The How Can I Recycle This? Archives

Welcome to the How Can I Recycle This? archives.

We've covered nearly 1000 different items and questions since 2006 - the easiest way to find something specific is to use the search:

Alternatively, browse our item categories below:

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Other Things

  • Reduce This - Reducing is the first and most important of the 3Rs - "how can I reduce my use of...?"
  • Reverse This - Want to make something specific by reusing and recycling other stuff? this is the place for you - it's basically the reverse of the rest of Recycle This, which makes things from a specific item
  • Repair This - questions about fixing stuff instead of having to buy replacements