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We all know that items like lighter fluid, paint and chemical insecticides are considered household hazardous waste and should never be thrown in the regular trash. But did you know there are some common personal care products that are also considered hazardous? Items like nail polish, nail polish remover and even hair care products found in ...Read more

A simple way to save water and stay healthy is to wash your hands with cold water. The temperature of the water doesn’t really remove more germs; the most important thing is that you use enough soap and lather up. Simply wet your hands, turn off the faucet, and lather your hands for at least 20 seconds. Then rinse with cold water. Researchers ...Read more

Want to make one healthy and eco-friendly change to help you and your feline companion? If you have cats at home, it might be time to rethink the type of kitty litter you use. Conventional kitty litter is a combination of binders, with the main material being clay. The process of harvesting the clay is destructive to the planet, and the dust ...Read more

Do you have retailer loyalty cards or "reward" cards that you use for in-store discounts and to rack up points that you can use for freebies down the road? These reward programs are often in supermarkets and drugstores like Safeway, Walgreens and CVS. But did you know you can register your loyalty card through the website eScrip.com and use it ...Read more

Do you know what the No. 1 most recycled product is? It's not what you might think: It's car batteries. Almost all of the car battery is recyclable. Sixty percent of it is lead, which can be recycled and used for other metal products. The three pounds of plastic is also reclaimed and used in the manufacturing of new batteries. And the sulfuric ...Read more

Glass bottles, glass jars and wineglasses may be made from glass, but that doesn't mean that they are all recyclable. While glass jars and bottles that once held food items like pasta sauce, ketchup and applesauce are recyclable in some curbside recycling, glass used for bakeware and for table settings is not. This type of glass has a different ...Read more

Did you know that 44 million windshield wiper blades are disposed of in landfills every year in the United States? That’s a lot of waste. And while wipers are nearly impossible to recycle, you can choose wipers designed to last much longer than traditional ones. Look for blades made of silicone. They last three times longer, which means you ...Read more

After you've boiled a pot of pasta or potatoes, do you ever wonder what you can do with all of that leftover starchy water? Instead of pouring it down the drain, let it cool down to room temperature and reuse it to water your houseplants and garden. The residual starch in the water actually spurs the nutrients in soil, which helps feed the ...Read more

According to Eating Well, almost all vitamins and supplements will keep if stored in a cool, dry place. But there are five supplements that can do much better if refrigerated to minimize degradation of the product. Those five supplements are fish oil, probiotics, liquid iron, flaxseed oil and vitamin C. All five of these items are sensitive to ...Read more