Can I Recycle Old Kitchen Cookware and Tools?

Faith Durand
Faith DurandSenior Vice President of Content at AT Media
Faith is the SVP of Content at Apartment Therapy Media and former Editor-in-Chief of The Kitchn. She is the author of three cookbooks, including the James Beard Award-winning, The Kitchn Cookbook. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband and two daughters.
updated Jul 17, 2020
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Q: In honor of Earth Day, I was wondering if you could suggest an earth-friendly way to get rid of exhausted kitchen gear. It’s time to get rid of my melted spatula and scratched-up omelet pan but would hate for them to go to a landfill if they can be recycled. Any suggestions?

Sent by Amelia

Editor: Amelia, yes, we have definitely sent old plastic cookware out in the recycling bin. Check your local guidelines.

For more discussion, check out these topics at Re-Nest:

• What To Do With Old Non-Stick Pans?
• What To Do With Old Plastic Food Containers?

And here’s one more resource on this:

• Recycle or reuse old pots and pans at GreenYour

Readers, any advice for Amelia?

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