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October, 2008:

Ways To Recycle Old Magazines

Because you are a subscriber of certain magazines or you regularly buy them in newsstand , you may notice that a pile of old magazines is in the corner of your house or in your garage. So, you might think of throwing them. But don’t! There are a lot of ways to recycle your old magazines.

Ehow has 7 easy steps to this:

1. Gather magazines. Gather them all in one central location, such as your dining table or living room floor.

2. Sort your magazines. Sort them into the same categories you’d find in a bookstore, such as “Health,” “Business,” “Teen,” or “Homemaking.”

3. Pass them along. Ask friends, neighbors, family and co-workers if they’re interested in reading your magazines after you’ve finished with them.

4. Give magazines to waiting rooms. Health magazines are appropriate for doctor’s offices, and beauty magazines would be great for a hair salon. Offer your magazines to any business that has a waiting room.

5. Donate them to schools. Kid-friendly magazines can be donated to schools, where teachers may use them for art projects.

6. Donate them to literacy programs. Tutors may prefer to use magazine articles to teach reading, since they’re shorter than books and the topics are varied.

7. Use ‘em for crafts. Many magazines have beautiful pictures that can be used for crafts like decoupage.