Patent ID: 7677167

Claim:
A device for storing and bundling papers, magazines and/or cardboard, for easy disposal and recycling, the device comprising: a rectangular or square shaped storage unit consisting essentially of four side walls and a bottom surface wherein a top area is open and permits stacking of papers on said bottom surface; a single source of twine located on a spool attached to the outer surface of one of said side walls; a cutting blade situated on the ton lip, of the side wall containing said twine; and at least six means for holding said twine in place such that said twine is in a pre-arranged pattern within said storage unit and is held in place by said means for easy bundling of the papers, magazines and/or cardboard, wherein the first means of said at least six means for holding said twine in place is a hole on the side wall containing the spool of twine, the second means of said at least six means for holding said twine in place is a first notch on the top lip of the side wall opposite the spool of twine, the third means of said at least six means for holding said twine in place is a first hook on the corner edge of the side wall opposite the spool of twine, the fourth means of said at least six means for holding said twine in place is a second notch on side wall next to side wall containing the spool of twine, the fifth means of said at least six means for holding said twine in place is a third notch on the side wall opposite to the side wall having the second notch, and the sixth means of said at least six means for holding said twine in place is a second hook located underneath third notch and on the sidewall of the third notch.