Chances are, the first thing you do when you see one of those small, silica gel packets tucked in with your packages is that ...

Working freight at my store, I touch dozens of silica packets each day and have often wondered what I can do to recycle them. Couldn't we collect them and send them off to a manufacturer for reuse?

(WHTM) — You have probably seen silica gel packets in many places such as shoeboxes ... if someone swallows a desiccant packet, just in case.