Plastic bins might not be for everyone — but you won’t see me moving with cardboard boxes anytime soon. Switching to bins made moving much less nightmarish than it’s been in the past.

Renting plastic boxes for moving is nothing new -- Rentacrate has been providing plastic moving crates since 1991. Several companies ship across the US, but a quick survey of one of them -- U-Haul ...

Moving boxes are recyclable, especially those made of cardboard. Here's the right way to recycle these materials—plus, eco-friendly ways to reuse them. ... How to Recycle Plastic Bins .

Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that material and ways engineering is trying to improve the process ...