Should You Recycle Notebooks?

Spiral notebooks, regardless of whether they have a plastic or metal spiral binding, are recyclable. The preferred way to recycle them, however, is to remove the spiral binding prior to putting the notebook itself into your recycling bin.

Do you throw away old notebooks?

The paper inside of your notebook has to be recycled separately, whether you're disposing of spiral bound or hardcover journals. You can then throw it all into the curbside bin.

What should I do with old notebooks?

Plan on putting it in the trash. If you can separate the rings from the plastic, they can be recycled with other metal products at your local recycling center. The notebook paper, dividers, and the cardboard inside the plastic cover of the notebook can be placed in the recycling bin along with all your other paper.