Plastic bags can be recycled into homemade yarn which really opens the doors to many plastic based knitting crafts. Whether decorative or even for some clothing or costumes.
Some things that can be recycled at home include paper, cardboard, glass bottles and jars, aluminum cans, plastic containers, and certain types of electronics.
Some plastic cups are recyclable, some aren't. it depends on the material.
Items such as plastic bags, styrofoam, ceramics, and some types of paper that are contaminated or have a wax coating are generally not recyclable in regular recycling programs. It's important to check with your local recycling facility for specific guidelines on what can and cannot be recycled in your area.
Bottles can be recycled, but they can only go through recycling only once. Styrofoam can be recycled, but now some are produced with a different quality plastic that is bio-officiant. That means that if the Styrofoam is placed under water and soaked, it will break down and disappear. Plastic Bags, for example, can not be recycled because of the polyethylene and petroleum in the plastic. So that means it will take hundreds of years for a plastic bag to decompose and recycle!
There are a number of websites that sell recycled plastic lumber. Some of these websites include PlasticLumberYard, EPSPlasticLumber, PlasticBoards, and RPI2.
Certain plastic bottles can be recycled and make other plastic items, so saving them from landfill.
In principle anything can be recycled, the problem is some things are economically impractical to recycle.
In some parts of India where it is rich like Bangladesh
Plastic is recycled to make more plastic, either of the same quality (PET containers) or of a lower quality. Aluminium is recycled by melting so it becomes pure again and is used to make the same high-quality cans that it came from.
Some plastic gets melted down into other plastic things. Some paper and cardboard get turned into toilet paper or just new sheets of paper. However, not all recycled materials are properly disposed of. Lots of plastic bags are shipped to asia where they just either fly around or get burned, releasing toxic chemicals into the air. Fun right?
Some of the best recycled plastic products available on the market today include outdoor furniture, decking materials, reusable water bottles, and eco-friendly clothing.
Construct things out of marshmallows, or hot dog pieces with tooth picks :)