Recycle

Think that after 'all these years' you have recycling down? Here are a few things that are not supposed to be in the recycling bin? Are you guilty of putting these things in there? Hey, you'll know now:

Have broken Christmas lights? Can you do anything with them? Can you recycle them?

Have a few phones lying around that don't work anymore? You could try to get credit for them when you get your next phone or simply bring them to one of these places:

Before you toss those jeans or denim in the trash, check this out. You can give them new life!

Have your kids stopped playing with these toys, but you don't want to toss them? Mattel will help you recycle them for free.

Do those busted Christmas lights belong in the recycling bin? The NYS DEC has your answers.

Do you have something special that you would like converted into a usable bag? Unshattered can help.

Leave it in the yard as long as you want but eventually you will have to do something with your corrugated plastic graduation sign.