Many Ways To Recycle Blinds
Getting new window treatments is always an exciting experience. Not only does it refresh the look of your room, but it also provides the functionality you need, whether it’s controlling light, ensuring privacy, or enhancing energy efficiency. However, alongside the thrill of new additions, there’s the question of what to do with your old window coverings. At Window Treats in Holmdel, we’re committed to offering our customers eco-friendly options for disposing of their old window fashions.
If Your Treatments Still Work
If your window treatments are still in good condition, don’t just toss them in the trash! Instead, think about donating them to a local organization or even to someone who could use them. While they may feel outdated to you, they could be a wonderful addition for someone else. Organizations like Habitat for Humanity ReStore, the Salvation Army, and Goodwill are great options, or you could pass them along to friends or college students in need.If Your Treatments Are Unusable
If there is no hope and your blinds and shades are broken or in bad shape, here are some tips on where to recycle or creative ideas of what to do with them.
- Aluminum Blinds. Aluminum or metal blinds are the easiest window treatment to recycle because the infrastructure to recycle metals such as copper and steel is already in place. Before you take your aluminum blinds to the recycling center or scrap yard, clean the slats and remove all the strings, so the slats aren’t attached to the headrail.
- Wood, Faux Wood, or Woven Wood Blinds. Unfortunately, if your wood or woven wood blinds have been stained, painted, or treated or your faux wood blinds have PVC in them, they can’t be recycled. Get creative with ways to use their components (an after-school program might want them for art projects, for example). You can always look to recycle the hardware.
- Fabric Roman Shades and Draperies. Cut the fabric away from the hardware and donate it to a clothing donation center like Salvation Army or Goodwill or to a school or after-school program for craft projects. Recycle the hardware.
- Honeycomb or Cellular Shades. Honeycomb shades are typically made from polyester fabric, which is already made from recycled materials. Unfortunately, there is no technology available today to turn the fabric back into a usable item to be recycled again.
Recycling Ideas in the Middletown, Holmdel New Jersey Area
Window Treats, Inc., is a service-oriented business specializing in custom blinds, shades, shutters, draperies, top treatments and window treatment motorization options.
We serve residential and commercial customers throughout New Jersey including Middletown, Holmdel, Rumson, Colts Neck, Fair Haven, Little Silver, Long Branch, Elberon, Deal, Shrewsbury, Allenhurst, Spring Lake, Jersey Shore, and all of Monmouth County, NJ.
