Please do NOT throw away your mascara wands. Instead, clean JUST THE WAND with dawn soap, place them in a ziploc bag and mail them to a Wildlife Refuge accepting donations. These little wands are able to be upcycled to clean away oil, larvae, fly eggs, mites, infections, mud and other contaminants from wildlife. Works great for medical care and wound treatment

Pick your refuge to mail to:

Appalachian Wild
P.O. Box 1211
Skyland NC 28776

OR

Wildlife Wands
P.O. Box 1586
Southwick, MA 01077.

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The athletic shoes I no longer use are cleaned and donated to Good will or relative and also sold cheaply in a yard sale or Craigslist.

Thanks for the tip about Goodwill. I cannot find a textile recycling bin in west philly.

Check to see if your local Goodwill has a fabric collection area--they often get a lot of things that can't be used, so they bundle it up for the fabrics people.