You might toss them into a recycling bin and never think about them again. But not all boxes and paper can be recycled.

"This amount of plastic, in the form of air pillows ... require single-use plastic bags, paper, or other materials." This is just a water bottle and can be recycled in most curbside recycling ...

Here is what the numbers on plastic items mean, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac: Polyethylene terephthalate is the most common form ... bottles and paper of all colors for recycling.