Recycle Coat hangers Tip #1207

Hi there, I'm Angela Oberer and if you're like me, you have a bunch of extra coat hangers

kicking around your closets. Well, that might have something to do with the fact that dry

cleaners hand out over 3.6 billion coat hangers every year to their customers for clothes

they have cleaned. In terms of steel, that breaks down to the

equivalent of 60,000 cars. I know, that's a lot of steel right?

Well coat hangers are recyclable, but lots of curbside services don't accept them because

those curved hooks can get caught in the automated recycling equipment and damage them.

So give them back to dry cleaners because we know they use them right? And it will save

them money on buying new ones. The coated hangers that have the petroleum

polymer coatings cannot be returned to dry cleaners and they don't want your plastic

or wood hangers either. But you can send those to thrift stores or consignment stores that

use coat hangers for clothes that they resell. So organize your coat hangers and pack them

up so they are easy to put in your car, and that makes it easier for the dry cleaner to

use as well. Recycle your coat hangers, It's another little

thing you can do to help save the planet and it's a good idea.

That is a good idea.