The Recycler is a
Los Angeles based,
classifieds only
newspaper, started by Gunter and Nancy Schaldach in 1973. The Recycler was based in
Silverlake, a district of Los Angeles and was subsequently sold to the
Times Mirror Company in 1998.
At least three famous
bands of the 1980's were formed by people who answered ads in
The Recycler.
Mick Mars joined
Mötley Crüe after placing an ad answered by drummer
Tommy Lee.
James Hetfield answered an ad placed by
Lars Ulrich, ultimately leading to the birth of
Metallica. Also
Duff McKagan replied to an ad place by
Slash and
Steven Adler leading to an early incarnation of
Guns N' Roses.
Recycler.com is Southern California’s vast online
classified advertisements community of buyers and sellers, with thousands of local and niche, free and paid ads (used cars, trucks, SUVs, vans, and new vehicles, along with merchandise, pets, electronics and appliances, employment, real estate and anything else) – which operates with the Recycler
classifieds print
publication (4 editions covering all of Southern
California) and partnered with many other publications across
California and the country.
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