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10 Other Things You Can Recycle

There's more to recycling than just bottles and cans.

You can reduce waste, help the environment and enable your Scott to win a friendly South Hills competition by sending these items to the recycling bin:

1. Scrap paper, printer paper, notebook paper

2. Junk mail, greeting cards, envelopes

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3. Shoe boxes, cardboard jewelry boxes, shirt boxes

4. Cardboard game pieces, cards, coloring books

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5. Play Doh tubs, soap bubbles jars and wands, crayon boxes

6. Toiletry item packaging, paper towel, toilet paper spools

7. Cardboard price tags, plastic clothes hangers

8. Gift bags (with ribbons and handles removed)

9. Cigarette boxes (with plastic and foil removed)

10. Paper and plastic plates, cups and silverware; paperboard party decorations (with staples and tape removed)

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