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.

After an extensive road trip we found we had accumulated a lot of maos. I used these to wrap Christmas presents. Everyone loved it an d we spent hours discussing where their maps were from !

Now, if we could get more businesses into recycling the many pieces of paper they use.

thermal paper (used almost ubiquitously for cash register receipts) is NOT recyclable. This stuff contains BPA and is a health risk. It should be kept out of the recycling stream. Only exception are receipts from Whole Foods, which is printed on BPA-free paper, distinguishable by the paper's light orange tint.

Worked in the paper industry for close to 30 years! NEVER knew Just how, (Or Not To) recycle different papers..ie. Napkins=Not!