Recycling Systems - making it easier

Sometimes it's hard to take the time to recycle but if you have a system in place you are much more likely to do it. A couple months ago I decided that the only way to recycle all the paper is to have another small paper recycling container right next to the regular trash can. This way I don't have to go to the basement, where most of my recycling is, to recycle a tiny piece of paper. I also keep a container on my top basement stair to put the glass, plastic and metal in so that I don't have to walk every can down individually. I just grab the container and sort them in the basement once or twice a week. This way it is much less tempting to just throw things in the regular trash since it is just as easy to put in the recycling container. Since adding the extra containers I have twice as much stuff going to the recycling center.