Children love being given responsibility – assigning them a recycling duty like collecting paper will make them feel really grown-up and important. Learn more about encouraging kids to help at home.

In Seattle, as in most cities around the country, there are a number of items that you aren’t supposed to put in the curbside recycling bin: bubble wrap, for instance, or multilayer plastic ...

Children love being given responsibility – assigning them a recycling duty like collecting paper will make them feel really grown-up and important. Learn more about encouraging kids to help at home.

JUNI KRISWANTO/Getty Images In Seattle, as in most cities around the country, there are a number of items that you aren’t supposed to put in the curbside recycling bin: bubble wrap, for instance, or ...