USA Kids | Recycling Kids

Recycling is everyone’s duty. We can all can pitch in and do something to protect the earth. Protecting the future for all generations, especially the children, is very important. Even though more and more people are recycling in the U.S., there are still many areas that we can do a better job on.

Here are some recycling tips that even kids can do:

Recycling glass: Do not recycle broken glass. Only glass that is unbroken and clear should be recycled. Broken glass, ceramic pieces and other sharp objects are not suitable for recycling, because it is very difficult to process and sort.

Newspaper: If you have moldy newspaper, you should not recycle it. You should only recycle dry and clean newspaper.

Aluminum and metal objects: Aluminum cans and other types of metal can be recycled. Before you recycle them, you should still clean them first. Magnetic metals can't be recycled. If your metal objects are covered with hazardous materials, please do not recycle them. You can actually cause harm to other people.

Plastic: Not all plastics are the same. In fact, there are many grades of plastics. For example, plastics with number one and two recycling symbols are high quality plastic and are great candidates for recycling. Plastics that are marked with numbers from three to eight are not good for recycling. Many low quality plastics may cause the high quality plastics to become contaminated, so you should sort them out before recycling.

Car batteries: Car and phone batteries can be recycled. If you would like to recycle your batteries, you can call 1- 800- 8BATTERY for more information on how to recycle them.