Index

  1. What do I do With Batteries That Have Lost Their Power?
  2. Where Can I Recycle My Used Printer Cartridge?
  3. Where Can I Buy a Compost Bin?
  4. How do I Identify Purple Loosestrife?
  5. How do I Dispose of Paint?
  6. What Can I Put In My Blue Box?
  7. What Can't I Put In My Blue Box?

What do I do With Batteries That Have Lost Their Power?

Chippewa County Recycling Center 1423 Easterday Ave. Sault St. Marie, MI accepts alkaline and rechargeable A, AA, AAA, C, D, and 9V batteries at the drop site door. Other drop sites are Wal-Mart, Kings Radio and T.V. and Parker's Hardware.

Button batteries can be taken to the following Sault Ste. Marie, ON retailers:

NiCd batteries are accepted at Radio Shack

Lead/Acid (car) batteries can be taken to Traders Metal - 131 Yates Ave.

With all other batteries, we advise you to store them safely until you can take them to the City's Household Special Waste Depot:

  1. Tape the positive and negative terminals of each battery with masking tape to prevent short circuiting or internal heating or combusting.
  2. Place the batteries in a large plastic or glass jar. Close tightly and keep out of the reach of children.

Where Can I Recycle My Used Printer Cartridge?

Most retailers who sell printer cartridges will accept the used one when you buy a new printer cartridge. Some even offer a rebate. If your current retailer does not offer this service, ask them about starting such a service or consider switching retailers.

Where Can I Buy a Compost Bin?

Canadian Tire - Cambrian Mall, and Soogoma Industries - 105 White Oak Dr. E. Plans to build your own compost bin are available at the Clean North resource library - 736-A Queen St. E.

How do I Identify Purple Loosestrife?

Purple loosestrife plants have the following features:

Purple loosestrife is ofen confused with

Both grow in waste places, but neither is a menace. Lupines bloom earlier than loosestrife and ofen have varied colors. Fireweed blooms at the same time and is a very similar color, but it's quite different in flower and leaf shape. If in doubt, check books at the public library or check in with Clean North. We have brochures you can take with you to help you identify it.

How do I Dispose of Paint?

If the paint is still usable:

If the paint is unusable and latex/water-based:

If the paint is unusable and oil-based:

What Can I Put In My Blue Box?

  1. glass bottles and jars (any color) from food or beverages
  2. steel and aluminum food and drink cans
  3. clean aluminum foil and pie plates
  4. #1 plastic (PETE) only (eg soft drink bottles)

What Can I Put In My Yellow Box?

  1. newspaper
  2. glossy paper
  3. magazines/catalogs/inserts
  4. phone books
  5. paperback and hardcover books (but REUSE first!)
  6. office paper and envelopes
  7. cardboard and boxboard
  8. fax paper
  9. carbon paper
  10. paper bags
  11. envelopes with plastic "windows"

What Can't I Put In My Blue Box?

  1. any plastic other than #1 (PETE)
  2. window glass, light bulbs, drinking glasses, corelle, dishes
  3. paint cans or cans from pesticides or other Household Hazardous Waste
  4. food-contaminated alumninum foil

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