Just because your neighborhood recycling program doesn't take glossy items [or maybe they do!], doesn't mean you should throw out your magazines.
- If you've ever noticed the schools or churches near you have yellow and green dumpsters, they're not for trash, they are for recycling and anyone can use them! Check out Paper Retriever to see if there is a bin near you. They accept magazines along with newspapers and catalogs. Check this page to see what additional items the bins near you accept.
- Your local library may take some magazines as long as they are in good quality. Call your library first before you haul off a years supply to Rolling Stone magazine.
- Your local retirement home might love some reading material! Doctor's offices and salons sometimes get free magazine subscriptions sent to them because the publishers know they have people in the waiting room looking for things to read, and hey, free advertising! Other places are sometimes overlooked and have old, outdated reading material. Call your dentist before your appointment, they may gladly accept a few issues in their waiting room - just make sure to cut your name out of the cover first.
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