What Happens to Your Unclaimed New York State Bottle Deposits?
Who keeps the money that you spent on your bottle (or can) deposit if you just toss it in the trash and don't take it back to the retailer?
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Every New Yorker Doesn’t Know: What is a Lithium Battery?
Not sure about you but I find myself getting confused on the difference between a lithium battery and the ones I put in the smoke detector, which ones can you put in the trash?
New York Bottle Returns Increasing From 5 To 10 Cents?
Could returning your recyclable cans and bottles become more "lucrative" soon?
Urgent: 5 Things that Cannot Be Recycled in the Hudson Valley
Think that after 'all these years' you have recycling down? Here are a few things that are not supposed to be in the recycling bin? Are you guilty of putting these things in there? Hey, you'll know now:
Can You Recycle Your Old Cell Phone Anywhere in New York State?
Have a few phones lying around that don't work anymore? You could try to get credit for them when you get your next phone or simply bring them to one of these places:
Where Can You Recycle Old Christmas Lights in New York State?
Have broken Christmas lights? Can you do anything with them? Can you recycle them?
How Recycling Your Old Jeans Helps Habitat For Humanity Build Homes
Before you toss those jeans or denim in the trash, check this out. You can give them new life!
Just Where in NY Can You Dispose of Unwanted Household Batteries?
Have a bunch of single-use batteries at your house and not sure what to do with them? Toss them out? Recycle them?
Are You Supposed to Recycle Your Christmas Lights?
Do those busted Christmas lights belong in the recycling bin? The NYS DEC has your answers.
Hudson Valley Nonprofit Makes Custom Bags for the Holiday
Do you have something special that you would like converted into a usable bag? Unshattered can help.