Is there anyone in the Rochester area who recycles packing peanuts?
— The Cleanup Crew Packing peanuts are, of course, the incredibly annoying bits of foam used to protect breakables. Once a packing peanut becomes attracted to you by static cling, it’s your friend for life. I’m not aware of a local recycler for these lovable items — tell me if you know of one. There are several national groups working on this recycling issue, including the wonderfully named Plastic Loose Fill Council. If you call the group’s Peanut Hotline at 1-800-828-2214, you automatically get a list of area recycling centers that accept packing peanuts. Unfortunately, calling from Rochester you get only three possibilities: Apple Valley, Minn., and Hudson and Menomonie, Wis. In Rochester, Onyx Waste Services and Waste Management Inc. don’t accept packing peanuts for recycling. They go straight into the trash burner. (A reader tells me the UPS store in the former Target/Rainbow Foods strip center takes peanuts…) I’ve heard about a million different dates for when current TVs wil
