Dear Recyclers,

Welcome to the recently updated edition of Eco-Cycle's guide to recycling "hard-to-recycle" materials that typically end up in a landfill. This popular guide is designed for the committed recycler like you who is willing to go the extra mile to recycle everything you can. With efforts like yours, we're keeping more resources out of landfills, preventing toxins from entering our soil and groundwater, preserving natural resources for generations to come, and building a Zero Waste community.

Eco-Cycle has another great tool that promotes reuse in our community--Eco-Cycle Exchange . Eco-Cycle Exchange is an online community bulletin board for reuse where individuals can offer up free, unwanted reusable items or browse through listings and find a treasure of their own. It's free to join, free to post, free to browse, and best of all, every item up for exchange is free. Think of it as a virtual free garage sale you can visit 24/7! You can also use the Exchange to learn about additional reuse opportunities in our area including other free services, thrift stores and garage sales.

To further support your efforts, Eco-Cycle is spearheading an international movement toward Zero Waste. This movement goes to the source of environmental destruction by holding industry responsible for the products and waste they create. Zero Waste demands that goods are designed for the environment, not the landfill. With the help of dedicated recyclers like yourself and other community partners, we hope to create a  Zero Waste community model for the rest of the world.

Thanks again for your commitment to doing the right thing.

Eco-Cycle Staff and Volunteers