How To Recycle DVDs And CDs?
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Before I used to dump used CDs and DVDs in trash, but that is not the right way of disposing it.
The CDs and DVDs contain polycarbonate plastic (made from crude oil), lacquers,
aluminum and tiny amounts of gold. These don't break easily; they
remain in landfills for years and years and sometimes seep into our
drinking water. And if you try to dispose them by burning CDs and DVDs
it releases toxic fumes, no one wants that either.
Luckily for us, there are number of recycling centers across the nation, which accepts mailing CDs and DVDs to them for free.
If
you have data disks to dispose off, cut them off into pieces before
mailing them out to recycling centers. They don't mind even if the CDs
or DVDs are not operable.
In the U.S. you can ship them to the following addresses:
Before
you mail them, separate the disks from the trays or cases and inserts
and ship them separately. Some recycling centers accept all of them,
but it is better to contact them first, but you can ship CDs and DVDs
alone.
1.) CD Recycling Center
68H Stiles Rd.
Salem, NH 03079
2.) Back Thru The Future
150 Main Street
Ogdensburg, NJ 07439.
Write "FREE CD/DVD RECYCLING " on the outside of your shipping package. E-mail questions to RECYCLE@BackThruTheFuture.com or call 973-823-9752 and ask for Free CD Recycling
In U.K:
London Recycling Ltd
4D North Crescent,
Cody Road,
London E16 4TG
In Australia:
EnviroDisc.
Please call 1300 728 094 (within Australia) for more information about our CD & DVD Recycling services
Do
the right thing; recycle CDs and DVDs whenever possible. If you have
recycling centers in your countries, leave a comment I will add them to
this list.
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Comments
Thanks Jenny, that is awesome you are shipping them to recycle centers. In some places they have local recycle centers for CDs and DVDs. I am collecting them, once I have enough I am going to ship them. Thanks.
A very useful hub, thanks for the info! I live in New Jersey, but never heard of Ogdensburg. Nice to have a place in my own backyard though.
~Jen
Thanks Jen. There are so many things we throw in trash without realizing the consequences. Hope we all do the right thing.
LOL, I thought you had devised a method of re-recording! :)
Wow! How do they recycle them? As new cds or dvds?
Thanks for this informative article. One recycling facility center here in the Philippines recycles cds and dvds into wall decors.
Quicksand, I wish :)
BeatsMe, they separate the parts and try to use whatever they can reuse it. They do similar things with monitors and computers.
Thanks Jill, glad to see they are doing in Philippines. Here also they do it but sometimes ship them to China for recycling add more to the environmental costs.
hi~ i just want to know where can i bring old CD/DVD and its cases for recycling, We have lots of this kind of stuff and we want to dispose it. hope any advice can help
thanks!
Enitsirk, where do you live. Here are the locations if you live in the following areas:
In the U.S. you can ship them to the following addresses:
Before you mail them, separate the disks from the trays or cases and inserts and ship them separately. Some recycling centers accept all of them, but it is better to contact them first, but you can ship CDs and DVDs alone.
1.) CD Recycling Center
68H Stiles Rd.
Salem, NH 03079
2.) Back Thru The Future
150 Main Street
Ogdensburg, NJ 07439.
Write "FREE CD/DVD RECYCLING " on the outside of your shipping package. E-mail questions to RECYCLE@BackThruTheFuture.com or call 973-823-9752 and ask for Free CD Recycling
In U.K:
London Recycling Ltd
4D North Crescent,
Cody Road,
London E16 4TG
In Australia:
EnviroDisc.
Please call 1300 728 094 (within Australia) for more information about our CD & DVD Recycling services
Jenny30 says:
5 months ago
wow great hub!!! I have tons of cds that I need to get rid of! Great information! Thanks!