Tag: metal

Hangers in some fashion or design, are in every household across the United States and probably much of the world.

What should be done with hangers when we no longer need or want them? Depending on the type of material from which they are made, there are a few options for you.

Mirrors have been around in some form or another for thousands of years.  They evolved from people seeing their reflections in ponds and lakes to using polished stone and metal pieces to a process of applying a thin layer of metallic silver to one side of a pane of clear glass. This technique was soon adapted and improved upon, allowing for the mass production of mirrors.

Disposable razors gained immediate popularity as a convenient alternative to the straightedge blade that had to be re-sharpened.

Although today’s disposable razors are far from what the original disposables were, they were a step in the right direction in a razor for shorter-term use that had a definite end of its life and usefulness. Years later…enter the plastic disposable razors that we know today.

Spiral notebooks, regardless of whether they have a plastic or metal spiral binding, are recyclable. The preferred way to recycle them, however, is to remove the spiral binding prior to putting the notebook itself into your recycling bin.