I try to give away old stuff.

I have given my son any metal items, including pots and pans, to take to the salvage yard where he could sell them as scrap. He was out of work and this helped him to earn a few bucks and it kept these out of the landfill. It was a win win situation.

It makes no sense to dispose of a pan just because the non-stick surface is worn off. Is there a way to re-surface the pan, or a way to de-surface and use as a steel pan?

My old Gas BBQ grill was replaced when our kids gave us a new fancy model that had been set up to use natural gas. I realized that our old one was made of cast aluminum, and reycled it at the same place to which I bring my aluminum cans. Ofcourse I steam cleaned it first, but didn't even haveto use extra gasoline because I saved it till I brought my cans in. Would probably b a good way to get rid of aluminum pots and pans, too.

buy metal p;roducts so they are easier to recycle