How Do You Dispose Of Old Cassette Tapes?
VHS tapes, cassette tapes, reel-to-reel…what do you do when you’ve updated everything at home to the latest media, or your company is finally getting rid of those ancient training tapes? There’s always the trash, but is the landfill the best place for these things? Plastics in the landfill can take up to 1000 years to degrade, and some materials can leach chemicals into the soil and then on to the groundwater. And along with the time it takes to degrade, all those plastics are taking up space, leaving less space for biodegradable items. There are other ways of recycling those items. The article below lists some ways to reuse, recycle or properly dispose of all those tapes. You can make something with your old tapes, if you’re creative. There is a link included in Resources to a site that shows how to crochet with video tapes, along with a link that explains how to prepare tapes for crocheting. And if you’re in a very green mood, you could even crochet a bag to take to the market and
