Only certain takeout containers are recyclable in most places. Putting errant boxes in the blue bin only clogs up the system.

3. Use nested bins Nested bins are a great way to get the most out of your kitchen storage ideas, or wherever you keep your recycling. While not creating more space inside the box, they will give ...

and the unopened cans of food sitting in your kitchen cupboard that are long-beyond their use by date. You are probably hoping to stick most of those into your recycling boxes. But what can go in ...

Life has become a little easier for pizza-lovers in Charlotte. Those pizza boxes are now welcome in recycling bins, city officials say. For years, the boxes were about the only form of cardboard ...