Shiny gift cards seem to be the hot item this holiday season. Receiving one is great because it feels guilt-free to spend but what happens after we’re done with it? They say you can reuse it by adding money to it. I’m pretty sure that’s seldom done. We used up the Trader Joe’s gift card we received last night. Holding onto the empty card, I asked the cashier “Do you recycle this?”. He said, “No, if you want me to throw it away I can do that.” At first I thought it’s so small, it hardly takes up space in our landfills. Then again, there are so many of them around. I just wonder what happens to them when they go to the wasteland. The pretty plastics full of color, I’m certain they are not biodegradable. There’s also those old credit cards we dispose of each year we receive a new one. Where do they end up?
If they don’t biodegrade, can we reuse them? Remember that dress made of gold American Express cards worn at the Oscars? Very creative. If you have other ideas or suggestions, please send over.
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