plastics

  • Make a DIY ‘Drybox’ to Protect Your Holiday Lights From the Elements

    Make a DIY ‘Drybox’ to Protect Your Holiday Lights From the Elements

    Outdoor holiday lighting displays are an essential part of the season for many people, bringing a little extra brightness to the long winter nights. Stringing together multiple strands of lights is often the best way to achieve the look you’re going for, but connections made outdoors are open to the elements, allowing moisture from rain,…


  • How to Move Without Using a Shitload of Boxes

    How to Move Without Using a Shitload of Boxes

    There comes a time in every person’s life when we must ask: How the hell am I going to transport all this crap I have accumulated to a new home? Whether you’re leaving a 9-by-7 bedroom in a third floor Sydney walkup or a four-bedroom suburban house with basement, sometimes the biggest challenge (besides deciding…


  • BPA Is Everywhere. Is It Safe?

    BPA Is Everywhere. Is It Safe?

    Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a chemical found in plastics, including food packaging, that may interfere with the way our cells work. Are we exposed to enough BPA to harm us? And should we be afraid of the alternative products with their “BPA free” stickers? Let’s just say… it’s complicated.