{"id":23842,"date":"2022-04-27T17:51:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T17:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ldblifestylebenefits.com\/?p=23842"},"modified":"2023-07-28T22:31:07","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T22:31:07","slug":"what-bin-does-this-go-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ldblifestylebenefits.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/27\/what-bin-does-this-go-in\/","title":{"rendered":"What Bin Does This Go In?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"postIntro\">Many of us are fortunate enough to have curbside recycling, and we\u2019re pretty familiar with what we can drop in those bins.<\/p>\n<p>Plastic bottles, aluminum cans, and cardboard boxes are staples of the recycling life. However, there are a lot of other household items you may not necessarily think of as being recyclable. Let\u2019s look at a few of these items and see how we can most responsibly dispose of them.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 900;\">Cooking oil<\/span> is something many folks just pour down the drain. However, cooking oil can stop up drains, pipes, and even citywide sanitation systems. Simply designate a sturdy container to store your used oil in (metal coffee cans are great for this) and pour your used oil into it every time you cook. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/earth911.com\/recycling-guide\/how-to-recycle-cooking-oil\/\">HERE<\/a> to find a location near you to recycle your cooking oil.<\/p>\n<p>Other recyclable items commonly thrown out are <span style=\"font-weight: 900;\">batteries<\/span>. These contain mixes of chemical elements and metals that can be harmful to human health and to the environment if disposed of improperly. It\u2019s important to note that there are many different kinds of batteries; check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/recycle\/used-household-batteries\">HERE<\/a> for a helpful rundown of where and how to safely recycle each type.<\/p>\n<p>You may have never considered <span style=\"font-weight: 900;\">shoes<\/span> as recyclable, but they are! Notably, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nike.com\/help\/a\/recycle-shoes\">Nike<\/a> will accept any type of athletic sneaker \u2013 you can drop your old shoes at any Nike store. If you have other kinds of shoes you don\u2019t want to just throw out, check <a href=\"https:\/\/brightly.eco\/how-to-recycle-shoes\/\">HERE<\/a> for several convenient options.<\/p>\n<p>These may all seem like small things in the grand scheme, but taking a little time to recycle these uncommon objects helps reduce waste and harm to the earth.<\/p>\n<h3>RESOURCES<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/earth911.com\/recycling-guide\/how-to-recycle-cooking-oil\/\">How to Recycle Cooking Oil &#8211; Earth911<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/recycle\/used-household-batteries\">Used Household Batteries | US EPA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Many of us are fortunate enough to have curbside recycling, and we\u2019re pretty familiar with what we can drop in those bins. Plastic bottles, aluminum cans, and cardboard boxes are staples of the recycling life. However, there are a lot of other household items you may not necessarily think of as being recyclable. Let\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26881,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2022-may-en","category-lifestyle-and-wellness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldblifestylebenefits.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldblifestylebenefits.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldblifestylebenefits.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldblifestylebenefits.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldblifestylebenefits.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23842"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ldblifestylebenefits.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26882,"href":"https:\/\/ldblifestylebenefits.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23842\/revisions\/26882"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldblifestylebenefits.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldblifestylebenefits.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldblifestylebenefits.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldblifestylebenefits.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}