Recycle

If you’ve been cleaning your house lately (or packing for college like me!), you might notice that you have a lot of stuff lying around that you don’t exactly know what to do with. Lots of items often get thrown away, but wouldn’t it be better to have them be recycled or repurposed? So for this week’s Where Can I Wednesday, we’ve covered how to do just that! Here’s our guide to recycling some common household junk items:

Still have a stack of old VHS tapes taking up space in your house? Or even floppy disks, cassettes, and other old media from the yester-years? I’m guilty of letting those things store up in my closet to far too long. Looking to do some cleaning out, like me? Here are ways you can recycle or reuse your old media with this week’s installment of Where Can I Wednesday!

Summer means more than hot weather, shorts, and vacations; it’s wedding season. If you’re one of those lucky couples who tied the knot, then you likely have an excess of accessories and no clue how to get rid of them. Whether that includes flowers, a wedding dress, or ceremony decorations, we’ve got you covered in this week’s Where Can I Wednesday!

Are you leaving your 90s or 00s best-self behind and cleansing your memories form the era? (A few of those essential collections are becoming obsolete.) It's time to donate those used CDs in today's Where Can I Wednesday. And those scratched CDs? You can donate them, too!

If recycling or reviving your tennis balls appears like a hassle, no sweat. We have a few more ideas of how to prevent those tennis balls as landfill destinations in today's Where Can I Wednesday (part II).

I come from a tennis-playing family. My parents play. My brothers play. My grandparents, aunts, uncles and even a few cousins play. As you can probably imagine, we have A LOT of used tennis balls always lying around. My family tries to recycle or reuse most old tennis balls so they don’t end up in a landfill - like the 20,000 metric tons of that end up there each year. So what can you do with used tennis balls? We tackle this question in today's Where Can I Wednesday column.

Do you have old books sitting on your shelf, wasting space? It's almost difficult to give away books since they rarely retain any value. Plus, I've been denied giving books to libraries by my office!  But never fret, dear readers. We found JUST where to donate those books for today's Where Can I Wednesday column helps you donate all of those used and old books in Philadelphia. Happy spring cleaning! Here's where to donate used books in Philadelphia:

Ever wonder where you can recycle your TV? Look no further - we solve the problem for you in this week's Where Can I Wednesday column. Don't throw your TV in the trash. Pennsylvania State law, the Covered Device Recycling Act, prohibits you from throwing away electronics (like a TV) with your regular curbside garbage. Here's where to Recycle CRT & LCD Televisions in Philly:

In just a few decades, sales of consumer electronics have skyrocketed. As consumers upgrade to the latest and greatest devices, old computer towers and bulky monitors are discarded in favor of slimmer, sleeker models. Even the simple act of swapping out an empty ink cartridge contributes to the mounting problem of non-biodegradable waste. What does this do to our environment? What can you do about ink cartridges? Find out where you can recycle ink cartridges in Philadelphia for our Where Can I Wednesday column, after the jump!