Recycling Tips Washington DC

Do you have a household or two full of stuff that you don't want/need/use anymore? Do you hate to throw it away because it is still usable? This article will help you learn what to do. Read ahead and enjoy your life.

Local Companies

Alstom Power
(202) 526-4018
1401 W St Ne
Washington, DC
American Electric Power Service Corp
(202) 383-3430
801 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Ste 320
Washington, DC
Arctic Power
(202) 248-4468
425 8th St Nw
Washington, DC
Pepco Utility Inc
(202) 872-3526
701 9th St Nw
Washington, DC
Atlantic Electric Supply Corp
(202) 526-1300
3726 10th St Ne
Washington, DC
Chubu Electric Power Company Inc
(202) 775-1960
900 17th St Nw Ste 1220
Washington, DC
Ava Electric Company Inc
(202) 722-1960
5409 Georgia Ave Nw
Washington, DC
Brs Development Inc
(202) 364-9694
Washington, DC
Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc
(202) 662-8500
1615 L St NW Ste 600
Washington, DC
World Recycling Inc
(202) 488-7850
Washington, DC

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Steps

  1. Clean out your garage, your house, or wherever it is you have stored your items.
  2. If you have the room, and one assumes you do since you are 'cleaning', start separating it into groups; e.g. books, magazines, crafts, machinery, software, computers, etc.
  3. Look on-line for various options for recycle (check sources). There are a lot!
  4. Choose to join an online group like freecycle, it is as simple as posting what you have. Most of them are monitored because of spammers, but for most things you will find takers very quickly.
  5. There are a lot of useful things that you can make out of just about anything. Check link below.

Tips

  • Even if it isn't working, it could still have life in it. Don't be afraid to post it in message groups. Especially machinery, there are lots of people who like to fix things or even tear them completely down for parts!

Warnings

  • Be sure that you want to get rid of it. You can get on a 'giving frenzy' and get rid of something and find out that you really DID want to keep it later!

Sources and Citations

  • Earth911.org There is a 'Find a recycling or re-use location' that is awesome!
  • Freecycle
  • Treehugger.com
  • Recycled Crafts
  • RecycleCity
  • Top Recycling sites

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Featured Local Company

Alstom Power

(202) 526-4018
1401 W St Ne
Washington, DC

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