Line Your Recycling Bin with a Paper Bag
When Sam Gendel of Venice, Calif., brings home a paper shopping bag from the grocery store, he doesn’t recycle it right away: He uses it to line his recycling bin. When the bag is full, he puts the whole package out to be recycled. (Extra bags can be folded and stored at the bottom of the bin.)
Reuse Resealable Bags
When Joan Worley of Maryville, Tenn., purchases dried fruit, cookies, nuts, or any other item that