I would really like to know what things you recycle??

I try to recycle as much as I can - I started when I was in Australia (paper, cartons, magazines, milk cartons, cans, bottles, plastic, glass, etc). I even used my guinea pig poop as fertilizer! When I went back to Malaysia, it was way harder because there aren't allocated bins but we separate everything anyway. We give it to the rubbish guys who then take them to recycling centres or junk yards - this includes the usual far (of the above) as well as organic waste like veg and fruits in the compost heap. If we need to get rid of anything because we don't need it anymore like furniture and even a motorbike, we give it to charity like Salvation Army or to a home - my dad gave away his motorbike to a boy's shelter to be used as part of a mechanics' class. Over here in Switzerland, we recycle plastic and glass bottles as well as paper and cartons. Extra inedible lettuce leaves ends up on my square planter boxes (my freesias seems to love them!)

I try to recycle as much as possible. There is a woman that lives in my apartment complex that is disabled, She asks that people put their soda cans and any other aluminum in a huge bucket on her porch. She then has someone drive all of this stuff to the recycling center near us, and she gets a little bit of money for food and necessities. It's only about 5 cents a can here(I think), but it really seems to help her out. The day she goes to the recycling center, she leaves cookies out for everyone who stops by with more stuff. There is no recycling service that comes to our apt. complex, so I think it's great, first of all, that it gets recycled. And second, that she has a little bit of spending money for her ingenuity. For other stuff, if it can be sold, I sell it on craigslist or list it on freecycle. Failing that, it goes in the dump, but very rarely when you put something up for free on Craigslist does it last longer than a day. Its usually gone within 2-3 hours.

We try to recycle most things as well. Unfortunately there are not good systems for the trash here. We do not recycle plastic, and there are no places where one can deliver organic trash. We do give away old furniture, plates, books, music, etc that we do not use any more, or that we do not need. We could be better, and the systems around here really needs to get better. There are return places for electronics, lightbulbs, glass, metal, paper and clothes. That's all. Where my mother in law lives they recycle plastic and food as well. They live in the country side. Here in the capital it should really be even easier to get these things sorted

The only things I have ever recylcled is newspapers and pop cans. I know you can recylce alot more than that too. My kids both have jackets that was made out of recycled pop bottles I think that is so neat!

Hi I am in the UK and I take recycling very seriously and did even before we had to separate our rubbish. Every fortnight we have a collection for glass, papers, tins and clothing and cardboard, batteries and plastics we have to take to local centre. Any clothing that can be worn though rather than put in the box I will bag up and pass round friends who may want and anything else is donated to charity. I will also collect things for my sons school to be able to reuse in art and craft projects, I will compost and collect water, I use energy efficient products and natural products from the food cupboard to clean with rather than specialist products. Even products that are taken to the recycling centre they will sell on for someone else to use. I have picked up a slide and a few outdoor doors for my son this way. If everyone done just a little bit more than they do already they would be really making a difference eh! Ellie :D

These days, we get most of our stuff in non-degradeable containers. That means... Nature will find it difficult, if not impossible to break down these items. We make it a habit of sorting out our trash. For example, glass, plastic, paper goes into their own seperate bags, which are put into the street corner for the truck to pick it up. As soon as the items are sorted out and put into the corner, we call up the city and inform them we have put out recyable items in front of our house...please come and pick it up. The truck usually arrives shorlty. it is quiet necessary to recycle these non-degradable items to save our environment befroe it's too late. Everyone should do their little bit. It does make a difference.

I don't recycle my plastic shopping bags but I do re-use them. I can't think of a time that I have actually bought trash bags. I just use the ones I get from stores. We also have a re-usable fabric shopping bag. I recycle cans and plastic bottles. Someone stole our recycle bin a few months ago. I have a huge bag of plastic that I cleaned out in my pantry. My husband thinks I am crazy for keeping it but I refuse to throw them away. If furniture or big toys are set out by the curb here (we live on base) it doesn't last an hour before someone comes to take it home! Lucky for both of us, we got a new recycle bin today!

simple recycle in our family is reusing plastic bag, paper bag or newspaper, but in creative recycling, i had magazine that turn into beautiful swan. Plastic bottle that turn into a beautiful flower and even dress. If there are already unused clothes that still fit to me. I add some art so i can wear it with a different style and new look. If there are impossible things to recycle, i make it possible. I'm not great in creativity and art, but i love to make things like this.

Up here, I like to make sure everything gets recycled if it can be. From plastic bottles and cardboard in recycling bins to taking pop cans to the recycling plant for extra money. If I'm cleaning my room and find something I no longer use and it's in good condition, I either give it to cherity or sell it on Ebay.