What can I do with an iron that no longer works? Can I send it somewhere for the materials to be recycled? I try to be environmentally conscious as much as possible so I always try to look for alternatives to throwing things out whenever possible. It seems that an iron has a lot of metal in it, which may be reusable in some kind of recycling plant somewhere. Does anyone know if an old non-functional iron could serve some purpose? I know that in NYC, there are actually theatre groups who take old non-working goods to use as props and furniture on sets. The place, however, is an hour and half from my home. Too far for me. I need some creative alternatives.

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two options that I see:
Offer it on your local Freecycle(tm) group (it%26#039;s part of Yahoo Groups, look it up if you like to keep things out of landfills). There are usually people in the group that tinker with/fix things or a student that wants to disassemble things.

Give it to a srap metal person. Our local Freecycle(tm) group has a couple of people that make their living recycling scrap metal. I%26#039;m sure you could find one in your phone book. You might look under recycling, Scrap Metal or Junk Collector?

Thanks for helping our plant :)

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Good answer, however, when I tried to give away the iron through freecycle, the moderator wouldn%26#039;t post it.

Other Answers (1)

• A door stop
  A paper weight, even disassembled