The Most Commonly Wasted Foods (and How to Stop Wasting Them)
Photo: Andrey_Popov (Shutterstock) Food waste is a serious issue. According to Feeding America, around 119 billion pounds of food is wasted in the US every year, worth more than $408…
Follow These Steps to Keep Your Garbage Disposal Working
Photo: Tolikoff Photography (Shutterstock) Garbage disposals can be very convenient, plus help keep food waste out of landfills. But garbage disposals are often a mystery to homeowners. But while it…
How to Shop on TikTok Without Overpaying
Photo: Chaay_Tee (Shutterstock) When it comes to selling secondhand items online, there’s no shortage of options. From Facebook Marketplace and Nextdoor, to classics like Craigslist and eBay, if there’s something…
How to Properly Dispose of Your Leftover Home Renovation Materials
Photo: BDoss928 (Shutterstock) Whether you’ve completed a major renovation of your home, or a smaller weekend project, chances are you have some leftover building materials. You may also have perfectly…
How to Keep You Garbage Disposal From Crapping Out on You
Photo: mariakray (Shutterstock) A garbage disposal’s job is to remain out of sight, and make food waste disappear. So when it’s working properly, it’s easy to forget about it. This,…
You Should Use Leftover Fireplace Ashes in Your Garden
Photo: glebchik (Shutterstock) Fall brings with it one of life’s simplest pleasures: long evenings spent curled up in front of the fireplace. But once the final embers have burned out…
UK Researchers Turn Plastic Waste Into Vanilla Flavour: All the Details
Plastic waste — that includes carry bags, soft drink or water bottles, more — may soon be converted into vanilla flavouring using genetically engineered bacteria. According to new research by…
Why You Should Line Your Compost Bin With Paper Towels
Nobody likes emptying the compost bin. If you’re unlucky, something sticks to the bottom, forcing you to hover over a heap of stinky, rotting organic matter while you try to…
Save Your Sawdust for These Household Hacks
Photo: safakcakir (Shutterstock) DIY projects involving woodworking can be challenging (depending on your skill level), but also pretty rewarding—resulting in an actual physical thing you made yourself. But all that…
A new type of plastic may be the first that is infinitely recyclable
By Alice Klein We need solutions to deal with plastic pollutionShutterstock / MOHAMED ABDULRAHEEM A new type of plastic that can be easily broken down into its chemical building blocks…