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5 Surprising Things You Didn't Know You Could Recycle

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5 SURPRISING THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD RECYCLE
Don’t be so quick to trash certain items. Here are 5 surprising things you didn’t know could be recycled. Take it from experts at Realtor.com, HGTV and Mental Floss.
  1. Shoes – old sneakers can be donated to people in need. Companies like Nike melt them down and make new products. North Face will even give you $10 off your next purchase.
  2. Crayons – broken crayons are melted, remade and resold. The National Crayon Recycle Program has saved over 118,000 pounds of crayons.
  3. Yoga mats – can be made into squishy, comfortable flip flops, thanks to the company Sanuk.
  4. Wine corks – can be turned into flat sheets of tile for flooring or sandals, thanks to companies like TerraCycle and SOUL.
  5. Contact lenses – billions of contact lenses are flushed every year and end up in our oceans. Bausch + Lomb will recycle them for free.
It’s clear to see how recycling has many benefits.
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BAGGED AND TAGGED: HOW OUTDOOR BRANDS ARE TACKLING THE COMPLEX ISSUES OF PRODUCT PACKAGING

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12. Recycling at Retail  In 2011, The North Face partnered with upcycling and recycling pioneer TerraCycle to create The North Face Polybag Brigade. Through the partnership, The North Face diverts polybag packaging waste at 32 TNF retail stores in the U.S. where #4 plastic bags are not readily recyclable. The plastic is repurposed via TerraCycle channels into various products such as plastic lumber, bike racks, pavers, kitchen utensils, and plastic tote bags for re-use. Since 2011, 4.1 million TNF polybags have been recycled through the partnership.
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