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What to Do with Old Alkaline Batteries
IKEA has a recycling station where you can return batteries and .... Lincoln Park Zoo has a place where you can recycle your old batteries- it's in the ...
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- Hi K., My work has a place to put old batteries to be disposed. I was wondering if your husband or you work at a place where they dispose batteries? All I do is t...
- Hi, you can go to http://www.batteryrecycling.com/ and check things out there. There is a cost to it, but I figure it's worth it, I don't have to leave my home looking...
- Here are a couple of articles that tell you your options.... in addition, my aldreman has a program. http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6096368...
Why Is It So Hard to Go Green?
I can't find any recycling facilities..." ... If you go to bulbs.com they have a recycling program that allows you to send the bulbs to them. ...
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- Have the eco-friendly flouroscent bulbs already expired for you? If not - I would wait til you get to that point to decide what to do.....I thought they lasted fo...
- Don't be too quick about getting rid of those light bulbs. Hold on to them for a while if you can. They shouldn't take up too much space.I have switched to the fluor...
- Did you check into Household Hazardous waste? Also check to see if the local municipality has a listing of closer drop offs. I'm unaware of your location but in Monmo...
How Do I Get Rid Large Appliances & Computers
There is a web site wwwfreecycleorg you can locate groups near youthere is one for Rockwall County and it is a message board for recycling stuff around your ...
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- Craigslist! Put up pictures and honest descriptions of what is working and what is NOT working with your items. We had 3 old computers that all had something...
- All the ideas are great. I can personally vouch for Craigslist Free Stuff. I've used it and it's great.
- For your large Applicances - TXU and I think Reliant has a program where they will pick up old fridges and freezers. They have the means to properly dispose of them (...
All the Paper
As for mail, I keep a brown grocery bag for paper recycling next to my trash .... You can use the big manilla ones and recycle by crossing off dates as they ...
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- You sound very overwhelmed. Let's try to keep it simple. Make sure every year you buy a good size calendar for the wall with large boxes for each date so you can write...
- Here's what I do. I have 1 cabinet in my home that is mine (my husband has a whole office, but that is for another time). When the papers come home they are sorted rig...
- D., Get a flylady calendar. You may think this silly but check it out on flylady.net She has the best tools for many things. Barbara
Has Anyone Bought a Compost Bin? Need Advice.
I have 2 black plastic bins from our county recycling program ... Your city recycling program often has bins available at a fraction of the price. ...
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- Most of the commercial compost bins are made from recycled plastics and are very sturdy - almost indestructible. Look for this product (recycled plastic) and you will ...
- We have a compost tumbler, instead of turning the compost with a heavy pitchfork and heavy compost you turn the tumbler. I bought ours online several years ago, I don'...
- I am a lazy composter and rarely turn my compost so it takes longer. I have 2 black plastic bins from our county recycling program (definitely recommend). One is "acti...
Looking for Recommendations on Where to Donate My Maternity Clothes
It's a recycling site where people give stuff away, and you can get rid of stuff . ... You get a lot for free and by recycling you help save the environment! ...
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- Hi There is a place in Palatine called PHD that takes Maternity clothes along with kids clothes 6x or smaller. http://www.sphd.org/ Enjoy the week! C.
- http://www.cirtl.org/pregnant.htm Crisis pregnancy centers are usually in need of maternity clothing and children's items. I found the link to some of them above. ...
- Hi J., I'm not familiar with any organizations of this type, but I always give stuff away on freecycle. If you're interested sign up for freecycle, freesources and d...
3 Days Left and I Have No Idea What I'm Doing!!!
In fact, if you could move your recycling bin to just outside the back ... If you have your recycling bin out back, and the big garbage can to take outside ...
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- Oh boy...I've been to so many of these :) My dad was an officer in the navy ( so I grew up with promotion parties, change of command parties, hail and farewell parties...
- How about buying some premade trays. Or look in the freezer section for some of the premade hor'duerves they have out there.Get a couple of big bags of meatballs put t...
- Sounds like you have a busy life... So, forget about cooking. Finger foods, vegie and fruit trays, assorted cheeses, crackers, breads, and/or prepared hot foods by QF...
BPA In Baby Bottles
Plastics with the recycling labels #1, #2 and #4 on the bottom are safer choices ..... If you have to do plastic, look for the #5 in the recycle triangle ...
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- Hi A., You've gotten a lot of good advice so I won't repeat what was said but I want to make two points. First, nipples on bottles may have BPA also. If you can'...
- Hi A., I went through the same stage (researching BPA) and ended up only using Nuby brand (no BPA) and not feeding Grace anything out of plastic (we only use glass...
- sorry to those who say you are putting too much into it, but, I would guess they are probably not the researchers who have discovered the link between many plastics an...
Age Appropriate "Chores" for My 11 Year Old Son
I took out the trash, sorted the recycling, helped with sorting laundry - washing ... I would definitely say: collecting & taking out trash/recycling, ...
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- My son is 12, and has ADD. He empties the trash, (throughout the entire house) daily, and weekly pulls the carts to the curb for pickup by the trash truck. He cleans...
- Hmmm, having an 11 yr old! Boy would I put him to work....:) I would definitely say: collecting & taking out trash/recycling, helping get younger sibblings to bed/ba...
- When I was his age I helped out a lot around the house. I took out the trash, sorted the recycling, helped with sorting laundry - washing & hanging up (I would use ca...
How to Make Crayons from Old Crayons
See Cookie Cutter Crayons for another recycling idea. ... It talks about recycling bits of old crayons and how you can peel the paper off and gather ...
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- I think it's basic melting and just put the crayons in an oven on low heat or a double-broiler. You can even put them in fun molds as well. I think you would need to...
- Funny that you ask. I just read about this in What to expect the toddler years. It talks about recycling bits of old crayons and how you can peel the paper off and ...
- This is a fun thing to do with your old crayons! http://jas.familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=11585 and as far as stained glass..I hav...
