What should I do with several dozen old National Geographic magazines? [more inside]
posted on Sep 6, 2008 - 17 answers

We've got a fair number of cans of house paint left over from various projects. Is there some agency or organization that will take the paint and use it (as opposed to disposing of it in a landfill)? [more inside]
posted on Jul 24, 2008 - 14 answers

What's the best way to get rid of old, outdated tech / web books? [more inside]
posted on Apr 30, 2008 - 20 answers

Been converting VHS videotapes to digital and now I have boxes of VHS tapes. Is their next destination the landfill? Is there any merit to breaking them up first and finding some recyclability?
posted on Apr 30, 2008 - 5 answers

I have loads of old clothes I want to discard responsibly, but my local charities are quite picky about what they will accept. I'd rather not add to the landfill. Hope me! [more inside]
posted on Mar 27, 2008 - 26 answers

What to do with an old iBook and iPod? [more inside]
posted on Mar 6, 2008 - 15 answers

What can I do with my old wetsuit? [more inside]
posted on Jan 27, 2008 - 18 answers

Is there a place in Los Angeles (preferably the South Bay) where I can take (recycle) clothing and rags that are in too poor shape to donate?
posted on Jan 8, 2008 - 6 answers

I see you there. You're smart. You've got great ideas. You want to help me make the world a better place. So, help me brainstorm this contraption. [more inside]
posted on Jan 2, 2008 - 35 answers

What do you do with your old CF cards? [more inside]
posted on Oct 11, 2007 - 15 answers

Whilst at Berlin Tegel Airport, my significant other noticed that while you had the usual disheveled people scavenging around the separate recycle bins in the airport, you had perfectly ordinary looking people poking around inside the bins also. Anyone know why this is so?
posted on Aug 2, 2007 - 16 answers

Lots and lots (and lots and lots) of 3.5" disks. Don't want to just trash them. Any ideas (possibly crafty) on recycling them? [more inside]
posted on Jul 6, 2007 - 12 answers

What household items are hazardous to the environment when thrown away? I'm compiling a list of items that we should recycle or dispose of specially instead of tossing, like batteries and fluorescent light bulbs. [more inside]
posted on Jun 7, 2007 - 11 answers

Can any sewing people answer this: How can I "recycle" sewing machine needles? It irritates me that after I've sewn some clothes or worked on a quilt, I have to toss the needles or my machine will get all huffy and start bollixing the thread -- especially the bobbin side. Can machine needles be resharpened or used for something else? I live in a small Texas town and it costs a lot (gas prices, you know) to travel over 100 miles to the nearest city to buy a new supply of sewing machine needles. Thanx.
posted on May 25, 2007 - 19 answers

I have a lot of old porn DVDs that never get watched and are taking up space. How should I get rid of them? [more inside]
posted on Mar 30, 2007 - 37 answers

How do I know if my stuff is actually being recycled? [more inside]
posted on Mar 28, 2007 - 14 answers

I'm looking for websites that will lead me to free things to do/see/eat/get specifically in Washington, DC. What sites do you know of and or search techniques I can use? [more inside]
posted on Feb 4, 2007 - 6 answers

During a recent storm here in Belgium, the walnut tree in our garden was blown down. Now we have this huge (about 7 meters long) tree corpse in our garden. I could cut it into firewood, but it seems a waste of all that beautiful wood. [more inside]
posted on Jan 27, 2007 - 14 answers

What do I do with my old shoes? [more inside]
posted on Oct 30, 2006 - 10 answers

My company has a cartload of old zip disks with non-confidential info on them (and a zip drive). Is there any good way to dispose of these...? Someplace that could erase and reuse or resell them would be ideal, since we don't have the staff to go through and erase them ourselves. (We're in N. TX but could possibly ship them off). I just hate to put them in the landfill.
posted on Oct 19, 2006 - 9 answers

I have approximately 400+ Working 15" CRT monitors that I need to dispose off. [more inside]
posted on Sep 12, 2006 - 21 answers

What's in the way of re-using, instead of recycling? [more inside]
posted on Aug 15, 2006 - 13 answers

I'm working on becoming a better person in all aspects of life. One area that I severely lack in is being friendly to the environment. I would like to start off small and began recycling everyday household trash. But how do I begin? Is there a straight forward newbie guide to recycling? What other small steps can I take that would have a big impact on the environment?
posted on Jul 12, 2006 - 30 answers

Looking for attractive, cheap recycling bin options. Open the lid, because there's [more inside]
posted on Jul 4, 2006 - 9 answers

BatteryFilter: Where can I recycle my batteries in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada? [more inside]
posted on Jun 19, 2006 - 8 answers

What happens when I put a glass peanut butter jar with peanut butter remnants in the recycle bin? Does it cause extra work for the recycle sorter? Or will it just pass through the process? [more inside]
posted on Mar 12, 2006 - 25 answers

Spring cleaning: The prior owner of our house left a lot of paint thinner, paint, turpentine (or is that paint thinner) and just a ton of nasty cleansers in the shed, and I finally want to get rid of it in a safe and clean manner. How? Also: I have a bunch of electronics (monitors, CD players, vacuum cleaner) that I want to recycle. Any tips? If it helps, I am in Seattle (King County).
posted on Feb 12, 2006 - 9 answers

I am a magazine addict. [more inside]
posted on Jan 29, 2006 - 22 answers

What does the recycle bin error "Cannot Delete Dc10: Access is denied." mean? [more inside]
posted on Jan 3, 2006 - 14 answers

Cleaning out the basement... What do I do with all these useless wires? [more inside]
posted on Dec 14, 2005 - 11 answers

Does anyone know any good recycling storage options? [more inside]
posted on Dec 6, 2005 - 11 answers

McMefi - What packaging from McDonalds can I recycle? [more inside]
posted on Oct 12, 2005 - 8 answers

Is there any way to recycle floppies?
posted on Jun 2, 2005 - 9 answers

I may be able to grab an old Mac from work (dumpster dive). It's a PowerPC, 266mhz, 32meg and 4gig HD. I'm not sure what the operating system is, or version number. [more inside]
posted on Apr 26, 2005 - 15 answers

How do I dispose of an old dorm-style cube fridge that has died a horrible death and is not worth repairing? [more inside]
posted on Mar 20, 2005 - 7 answers

My google-fu is failing me on this. I'm getting a new computer and my dad wants my old beast of a Dell. I don't need to clean my hard drive to DOD-specs, but it does seem reasonable to do more than just delete my files. It's not busted, the Windows 98 is pretty beat up, but it's still usable. What's the sane minimum of clean-up before it leaves my house?
posted on Mar 14, 2005 - 9 answers

Are there any (US) places where I can freely dispose of very old/dead computer equipment in an environmentally correct manner? (more inside)
posted on Feb 11, 2005 - 9 answers

Can you recycle Teflon/nonstick coated cookware? We've just gotten a whole new set of high-quality stainless and we'd like to get rid of our old nonstick stuff, but don't know if it's actually recyclable. What with all the hubbub lately about Teflon doing nasty nasty things, I'd hate to just put it in the trash and have it kill somebody later on.
posted on Jan 15, 2005 - 10 answers

I got a new computer. What do I do with my old one?
posted on Jan 14, 2005 - 19 answers

Is this claim made over in the blue actually accurate? ("When you recycle, you're working for Tony Soprano.") To what extent is the whole recycling process just makework?
posted on Nov 29, 2004 - 16 answers

Recycling question - I'm currently trying to minimize my life, and I've been selling used books & music on amazon, and random stuff on ebay, donating things to goodwill, and giving away things to friends and family who would make much better use of them. Well, I have a bunch of used (blank/formatted) floppy & 100MB zip discs that I feel bad throwing away, as they're perfectly good, but I have no use for them anymore. I've looked around online to see if there's anywhere I could mail them for recycling, but I came up with nothing. Does anyone know of a program like this that exists? Or, does anyone need a bunch of floppy & zip discs?
posted on Nov 14, 2004 - 8 answers

What do people do with their unused clothes hangers?
posted on Feb 9, 2004 - 19 answers