All But the Kitchen Sink

A list of things to NOT throw in a neighborhood ravine, courtesy of Earth Day cleanup at Glen Echo Ravine:

• Papasan chair - Give to MAP Furniture Bank.
  
• Pill bottles - Donate your extra medications to someone in need. More info can be found here and here.
  
• Computer monitors - Sell on eBay or donate to Ohio Computer Recycling so they can reuse its parts.
  
• Stryofoam peanuts - Donate them to your local UPS or FedEx store. (BTW, I have yet to try this; I just keep storing them under my bed. I'll let you know what happens when I make the trip.)
  
• Syringes - Don't share them with your buddies, but also don't throw them in a ravine! Check out these instructions for proper disposal.
  
• Beer cans - Aluminum cans are super easy to recycle; you can even do it drunk!
  
• Kite string - Reuse your kite string to tie up your tomato plants or to tie back your curtains on a nice day or as a prop for your book club's discussion of the Kite Runner.
  
• Prophylactics - Luckily, this Earth Day was free of people's old love gloves, but I have not always been so lucky. Just put them in a trash can and not down the toilet, okay?
• Flower pot - Geesh, plant a flower in it! Or better yet, put a veggie plant in it and eat local.
• Cigarette butts - Easy fix: stop smoking.
  

Posted from outside.