The Best Way to Store Your Emergency Water Supply
Humans can live without a lot of things, but clean water isn’t one of them. And while you may have a few jugs of water stashed in a closet or…
This Fancy Electric Composter Is 30% Off Right Now
Image: Reencle While you could make a DIY compost bin, grab cheap composter, and try the laziest ways to compost, this Reencle Prime Food Waste Composter is nice and easy,…
The Best Way to Compost if You Don’t Want to Compost
Composting has an ick factor. Between gardening and cooking, I produce a lot of waste that goes right into the “green bin” for city composting and I’m always super happy…
The Most Effective Ways to Prevent Clogs in Low-Flow Toilets (and Why They’re So Common)
Unless your home’s water supply has been cut off—and you have to resort to “flushing” toilets by pouring large buckets of water into the bowl—you may not think about all…
Avoid These Beaches With Too Much Poop
A lot of things can ruin a day at the beach—a sudden change in the weather, garbage leftover from gatherings the night before, a bunch of screaming and splashing children.…
The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture: What Is Skibidi Toilet?
This week’s Out-of-Touch guide covers a kidnapping that might not have happened, singing heads coming out of toilets, and people eating borax for their health. So make yourself a girl…
Use Soap Before Water to Clean Greasy Hands
Photo: Kasarp Studio (Shutterstock) Everyone knows the traditional hand-washing procedure: get your hands nice and wet under running water, add soap, and scrub away for at least 20 seconds. Unfortunately,…
You Can’t Avoid ‘Forever Chemicals,’ but You Can Lower Your Exposure
Chemicals that don’t break down easily in the environment have made their way into most of our bodies (whether we know it or not) and are present in about 45%…
The Five Laziest Ways to Compost
Composting is a great way to get free fertilizer for your garden. If you’re brand new to composting, the idea is simple: You use clippings, leaves, and food scraps that…
How to Use Your Greywater to Save Money (and Resources)
We use a breathtaking amount of water. On average, every American uses about 300 gallons of water every single day, most of it indoors. Those applications are pretty fundamental, of…