Recycle

Reader Terry (Delaware County) asked: Where I can recycle mercury thermometers? I have three of them.

"You smell like pine needles, and have a face like sunshine!" Hopefully if you were a bridesmaid, your experience was better than that one. Although Beth's walked down the aisle, I've only been the warm-up to the main event... Approximately 7 times. Which  means I've acquired quite a few unwearable, unflattering bridesmaid dresses. So what should you do with those old dresses? (Find out what you can do, after the jump!)

I'll admit it, personal hygiene products stress me out. Why do they have to make shampoo, body wash, shave gel, razors, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and every other product in an unidentifiable (most likely) plastic where I don't know if it can be recycled or not? More importantly, what do I do with those empty tubes of DO for the BO? (Find out what to do with those tricky buggers, after the jump!)

Our reader Heidi asked on our Facebook page: GPB ladies! I recently had to order new busines cards and am so sad to waste the old ones. Creative ideas for using up otherwise useless business cards? We did a little research, Heidi, and came up with a 11 innovative ideas to recycle your old stack of business cards:

The school year is starting back up, and many youngin's will be coloring joyously. What do you do when your kids have moved on and are finished with crayons? (Find out, after the jump!)

Last week I was on my way into the Phillies game... and RIGHT before they searched my bag, I blew out my flip flop... just like Jimmy Buffet once did. After mourning my beloved Havvies (and darting to the Clubhouse store to purchase a pair of Phillies Flippy Floppies), my next dilemma was where to recycle my flip flops. (Find out where you can recycle your old flip flops, after the jump!)

Just like Marc Vetri, we're frustrated by the Phone Books that end up on our Philadelphia stoops. The good news is that (most) phone books are (find out about recycling phone books & how to opt out, after the jump!)

Your rooms may look beautiful and spankin’ new, but there’s a wee bit of paint left over.  So readers, what can you do with that unused paint cans?

Mooooooooooooooooo. Nope, you're not seeing things. (Although many of us "Urban folk" are asking 'What's grass?!?') In most suburban yards (and a few lucky urban), many homeowners maintain a nicely groomed lawn.  While many lawnmowers