Next purchase 7 plastic storage containers with lids. Check with your city's sanitation department to see which curbside recycling the city will pick up. Most likely the city where you live will at least pick up aluminum and mixed paper. If not, ask the sanitation department for information regarding neighborhood-recycling programs. Neighborhood recycling programs generally designate a spot where you can drop off recycling items, usually once a month, that are not included with your curbside recycling.
Many grocery stores participate in the recycling of used plastic grocery bags.
Check with your local grocer. You can minimize the amount of your recycling by purchasing goods that are not wasteful in the packaging of the product. Buy foods in bulk rather than in individual boxes or containers. Stay away from packaged convenience foods as they are often wrapped packaged in a plastic container, then wrapped in plastic, and boxed. Do not purchase disposable items such as one-use cameras, diapers, or plug in air fresheners.