Waste Not.

The number of landfills in the U.S. has dropped as of April 2002, by about 62 percent since 1988, and now nearly one-third of the nation's solid waste is recycled. An easy way to tell if metal is recyclable is to hold a kitchen magnet to it—a magnetic metal is not recyclable. A home recycling center will be a two-part system: one part for everyday disposal and the other for storing. When kitchen bins fill up, move their contents to a storage spot until it's time to drop off at the curb or a center.