Abstract: A case for instruments, such as knives and other culinary instruments, comprises a base portion including first and second hingeably connected base portion sections, a cover portion including first and second cover portion sections which are hingeably connected to the first and second base portion sections, respectively, and a positioning member which is operative for receiving and releasably securing instruments in the base portion.

Abstract: A trash receptacle includes an upright open container member, a partition dividing the interior of the container member into first and second compartments and a cover member on the container member, the cover member having first and second access openings therein of circular and rectangular configuration, respectively, for passing recyclable and non-recyclable trash, respectively, into the first and second compartments, respectively. The container member includes an arcuate sidewall which defines the outer extremities of the first compartment and first and second substantially flat sidewalls which are disposed in angular relation to each other and define the outer extremeties of the second compartment.