A newspaper recycling container includes a main body having a peripheral sidewall formed by a plurality of panels hingedly connected together, the panels including tab sections at lower edges thereof which can be bent inwardly and secured to an adjacent panel to retain the main body in a box-like configuration; and a bottom wall positioned on the bent tab sections so as to be spaced above a ground surface on which the newspaper recycling container is positioned and to facilitate retention of the main body in the box-like configuration.