty cans are picked up by Philadelphia's Curbside
recycling Rinse & place in rigid container on Recycling day in your neighborhood |
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| Aluminum foil | Clean foil, such as washed pie pans, can be placed in rigid container on Recycling day in your neighborhood. Will be picked up by Philadelphia's Curbside recycling | |
| Antifreeze | Dropoff at Philadelphia's Household Hazardous Waste collection. | |
| Asbestos | Dropoff at Philadelphia's Household Hazardous Waste collection. | |
| Athletic Shoes | see Shoes, Athletic | |
| B | ||
| Bikes & bike parts | Neighborhood
Bike Works in West Philly accepts bike donations
for kids 3916 Locust Walk, Philadelphia PA 19104 / 215 386 0316 |
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| Brake fluid | Dropoff at Philadelphia's Household Hazardous Waste collection. | |
| Books |
Donate to:
3. in Mt Airy - Walk a Crooked Mile bookstore |
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| Books, hardcover fiction | Lovett Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia | |
| Books, hardcover non-fiction | East Falls Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia | |
| Bottlecaps, plastic | Aveda, yes, the cosmetics company, has started a plastic bottlecap recycling program. Collect & drop off... 1. in Center City, take to the Aveda store at One Liberty Place 3. in Willow Grove, take to the Aveda store in the mall | |
| Building Materials | ReStore, a store for used building materials 3016 E Thompson St | Philadelphia PA 19134 | 215 634 3474 Wed - Thu 10-6 | Fri-Sat 10-5 |
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| C | ||
| Cat stuff | Kitty
Cottage, the only cageless cat shelter in the region accepts: scratching posts, cat litter, cat food, grooming products, cat treats & paper towels, cleaning products, towels, afghans Dropoff at 1536 DeKalb Pike in Bluebell. |
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| Cardboard | ** new ** Clean & flattened, cardboard is picked up by Philadelphia's Curbside recycling. Place in rigid container on Recycling day in your neighborhood. | |
| CDs & DVDs | Any unwanted CDs & DVDs will be used in an ongoing arts & crafts project for kids visiting Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland. Contact Stevik in Mt Airy | |
| Cell Phones | Dropoff at: 1. Chestnut Hill (19118) - St Paul’s Episcopal Church, who recycles these and forwards the revenues to the Heifer Fund, a group that works toward 'Ending Hunger, Caring for the Earth'. 2. Elsewhere - the Pennsylvania Coalition against Domestic Violence has drop-off locations thru-out the state; find one near you! 3. Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp has locations across the nation. Go to Call2Recycle.org, or call 1-877-2-RECYCLE to find a drop-off site near you. |
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| CFLs (Compact Fluorescent Lamps) | 1. ** new ** in Mt Airy, contact Meenal of the Green House Detectives, offering complmentary neighborhood recycling. 2. Take to the Returns Dept of your nearest Ikea store. There are clearly marked bins, and they accept these at no charge to you. The lamps being turned in for recycling don't even have to be purchased at Ikea. 3. ** new ** Take to any Home Depot store. |
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| China, broken | In Mt Airy - Tesserae Studio & Gallery will accept colored china or tiles for mosaic projects / 6780 Germantown Ave / Philadelphia, PA 19119 / Jessica / 215 848 2110 | |
| Clothing, children's | Association
of Child Daycare Providers / 3125 Reach Street /
Philadelphia, PA 19134 Monica Wright / 267-242-6304 |
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| Clothing | Planet
Aid / proceeds from sale of clothes benefit
schools in developing nations Jen Kullas / 267 243 5435 Find a drop-off box near you. Contact Jen for current locations or if you can offer a new site for their boxes. |
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| Computers | For
reuse, donate to Nonprofit
Technology Resources / 1524
Brandywine St / Philadelphia PA
19130. For recycling, dropoff at the City of Philadelphia's next Household Hazardous Waste collection. |
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| Concrete | Take your concrete rubble to Winzinger's, they'll crush
it & recycle into roadfill. Delaware & Allegheny Ave / Philadelphia, PA 19131 / 215 425 4422 |
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| Crayons | Here's someone that makes new crayons from old! Why not
send Rebecca your stubs? For more info, see Rebecca's Recycled Riters or contact Rebecca herself. |
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| D | ||
| Degreasers | Dropoff at Philadelphia's Household Hazardous Waste collection. | |
| Dog Stuff (beds, bowls, collars, crates, leashes, medicine, treats, toys) | Save our Small Dogs / Cherry Hill, NJ / Barbara Ross | |
| DVDs & CDs | Any unwanted CDs & DVDs will be used in an ongoing arts & crafts project for kids visiting Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland. Contact Stevik in Mt Airy | |
| E | ||
| Egg Cartons | Greensgrow Farm, in Kensington, could use clean egg cartons for the eggs they sell, as will most farmer's markets that sell eggs. | |
| Eggshells | nearest compost pile, of course! 1. Mt Airy - there are dozens; ask a neighbor if you can share his! 2. Elsewhere - see Philadelphia Composting Program for more info on starting your own. |
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| Electronics | ** new ** Dropoff at the City of Philadelphia's Northwest & Northeast Sanitation convenience sites from Monday thru Saturday 8am till 6om or at their next Household Hazardous Waste collection day. | |
| Eyeglasses | 1. The Lions Club collects eyeglasses and distributes
them around the world. One of their 7 recycling center in the US is in Trenton 2. Any Lenscrafters store 3. Any Goodwill store |
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| F | ||
| Fruit peels | nearest compost pile, of course! 1. Mt Airy - there are dozens; ask a neighbor if you can share his! 2. Elsewhere - see Philadelphia Composting Program for more info on starting your own. |
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| Furniture | 1. Nationalities
Service Center / Help new immigrants setup homes 1300 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 / Juliane Ramic / (215) 893-8400 2. **new** One House at a Time / www.ohaat.org / Office@ohaat.org / Debi or Jean (215) 646-7812 / They will pick up gently used furniture and donate it to those people in need. They're located in Ambler, and will pick up in the area and parts of the city. |
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| Furniture, children's | Association
of Child Daycare Providers / 3125 Reach Street /
Philadelphia, PA 19134 Monica Wright / 267-242-6304 |
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| G | ||
| Glass food jars | Picked up by Philadelphia's Curbside
recycling Rinse & place (minus the lid) in rigid container on Recycling day in your neighborhood. |
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| H | ||
| I | ||
| J | ||
| Junk mail | Picked up by Philadelphia's Curbside recycling. Place in rigid container on Recycling day in your neighborhood. | |
| K | ||
| Kitchen scraps | nearest compost pile, of course! 1. Mt Airy - there are dozens; ask a neighbor if you can share his! 2. Elsewhere - see Philadelphia Composting Program for more info on starting your own. |
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| L | ||
| Lead | Dropoff at Philadelphia's Household Hazardous Waste collection. | |
| LPs (Long Playing records, for those that don't remember!) | Dropoff donations at the Friends of the Free Library
Bookstore 215 567 0527 / 19th & Wood / Philadelphia, PA M, T, Th, F 10-6 / W 10-7 / S 10-5 |
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| Lumber | Untreated wood of any size accepted by: Urban Nutrition Initiative / used for raised beds & chicken coops in various schoolyards Sir Papalo |
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| M | ||
| Magazines | Donate sets to the Free Library of Philadelphia | |
| Magazines & catalogs | ** new ** Picked up by Philadelphia's Curbside
recycling, place in rigid container on Recycling
day in your neighborhood |
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| Mercury | Dropoff at Philadelphia's Household Hazardous Waste collection. | |
| N | ||
| Newspaper | ** new ** Picked up by Philadelphia's Curbside recycling, place in a rigid container on the Recycling day in your neighborhood. | |
| O | ||
| P | ||
| Paint cans | Dry empty cans are handled by Philadelphia's Curbside recycling, place in rigid container on Recycling day in your neighborhood | |
| Paint thinner | Dropoff at Philadelphia's Household Hazardous Waste collection. | |
| Phone books | ** new ** Picked up by Philadelphia's Curbside recycling, place in rigid container on Recycling day in your neighborhood. | |
| Plastic airpacks | For
reuse, dropoff at the UPS Store / 7715 Crittenden St
/ Philadelphia, PA
19118. This is in the Market Square Shopping Center with
SuperFresh.
Open M-F 9-7, Sat 9-5. |
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| Plastic bags | Dropoff clean plastic bags at your local supermarket.
Most supermarkets have a bin for these by their
entrance. Better yet, take your reuseable canvas bags so you
have less plastic bags to recycle! In Mt Airy, there's the Acme or SuperFresh. |
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| Plastic containers labeled 1 (PETE) | These are usually clear deli containers, soda bottles, water bottles, cooking oil bottles. Need to be rinsed clean, with caps removed. As of July '08, picked up by Philadelphia's Curbside recycling. Place in rigid container on Recycling day in your neighborhood. | |
| Plastic containers labeled 2 (HDPE) | These are usually opaque milk jugs & detergent bottles. Need to be rinsed clean, with caps removed. As of July '08, picked up by Philadelphia's Curbside recycling. Place in rigid container on Recycling day in your neighborhood. | |
| Printer cartridges | Dropoff
at your nearest Staples
store where they have drop-boxes and will recycle them. In Mt Airy, there's a drop-box at Weavers Way. Proceeds are a fundraiser for the CW Henry Elementary School |
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| Prom Dresses | Fairy Godmother will accept them. | |
| Q | ||
| R | ||
| Rechargeable Batteries | ** new ** Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp has locations across the nation. Go to Call2Recycle.org, or call 1-877-2-RECYCLE to find a drop-off site near you. | |
| Rubberbands | Since most of our excess rubberbands appear to originate from the US Post Office, we've tried returning some. Our local branch was glad to put them back into circulation. Maybe yours will too. | |
| S | ||
| Scrap Metal | Dropoff
at: 1. Germantown (19144) - Geppert Recycling / 4500 Wayne Ave 215 842 0122 / M-F 9-5 / Sat 9-12 / www.geppertrecycling.com If you've got aluminum, they'll even pay you! |
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| Sheets | Dropoff at your local SPCA or animal shelter. They use these as bedding for animals. | |
| Shoes | Planet
Aid / proceeds from sale of clothes benefit
schools in developing nations Jen Kullas / 267 243 5435 Find a drop-off box near you. Contact Jen for current locations or if you can offer a new site for their boxes. |
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| Shoes, athletic |
See Nike’s
Reuse a Shoe shoe recycling program under
which 2 Philly retailers will accept upto 10 pairs at a time.
One is City Sports @ 1608 Walnut St. The other is Rittenhouse
Sports Specialists @ 1729 Chestnut St.
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| Sneakers | see Shoes, athletic | |
| Styrofoam packing peanuts | Dropoff
& these places will reuse the peanuts. 1. in Chestnut Hill, the UPS Store / 7715 Crittenden St / Philadelphia, PA 19118. This is in the Market Square Shopping Center with SuperFresh. Open M-F 9-7, Sat 9-5. Also accepts plastic airpacks. 2. in Conshohocken, Susan @ Got Your Back / 521 E. Hector St / Conshohocken, PA 19428 / 1-800 677-9830. 3. Elsewhere / Mail Boxes Etc. |
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| T | ||
| Tiles |
1. Mt Airy - Tesserae
Studio & Gallery will accept colored china or tiles
for mosaic projects / 6780 Germantown Ave / Philadelphia, PA 19119
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| Towels | Dropoff at your local SPCA or animal shelter. They use these as bedding for animals. | |
| Toys | Association
of Child Daycare Providers / 3125 Reach Street /
Philadelphia, PA 19134 Monica Wright / 267-242-6304 |
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| U | ||
| V | ||
| W | ||
| Wedding Accessories | Veils, gowns, unity candle holders, candles, ring pillows, flower girl baskets...basically, Blue Skies Weddings will accept anything leftover from a wedding that could be used by another couple. | |
| Wine corks | They're recycled in Australia & Europe. Why not here as well? Participate in an experiment by sending yours to Yemm & Hart. | |
| X | ||
| Y | ||
| Yard waste | nearest compost pile, of course! 1. Mt Airy - there are dozens; ask a neighbor if you can share his! 2. Elsewhere - see Philadelphia Composting Program for more info on starting your own. |
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This page last updated: 11 Jun 2008