The Cornell Cooperative Extension has a plant pot recycling program where you can donate and pick up used plastic plant containers. They have all kinds of sizes, shapes and uses - including seedling starter trays, hanging baskets, round 1/2 and 1 gallon planters, square planters and even sometimes ceramic / clay containers. It all depends on the donations what is available, of course!
I have also found plant containers by the side of the road, to take or for regular recycling, especially at the end of planting season - it pays to keep your eyes open while driving :-)
Craigslist.com is another good place to get (large) amounts of planters, though most times you are expected to take all, not pick and choose.
Use a white vinegar solution to clean the containers, especially ones used for seed starting and young transplants.
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