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Give new life to items you'd otherwise toss by recycling them instead. Not only do you cut the amount of solid waste that enters landfills and incinerators, but you also promote a market for goods made with recycled materials and minimize the need for virgin resources.

Recycling also helps you reduce your carbon footprint. Recycling programs keep an estimated 39 million car's worth of carbon out of the atmosphere yearly, saving the equivalent of 10 billion gallons of gasoline.[1]

Here are some tips to get you started with recycling:

Car

• Recycle your used tires

Clothes and shoes

• Recycle old clothing
• Recycle old sneakers

Electronics

• Recycle your batteries
• Recycle your cell phone
• Recycle your computer
• Recycle ink cartridges
• Properly dispose of used printers
• Properly dispose of used copiers

Food and beverages

• Reuse and recycle used beer cans and bottles
• Reuse and recycle used soda bottles and cans
• Recycle your coffee grounds
• Reuse and recycle old wine bottles
• Reuse and recycle your baby food jars

Furnishings

• Recycle carpet, rugs, and padding
• Recycle your used furniture
• Recycle your mattress

Home

• Recycle wood floors
• Recycle used roofing materials
• Recycle used appliances
• Recycle your old toilet
• Use a safe paint recycling or paint disposal method

Office

• Start a building-wide recycling program
• Develop a solid waste management plan
• Recycle office e-waste

Paper

• Recycle your paper
• Recycle office paper
• Reuse and recycle reading materials
• Recycle product warranty cards

Packaging

• Recycle your plastic bags
• Recycle toothpaste tubes, dispensers and packaging