VHS TAPE RECYCLING

Now that DVDs have taken over, eveyone has a pile of old VHS tapes gathering dust. To keep them out of the landfills, drop them in the mail to Alternative Community Training, a nonprofit Missouri company that provides jobs to people with disabilities.

Workers erase the tapes, reselling the ones that are in good shape and recycling the plastic parts of the rest. They've recycled more than 1 million tapes so far.

Here's the address:
ACT
2200 Burlington
Columbia, MO 65202

Be sure to use the cheaper "media" mail rate when mailing.