You recycled WHAT?!

Last month, Wheaton had a recycling extravaganza - for six hours, residents could drop off all kinds of "unusual" items for recycling. I recently saw a list of these "unusual" items, and got a kick out it. So without further ado, here it is....remember, just six hours:

· Nearly 8,000 pounds of scrap metal

· 143 American flags to be appropriately retired by the American Legion

· 46 fire extinguishers

· 342 eye glasses and 8 hearing aids

· Approximately 8 pounds of keys

· 109 sealed lead acid batteries

· 37 bikes

· 20 pairs of crutches, 4 wheelchairs, 5 walkers

· 215 cell phones

· 216 ink jet printer cartridges

· 6,200 pounds of books and cardboard for recycling

In addition, residents dropped off a staggering 37,688 pounds of electronics on April 18 during Wheaton’s twice-a-month electronic recycling collection.

Am I the only one a little blow away by this? I'm not sure what strikes me more - how much stuff was recycled, or how much stuff probably isn't recycled most days, most places. Good job gang.