No matter what you do, your trash bin always seems to overflow. You wish there were an easier way to manage it; most of us do. Between daily meals, packaging, and leftovers, kitchen waste piles up ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Tossing out trash before the bag is completely full is a waste. It may seem like you can’t stuff anything ...

Here's my new habit: Whenever I take the plastic wrap off a roll of paper towels or some other package, it goes straight into my Obaggo, a personal trash compactor about the size of a coffee maker.

A good trash bag doesn’t call much attention to itself: It holds your garbage and eventually gets thrown out itself. A bad trash bag, however, makes itself known. It can cause a stinky mess if it ...