If you've been recycling aluminum cans for spare cash, it's time to take your game to the next level. It's time to start recycling copper wire. When it comes to recycling, copper wire is one of the most valuable metals. If you're not sure where to find copper wire to recycle, here are five places for you to get started.
Your Old Plumbing
If you're going to be replacing your plumbing, or you know someone who will be, don't toss out the old pipes.
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As you know, many used oils are considered to be hazardous and cannot be put in with your regular trash. At your home, the most common one you will have to worry about is used motor oil. While you can take it to an automotive service center to get rid of it, there are also many ways you can reuse it yourself.
Be careful when handling it. Wear gloves, clothing that will not allow it to soak through to your skin, shoes that will not absorb it, and a painter's mask.
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On the outskirts of just about any city or town you visit, you can usually find a scrap yard where people take their recyclable metal pieces in exchange for cash. Whether you take recyclables to the scrap yard on a regular basis or you barely go there at all, you should know there is more to these places than meets the eye. In fact, there are a few good reasons you should visit a local scrap yard beyond just taking in your metal.
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Many homeowners see landscaping as being focused on the lawn and other green parts of your landscape. However, your use of landscaping rocks is equally important. You will want to know how to effectively use rocks to beautify your landscape and to also break up the monotony.
Understanding the Best Times to Use Rocks
Use rock when you need to quickly dress up your landscape. Rocks are very durable and long-lasting, so they are one part of your landscape that you will not have to worry about.
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By now, most people are aware that electronic equipment shouldn't be through in the trash. Metals inside the equipment can become hazardous waste, leaking particles into landfills and possibly into the groundwater, not to mention never degrading at all. Cables and cords are a different matter, though. Not as many people realize that these simple fixtures have to be treated as e-waste or e-recycling, too. Cords, cables, lines, whatever you have, usually has an insulating layer of plastic or rubber covering metal wires.
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