Paint (dried cans of paint can be picked of, just leave beside collection cans)
NO PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS
Reusable Items
Most of us have heard about the three "R"s - Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. There's a reason they are listed in that order - it's the hierarchy of handling solid waste. It's much better to reduce the amount of waste we generate in the first place as then we don't have to reuse it and there is no cost at all involved in either recycling it or disposing of it. Next, of course, it's better to find a way to reuse the item in some way than it is to have to incur costs to collect, transport and re-manufacture the product into a new item (recycle it). Take a few minutes and review examples of reusable items to see it there are some ways you can reuse the them, before they hit the recycling bin:
Batteries - Use rechargeable batteries. Use alternating current (AC) adapters
Building materials - Habitat for Humanity has a great restore you need to check out
Cardboard boxes - reuse durable cardboard boxes for storage or for mailing items to others
Cars - Donate your old car to the National Kidney Foundation or UNC-TV; Contact the National Kidney Foundation at 800-488-2277
Christmas trees - Buy a living Christmas tree and plant it after the holidays
Computers - Donate older computers to schools or non-profit organizations
Gift boxes, wraps and ribbons - Reuse them
Glass - Reuse glass jars for storing nuts and bolts, buttons, leftovers, etc.
Hangers from dry cleaners - Return extra dry-cleaning hangers.
Kitchen remains - Eat leftovers; compost the rest
Lumber scraps - Make birdhouses, mailboxes, compost bins, donate to the restore, etc
Magazines and catalogs -Donate to schools, libraries, doctor's offices, rest homes
Major appliances - Appliances in working order can be sold or donated to the ReStore, Ebeneezer's Attic, or Wilkes Cares
Motor oil - Purchase recycled oil
Newspapers - Use as packing material; share with others
Office paper - Cut paper used on only one side into scratch paper
Paperboard - Reuse for craft projects. Donate to school art classes and daycare facilities
Plastic bottles - Use jug bottoms for seedlings. Purchase refillable bottles
Plastic shopping bags - Take the bags from your last trip back and reuse them
Steel cans - Clean, decorate and reuse as containers for item storage
Textiles - Donate to friends or charities; cut up for cleaning cloths, patchwork or to make doll clothes
Wood furniture - Donate to others or to the ReStore, Ebeneezer's Attic, or Wilkes Cares
Yard debris - Grass clippings, leaves and branches can be great in a compost pile