of throwing them away. Take them to a small store that reuses the bags, or at least take them to the big grocery store’s recycling bins. Cardboard is a little harder to reuse, but recycle paper. BTW I find Chicago’s...

Now THAT is a great idea! Why didn’t I think of that? LOL What with the used paper towels and other paper products I tend not to throw in the newpaper recycle bag (envelopes, etc.) it should be enough to soak up enough of...

out trash. Recycling goes into paper bags that I collect when I forget to bring bags to the store, or recyclable paper bags from department stores.

Recycle! I used to have to do a recycle run every 2 months or so, but the city where I live now recycles all plastic or glass containers. It has distributed special sorting bins for containers and paper to all homeowners and picks...

keep the section aside when I recycle the rest of the paper. I can see if I have it at home.

Instead why don’t you try the heavy paper variety, with lids. They are better for recycling purposes. Don’t know where you’d get them in Manhattan (someone else might), but you can find them at Costco —...

be entree-like. Cut up veggies are nice, but not a meal. - Minimal waste. Foil is OK since it floats and we can recycle it with the beer cans. Paper disintegrates in water. Tupperware will get lost. I have no trouble cooking...

recycled newspaper and cartons. Basket liners are made of unbleached paper. Napkins are made of 90 percent recycled materials. Peppers and onions for fajitas are sliced fresh every day, rice is made every hour (sometimes twice an...

it produce a pie with a flaky crust? I found a recipe from Gale Gand’s Sweet Dreams show on Foodtv. Another worry I have is whether is is safe to bake in a brown paper bag. I heard that because it is made from recycled...

the plates? If not, just try to get ones manufactured in the most sustainable way. That might be bamboo, paper or even recycled plastic. I doubt corn would be the best because of all the pesticides & water used, but who knows. If...

has an aggressive curbside recycling program for paper, plastic, glass and metal. We compost produce trimmings and other organic plant waste. The house also came with a garbage disposal. Still, for everything else, the compactor...

You know when you finally tackle that pile of print outs and magazine clippings you’ve been meaning to organize? And you cut things out to fit in a book or in sheet protectors and a whole pile of paper goes in the recycle...

of food then it can be recycled Take plastic utensils, napkins, paper plates, straws, paper cups, extra menus, salt and pepper, ketchup, duck sauce, mustard, and soy sauce only if you are going to use them. Wrap items in foil then...

You’re in luck; I’m the one who recycles the paper in my household. :-) You can pay me back by letting me know how the recipe turns out if you use it. To Val, I haven’t been getting the WSJ for that long but...

I’ve nuked them for years, halved, scooped out, cut-side down, wrapped in paper towels (or, in my contribution to recycling, a half fits perfectly into the brown papaer bag sleeves used for wine)...I think I did the whole...