Where Do You Recycle? (Part 2)

Have you already listed down where you should recycle those ordinary household items? Yeah, well, here are more:

Paint, stain, varnish, thinner and adhesives; auto products such as old fuel, motor oil, oil filters and batteries; household batteries, fluorescent bulbs, cleaners and sprays; garden products, including pesticides and fertilizers; home generated sharps (for which types of sharps and proper containers see http://stopwaste.org/home /index.asp?page=624): Alameda County Hazardous Waste Facility, 2100 East 7th St. (close to Park Street Bridge). Starting Oct. 2 the Oakland facility will be open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, except the weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. Not for all hazardous materials, though, so check Web site first for those details, hours of operation and directions. http://stopwaste.org.

Cell Phones: Lincoln Middle School (Fundraiser for student trips abroad) and other local schools.

Used printer cartridges: Office Max (for store credit) or check with local school (fund raisers).

Canned and other non-perishable foods in unopened containers (All those items you realize you’re not going to eat after all, taking up space in your cupboards: Alameda Food Bank (1900 Thau Way) visit Web site for hours and other drop-off locations (www.alamedafoodbank.org/index .html)

Bikes in working condition: Donate to Cycles of Change APC Community Bike Shop (www.apcollaborative.org/cycles.htm).

Plastic grocery bags: Bring them back to the store (can’t put these in blue bin). Better yet, pick up re-useable cloth bags instead of using paper or plastic.

Wire hangers in excellent condition: Ask if your dry cleaners would like them for re-use, or Freecycle them.

Something else not listed here: Check out the residents’ portion of StopWaste.org’s Web site, for a complete recycling guide including Recycling A-Z and a very helpful Recycling Wizard (http://stopwaste.org/home/index.asp?page=297)

Happy recycling!