Can audio cassette tapes be recycled?
By youdontsay
@youdontsay (3497)
United States
January 15, 2008 9:14am CST
I try to recycle everything I can. It is only a bit inconvenient here. We drop the recycling off at collection bins around the city. And it does clutter up the house until I carry it out. But it is a lot easier than some places where there may be only one or two sites for drop off and they are miles away.
Anyway, I have boxes of old audio cassettes. They aren't music, so no one else wants them. Before I just throw them in the trash I thought they might be recycled. The cases are plastic afterall.
Anyone know if they can be put into the plastic recycling?
1 response
@Aurone (4755)
• United States
1 Jun 08
This site has some ideas on what you can do to recycle or reuse these types of tapes.
http://www.lifegoggles.com/595/recycling-old-audio-cassettes/
And this site has some ideas for crafts you can make out of audio cassette tape.
http://www.myrecycledbags.com/category/cassette-tape-crafts/
Hope these help.
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@youdontsay (3497)
• United States
2 Jun 08
What amazing websites! Thanks. 
I can't wait to try crocheting with the tape. Why didn't I think of that?
I've been taking the tapes apart, putting the rigid plastic in recycling and putting the tape in the trash because i didn't know what else to do with it. I have a large paper grocery bag full of it right now. I'll bet I could make reusable shopping bags for our church bazaar.
Thank you.
I can't wait to try crocheting with the tape. Why didn't I think of that?
I've been taking the tapes apart, putting the rigid plastic in recycling and putting the tape in the trash because i didn't know what else to do with it. I have a large paper grocery bag full of it right now. I'll bet I could make reusable shopping bags for our church bazaar.
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