Mashable: “…Perhaps you’ve Googled “how to recycle insert item here” just to be given some vague instructions like “Check locally.” If you did check locally, you probably learned that most municipal recycling programs max out at trash-like recyclables. This isn’t because recycling everything else is impossible on a technical level — it often just costs more than most local authorities feel like covering. But that doesn’t mean the items not mentioned in your county’s recycling PDF have to be thrown away or forced upon an overflowing thrift store. Straightforward recycling options do exist for famously tricky product categories, like skincare, cleaning supplies, electronics, and the other junk you’ve crammed under the bed or in that one drawer. Most involve easy (and free) mail-in programs or quick drop-offs at chain stores — much more reliable methods than plopping junk in the recycling bin and hoping the recycling fairy whisks it away to the right place. SEE ALSO: How to recycle Amazon packaging purchases (yes, all of it) That’s called wishcycling, but you’re out of that phase of your life now. Because below, I’m breaking down how and where to recycle all of those famously hard-to-recycle items…”