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Today is America Recycles Day -- when citizens can proudly bring unwanted aluminum cans and glass bottles to nationwide donation centers. Various food containers are some of the most popular recyclable items, but virtually everything you own can be up-cycled or passed onto someone else. Here are seven items that you probably never knew could be recycled. 1. Ink and Toner Cartridges Printer ink and toner can be expensive, but Recycle Place will exchange your old cartridges for cash. Once you’ve registered on the site, simply pack up your used items and print out a prepaid UPS shipping label sent via email. Recycle Place will send up to $1 per item. Staples also rewards customers with up to $2 per cartridge. 2. Eyeglasses Yes, there is a use for your decades-old and out-of-style frames and lenses. Local Lion’s Clubs often collect them and reground lenses to repurpose for people in need. Non-prescription sunglasses and reading glasses can be given to Goodwill or the Salvation Army. 3. DVDs You can drop off unwanted DVDs at your local donation center, but Amazon will also buy used DVDs and pay anywhere from $0.08 to several dollars per item. The e-retailer will send you a prepaid shipping label and will credit your Amazon account with a virtual gift card. 4. Batteries Have a drawer of old, half-used batteries? Battery Solutions will send boxes to ship out small batches of old batteries. Have a massive battery collection? You can even arrange for the company to pick up your items, which will then be sorted and recycled. 5. Clothing You can drop off your clothing donations at stores like Goodwill or the Salvation Army, but you can also sell your old pants, sweaters, t-shirts and more to ThredUp, an online thrift shop that reimburses sellers for used women and children’s clothing, accessories and shoes. ThredUp will only accept newer items and styles and will recycle the items it doesn’t accept. Local consignment stores will also take old purses, jewelry and even wedding dresses. Or you could turn old jeans into this emergency backpack. 6. Motor oil Used oil, filters and motor oil containers from your vehicle can be refined and turned into motor lubricants and other petroleum items. You can find local car garages and collection shops in your zip code using Earth911. 7. Old electronics Office supply store Staples will accept old MP3 players, smart phones, chargers, palm pilots, digital cameras, iPods and more. The company received more than 17.4 million pounds of e-waste in 2014, and has repurposed 26.55 million pounds of products since 2007. Amazon will also pay users who trade in old electronics.