[honeychile]

Great ideas! I always save the tons of packing peanuts we get in large trash bags, and hand them over to people who sell on ebay. I hope to be doing so myself some day soon...

The printer/toner cartridges can also be donated at PetSmart, who sends the money to animal shelters. They provide the envelopes for them at every store (so you don't get too messy).

On that line (not true recycling): the UPC codes on Campbell soup labels can be donated to several organizations for their charity, as can the Labels for Education found on many products. Many DAR chapters use them to support the many schools that are DAR run for people who couldn't normally go to school. And of course, every ADPi chapter collects the poptop from aluminum cans for Ronald McDonald House. It's also time for Yoplait's Pink Lids for the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Awareness to be collected.

And yes, my refrigerator looks like a recycling bin! I tape envelopes marked with each charity on it, and deposit the lid, label, or poptop accordingly on a daily basis.