DC Recycler: Pictures from Saturday's AntiFracking Rally !

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Pictures from Saturday's AntiFracking Rally !

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General info on Recycling Sources in/around DC

Almost anything: FreeCycleDC ; Craigslist DC there's a "free" section under "Items for Sale"; Junk in the Trunk will haul away your goods and recycle what they can; post on your community list serv.

Autos/Cars/Boats and Motorcycles: your best bet may be to donate them to your favorite charity for a tax deduction. Donation Line provides a list of qualifying and participating local charities.

Batteries: spent rechargeable from power tools, laptops, cell phones, appliances):Call2Recycle;spent regular: DC
E-Recycling.

Bicycles, reusable tubes, tires, and tools: City Bikes (2501 Champlain St. NW), Bike Rack (1412 Q St. NW) and Bicycle Space (459 I St. NW) all accept used bikes, tools reusable tubes and tires for Bikes for the World. Capitol
Hill Bikes (719 8th St. SE) and City Bikes (709 8th St. SE) accept reusable tubes, tires and tools on behalf of the same (amazing) group.

Blankets and sheets: Washington Animal Rescue League (71 Oglethorpe St. NW), Washington Humane Society (7319 Georgia Ave, NW; 1201 New York Ave, NE; 1001 L St SE).

Books: DC Books to Prison Project; Your local library. Almost every library (anywhere) has a "friends of "group that organize regular sales of used books,DVDs, CDs, etc to raise money for the library.

Brita water filters: Whole Foods (1440 P St NW). I also hear that these can be left in your refrigerator to absorb odors….and make a cheap bottle of gin taste like the good stuff!

Building materials: Community Forklift (they take/sell
vintage hardwood flooring, doors; sinks, cabinets; lighting, sinks, etc, etc just 5 minutes from DC in Prince George's Co.), Habitat Restores (newer goods that you'd find in a home improvement store, locations in Montgomery Co. and Alexandria).

Cell phones: Results Gym (315 G St SE), Hope Phones, DC E-Recycling.

Clothes: Organize a clothes swap with your friends or at work. Naylor Road Shelter (2601 Naylor Road SE; blankets, dishes, towels, other household items), Community for Creative Non Violence (CCNV, 425 2nd St NW; clothes and jackets), EFFORTS (1416 N Capitol NW), Hannah House (612 M St NW); STRIVE DC (715 I St NE; business attire); Suited for Change (McPherson Sq; business attire).

Compact fluorescent bulbs: Prudential Carruthers Realtors (216 7th St SE).

Composting: bioplastics (corn utensils and cups, etc.): EnviRelation; foodscraps: Common Good City Farm, Compost Cab; EnviRelation, Fat Worm Compost. Free compost is also available to DC residents at the Fort Totten transfer station every Saturday (except holidays).

Computers and related hardware: First Time Computers (3101 12th Street NE). (see equipment they will/won't accept here).

Concrete recycling, sand, gravel, topsoil and landscaping supplies: DC Materials (they accept donations and sell recycled (left over) goods).

Corks (real ones, no plastic): Cork and Fork (1522 14th
street NW; MD, VA); Firefly (1310 New Hampshire Ave, NW - drop off just inside restaurant, don't be shy!!);Hayden's Liquor Store (700 N Carolina Ave SE); eCORK; Schneider's of Capitol Hill (300 Massachusetts Ave NE); Wente Vineyards; Whole Foods(1440 P St NW; 2201 Eye St NW – a la Foggy Bottom metro); Yemm and Hart.

Denim scraps: check out cottonfrombluetogreen.org/Mail-in-Program/. They’ll make it into insulation and even pay you for mailing it!

Drink pouches, energy bar and candy wrappers...and more! Terracycle Brigades (a great way for groups to raise money and recycle!).

Electronics (computers, TVs, CDs/DVDs, batteries, etc.): DC E-Recycling, Gazelle,BuyMyTronics and Nextworth (for cash) Apple (postage paid), Dell,Freecycle, Project Reboot.

Eyeglasses (prescription or non-prescription): any LensCrafters (Farragut West), Pearle Vision (Falls Church), Sears Optical (Landover), or Target Optical (Greenbelt).

Magazines: DC Books to Prisons Project - 202.332.4010 or drop them off at your dentist/doctor's office, next to the coffee machine at work, at the barbershop/hair salon. Pass 'em on!

Oils (for fuel):Good Grease provides a waste oil marketplace, wvo (waste vegetable oil) howtos, wvo help forums, diesel and wvo deals, and new advances in the world of grease power.

Packing Peanuts: UPS stores (611 Pennsylvania SE), Mailboxes Etc .

Plastic bags: your neighbors w/ dogs, DC curbside recycling. Printer cartridges: Castle Ink.

Running shoes: Nike Grind grinds up your old running shoes and makes them into gym floors, playground, and running tracks. There’s a list of drop off locations or you can mail them in to Nike Grind Processing; 3552 Avenue of Commerce; Memphis, TN 38125. Download a Mailing Label.

Sodastream Carbonators (for soda water): Hill's Kitchen (Eastern Market), Bed Bath and Beyond, Sodastream.

Thermostats: Frager's, TRC.

Wind/Solar options for your home: Clean Currents; SolarDC listserv; DC Government Renewable Energy Incentive Program ; Solar Solution

Yoga Mats: Bolder Mat Company, Washington
Humane Society (1201 New York Ave NE, 7319 Georgia Ave NW). Yoga District (a couple of locations around town) also accepts used yoga mats for use in Yoga Activist
outreach classes.

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Pictures from Saturday's AntiFracking Rally !

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