Article: Search online for “cigarette recycling” sites. There are a few options out there, such as TerraCycle. You will need to create a free account before you can ship the cigarettes. A few cities now offer recycling programs of their own. Check with your local government and trash disposal service to see if this is an option. First, get a cardboard box from an office supply store or ground shipping company. Fold and tape the bottom end to prepare the box. Once the filters are loaded into a durable plastic bag or container, tie the bag shut and set it in the box. Make sure the bag is tied tightly. If it is wet or leaking, the shipping company may reject it.. Fold the box’s flaps shut, making sure the bag fits firmly inside the box. When you’re done, tape all the way around each fold. Pick up the box to make sure the top and bottom hold tight and won’t open in transit. You have to get a shipping label from the website you signed up for earlier. Return to the website and indicate that you have a package to ship. They will email you a pre-paid label. Print the label, place it on the box, and tape it down.  You will need to get a unique label from the recycling service for each shipment. The label usually goes on top of the box. Consult the shipping company’s rules to clear up any confusion. Take the box to a shipping center or call the shipping company to come retrieve the box. The recycling company will tell you what shipper to contact, which can be seen on their website and on the shipping label. Follow the recycling company’s instructions in order to avoid shipping costs.  For example, TerraCycle will have you call 1-800-PICK-UPS and tell UPS you have a package with a prepaid return shipping label.  You can send the filters through your own shipping account or by using your own label, but you will have to cover the shipping charges.

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Join a recycling site online. Place the cigarette-filled plastic bag in a box. Seal the box with masking tape. Print and affix a shipping label to the box. Ship the box to the recycling company.