Recycle week: a roundup
Make a resolution to recycle like a pro in 2008! For the stuff you can't reuse, here's a guide to recycling in the L.A.-area:
Recycling at home
- A beginner's guide. Never recycled before? Don't know where or how to recycle? Here's a crash course for total recycling newbies living in L.A.
- Recycle your batteries. It's actually illegal to throw alkaline batteries into the black bin! Find out where to take them.
- Recycle your e-waste. We have a massive e-waste problem because of our love of electronics. Find out how to be part of the solution.
BTW: You can recycle running shoes and printer cartridges too.
Post-holiday recycling
- Give your holiday tree an afterlife. L.A. and surrounding cities are helping you recycle them!
- Reincarnate the holiday cards you received. Some DIY ideas for the crafter in you.
- Recycle wrapping paper and ribbons. Keep your ornaments from breaking -- and save some money throughout the year too.
- Start a recycling program at work or at your school. Here are some options for recycling newspaper downtown.
And lastly, a few miscellaneous recycling posts from the week:
- See what happens after the blue bin by taking in a bloggy tour of various dumps and recycling centers in NoCal.
- Help me recycle my holiday "presents" from mother.
- Close the recycling loop by opting for recycled products! At the LACMA store, you can check out some cute recycled purses.
Photo, top to bottom, by ClydeHouse, tracy ducasse, and caleb condit, all via Flickr

