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Recycling Tips
Yogurt cups aren't accepted for recycling in every town,
so Stonyfield Farm Yogurt teamed up with TerraCycle to
collect its used containers and reuse them as planting pots.
Schools or charities get 2 cents to 5 cents per container,
depending on its size. Sign up at terracycle.net/brigades.
(from USA Weekend Magazine)
In 12 U.S. states, kids can collect plastic shopping bags,
recycle them and earn money for their school through Wal-Mart's
Kids Recycling Challenge (kidsrecyclingchallenge.com). Enroll by
Aug. 1 for the 2008-09 school year.
(from USA Weekend Magazine)
Cell Phones for Soldiers was started by a teenage brother-and-sister
team from Massachusetts in 2004 to give soldiers prepaid phone cards
so that they could call home more frequently. The charity
(CellPhonesforSoldiers.com) accepts your old cellphones, sells
them to a recycler and uses the money to buy cards for the troops.
(from USA Weekend Magazine)
Soles4Souls: Distributes your old shoes to those in need in
more than 40 countries around the world.
GiveShoes.org
Nike Reuse-A-Shoe: Turns old sneakers into basketball courts,
tennis courts and other play surfaces.
letmeplay.com/reuseashoe
Excess Access: Matches donations of household items with
non-profits that need them.
ExcessAccess.org
Dress for Success: Helps disadvantaged women around the world
who are interviewing for jobs by giving them professional, gently worn outfits,
shoes and accessories.
DressforSuccess.org
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