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Manfred Koh for the Time Inc. Digital StudioEasy ways to create less waste and make your life more earth-friendly, every day.
- How to Recycle AnythingThe ultimate guide to what you can and can't throw away, from aerosol cans to zippered plastic bags.
- What Can You Recycle?Not everything is right for the recycling bin. So what should go in there? Find out here.
- How to Set Up a Recycling SystemFive easy steps to sorting, stacking, and stashing your household recycling.
- New Uses for Plastic BagsDon't want to throw out your pile of plastic bags? Try these clever ideas.
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- Assess the clutter. Start by creating three categories: keep, donate, and toss. As you go through the items, assign each one to a category. If you rarely use a piece, it’s probably a good candidate for the donate or toss pile.
- Donate or toss. Contact local charities and arrange for a pickup of items to be donated; put the toss items out with the trash or recycling.
- Edit the keep pile. Sort the items you’re keeping into new categories, such as sporting equipment, power tools, etc. Assign each category a location: Sporting equipment, for example, might go in a wall cabinet or a bin in a corner; power tools might be hung on a system of hooks on a large piece of Peg-Board.
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