While not a new concept, you may not have heard of the term Circular Economy. The mission of a circular economy is to find a beneficial reuse for material, thereby eliminating waste. It’s all about sharing, reusing, refurbishing/repairing and recycling products so these resources continue circulating right back into the community they are generated from, to be used again. It’s a wonderful concept that we are all aware of, but sometimes in practice, it’s more difficult to achieve than you might anticipate.
We aren’t speaking to aluminum cans and plastic bottles here, but larger, perhaps more specialized items that can’t be put into your weekly recycling bin. While most of us have good intentions, sometimes life gets in the way and we aren’t able to follow through due to the time needed to research every item. To that end, here is an easy reference guide to assist in finding the right place to send the specific hard-to-recycle item. We hope you find it helpful and put it to good use!
Medical Equipment
Project Cure
Projectcure.org/locations/philadelphia
8 Federal Road, West Grove, PA 19390
Accepting beds, lifts, medical supplies and more.
Caring Hearts Lending Closet
CHLendingCloset@gmail.com
The Blue Church at 940 Baltimore Pike, Springfield
484-463-7603
Accepting most durable medical equipment.
Glasses and Hearing Aids
Lions Club
Lionsclubs.org
NJ Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center- PO Box 7263, West Trenton, NJ 08628
Hearingaiddonations.org
Hearing Aid Project-720 Main Street, Floor One, Kansas City, MO 64105
Cell Phones and Tablets
Cell phones for Soldiers
Cellphonesforsoldiers.com
Local Drop off Locations:
Karma Salon & Spa – 113 West Baker Street, Media, PA 19063
Collingdale Fire Company Number 1 – 510 Clifton Avenue, Collingdale, PA 19023
More Than a Phone
Morethanaphone.org
Assist domestic violence survivors by providing free phones and data.
Local Drop off Location:
TCC
902 E Baltimore Pike, Kennett Square, PA 19348
Big Sky Recycling
Bigskyrecycling.com
Send 5 or more, they will send you a prepaid label. They will give instructions on wiping your device of data.
Most Cell Phone Company stores, like Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile will recycle your phone. Apple will accept ipods, iphones and other Apple devices for recycling.
Sports and Recreational Equipment
Play it Again Sports
Playitagainsports.com, 1004 Lancaster Ave, Berwyn, PA 19312
Accepts a wide variety of sports and fitness equipment.
Nespresso Coffee Pods
Nespresso
Nespresso.com
Can be recycled at some Williams Sonoma locations including: 937 Baltimore Pike Suite E-100, Glen Mills, and at the King of Prussia Mall location.
Crayons
National Crayon Recycling Program
nationalcrayonrecycleprogram.org
6495 E. Placita Madera Antigua, Sahuarita, AZ 85629
They recommend using USPS flat-rate envelopes to send in your crayons.
Wine Corks
Whole Foods
Accepts corks in store.
Cork Club
Corkclub.com
They recycle both real cork and synthetic corks, 500 Gulf Fwy, Building 6
Houston, TX 77204
Local Free Items
Freecycle
Freecycle.org
