Tires - Easy

 Instructions

1. Check you local phone book for “tire retreading,” these companies commonly buy tires. They vary in the amount they will pay and the types they accept, so call around.
2. Call a local auto garage or tire shop and ask if they have any old “tire casings.” They commonly pay for people to come pick them up. If you can, offer to pick them up for free.
3. Inspect tire casings before taking them. You don't want tires with holes or deep cuts. It is best if you are able to pick up the tires and take them straight to the tire retreader.
4. Tires can be worth between $2 and $35 each.

Inkjet and Toner Cartridges - Easy

 Instructions       

1. If you have a Staples, Office Depot, or OfficeMax in your area you can trade ink and toner catridges in to receive discounts or credits towards purchases. Sometimes as much as $3 per cartridge!
2. FedEx Kinkos commonly provides envelopes for shipping cartridges to third-party recyclers.
3. Walgreens also offers inkjet recycling as well as inkjet refilling.
4. ThinkRecycle.com accepts both inkjet and toner cartridges for cash.
5. The United States Postal Service started offering envelopes for shipping toner and ink cartridges in 2009. Not all locations have them however many do!

VHS tapes - Moderate Difficulty

These tapes have most certainly gone out of style and are a little harder to sell than most other recyclables. Sell by the lot and ship it worldwide if they pay for it.
   
Instructions
                                                  

1. Ebay, Craigslist, and Amazon are great places to put your VHS tapes for sale, try selling them in a lot. All or none kind of thing. Otherwise you will be paying more for shipping then you get for the video.
2. The VHS tapes you are unable to sell can be taken to a Salvation Army or Goodwill for tax deduction.

Cigarette Butts - Easy

RippleLife's Cigarette Butt Redemption and Recycling Program (CBRR)
"Cigarette butt litter is one of our biggest environmental pet-peeves and we're not alone! For those who share our disgust for this disrespectful assault on the places we all share, this project is a great opportunity to get your hands dirty with us. Together we will clean up our big blue playground, stop the damage cigarette butts inflict upon our eco-systems, and give butts a better second life. And since this has never been done before, you'll be a pioneer too!"

Instructions

1. Empty ash trays.
2. Ask smokers you know to save theirs.
3. Be safe - beside roads you can find thousands of buts within a matter of feet.