Many products are available made from recycled materials, such as office supplies, household items, home maintenance items and auto parts. Recycled office supplies include computer paper, stationery, file folders, printer cartridges, rulers, notepads, binders, envelopes, wastebaskets, pens and pencils. Recycled household items include carpet and backing, kitchen containers, wall panels and roof materials, tissues and toilet paper, paper towels, children's toys, gift wrap, plastic lumber, trash bags, floor tile, dust pans and steel and aluminum containers. Recycled maintenance items include plastic lumber, flower pots, irrigation pipes and garden hose, mulch and compost, mail boxes, playground equipment, ground cover tarp, composting bins, recycled paint, bicycle racks, benches and picnic tables and door mats. Auto parts are available from recycled materials also, including retreaded tires, oil filters, license plate frames, batteries, rubber accessories, oil and rebuilt auto parts.
Some industrial products are also available made from recycled materials.
These include pallets, asphalt rubber, building blocks, rubber floor mats and roadway safety products. To determine if a product is made from recycled materials, look for the recycling symbol inside a black circle. The recycling symbol is three arrows in a connecting circle. Anyone with questions about recycling can call the Okaloosa County recycling office, 651-7395.