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When it comes to recycling, try thinking outside the recycle box. Nowadays, there is so much more that can be recycled, not just paper, plastics, glass and aluminum.

Here are some of the things you may or may not not have thought about:

1. Eyeglasses - Drop off your old prescription eyeglasses at an eye wear store, where it can be given to someone who needs it. Find a store that accepts them at Give the gift of sight

2. Cell phones - Give back your outdated cell phone to the store.

3. Sneakers - Check to see if your store accepts its old sneakers back, or go online and visit Nike reuse a shoe. They recycle the rubber in old shoes to create newer items, including playground flooring.

4. Also check out, a network in which people offer up gentle used items of all kinds.

5. You can put up gently used items for sale on sites like Craig’s list and surreyreuses.com

6. Give to charity - you will always find someone who is willing and grateful to accept something you don’t need.

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