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How to Recycle Your Mattress and Other Awkward Items

9 months ago

How to Recycle Your Mattress and Other Awkward Items

Stephanie Nuzzo

How to Avoid Using Plastics in Your Daily Life

1 year ago

How to Avoid Using Plastics in Your Daily Life

11 Unexpected Household Items You Really Shouldn’t Be Recycling

1 year ago

11 Unexpected Household Items You Really Shouldn’t Be Recycling

Can You Recycle Those Annoying Wire Hangers?

1 year ago

Can You Recycle Those Annoying Wire Hangers?

Your Starbucks Cup May Not Be Getting Recycled

1 year ago

Your Starbucks Cup May Not Be Getting Recycled

How To Ditch Single-Use Plastic Bags Forever

1 year ago

How To Ditch Single-Use Plastic Bags Forever

Are Cans Or Plastic Bottles Worse For The Environment?

2 years ago

Are Cans Or Plastic Bottles Worse For The Environment?

Make A Bin For All The Stuff You Don’t Know How To Recycle

2 years ago

Make A Bin For All The Stuff You Don’t Know How To Recycle

Don’t Throw Away Full Aerosol Spray Cans

2 years ago

Don’t Throw Away Full Aerosol Spray Cans

Josh Ocampo

How To Dispose Of A Broken Pair Of Headphones

2 years ago

How To Dispose Of A Broken Pair Of Headphones

Josh Ocampo

How To Recycle Household Cleaning Products And Hazardous Chemicals

2 years ago

How To Recycle Household Cleaning Products And Hazardous Chemicals

Josh Ocampo

Don’t Throw Your Old Bicycle In The Trash

2 years ago

Don’t Throw Your Old Bicycle In The Trash

How To Sell Or Recycle Your Old Electronics

2 years ago

How To Sell Or Recycle Your Old Electronics

How To Donate Or Dispose Of Your Old Paint

2 years ago

How To Donate Or Dispose Of Your Old Paint

Meghan Moravcik Walbert

1

How To Keep Your Egg From Rolling Away

2 years ago

How To Keep Your Egg From Rolling Away

How To Use Fewer Paper Towels

2 years ago

How To Use Fewer Paper Towels

1

You Can Kayak In Europe For Free, If You Pick Up Trash

2 years ago

You Can Kayak In Europe For Free, If You Pick Up Trash

Use Old Greeting Cards As Bookmarks

2 years ago

Use Old Greeting Cards As Bookmarks

Reduce Plastic Waste By Bringing A Garment Bag To The Dry Cleaner

2 years ago

Reduce Plastic Waste By Bringing A Garment Bag To The Dry Cleaner

Don’t Throw Your Chip Bags In The Recycling Bin

2 years ago

Don’t Throw Your Chip Bags In The Recycling Bin

What Do I Do With All These Plastic Bags?

2 years ago

What Do I Do With All These Plastic Bags?

Don’t Throw Your Used Mattress In The Garbage

2 years ago

Don’t Throw Your Used Mattress In The Garbage

How To Properly Recycle Your Plastic Yogurt Containers

2 years ago

How To Properly Recycle Your Plastic Yogurt Containers

Why You Shouldn’t Recycle Glass That Isn’t A Bottle Or Jar

2 years ago

Why You Shouldn’t Recycle Glass That Isn’t A Bottle Or Jar

Don’t Crush Cans Before Recycling Them

2 years ago

Don’t Crush Cans Before Recycling Them

2

Never Throw Your Old Clothing In The Trash

2 years ago

Never Throw Your Old Clothing In The Trash

Cut The Straps Of Your Expired Car Seat

2 years ago

Cut The Straps Of Your Expired Car Seat

Michelle Woo

How To Zero-Waste Grocery Shop

2 years ago

How To Zero-Waste Grocery Shop

New Recycling Program Turns Trash Into Treasure

2 years ago

New Recycling Program Turns Trash Into Treasure

Anthony Caruana

What You Can And Can’t Recycle

3 years ago

What You Can And Can’t Recycle

Nick Douglas

3

Stop Releasing Balloons Into The Sky

3 years ago

Stop Releasing Balloons Into The Sky

1

Yes, You Can Recycle Styrofoam

3 years ago

Yes, You Can Recycle Styrofoam

2

How To Waste Less Plastic This Summer

3 years ago

How To Waste Less Plastic This Summer

Are These ‘Biodegradable’ Water Balloons Really Biodegradable?

3 years ago

Are These ‘Biodegradable’ Water Balloons Really Biodegradable?

Michelle Woo

3

How To Donate Or Sell Used Legos

3 years ago

How To Donate Or Sell Used Legos

Georgia Kral

3 years ago

How To Create Less Waste This Holiday Season

10 Things Your Kids Can Do With Cardboard Boxes On Christmas Morning

3 years ago

10 Things Your Kids Can Do With Cardboard Boxes On Christmas Morning

Michelle Woo

How To Stop Using So Much Disposable Plastic

3 years ago

How To Stop Using So Much Disposable Plastic

1

What To Know About Donating Your Body To Science

3 years ago

What To Know About Donating Your Body To Science

Christine Colby

1

3 years ago

How To Get Started Composting

Georgia Kral

1

Quickly Reduce The Amount Of Plastic You Throw Away

3 years ago

Quickly Reduce The Amount Of Plastic You Throw Away

2

How To Wipe Your Smart Gadgets Before You Get Rid Of Them

3 years ago

How To Wipe Your Smart Gadgets Before You Get Rid Of Them

How To Recycle Toothbrushes And Toothpaste Tubes, If You Insist

3 years ago

How To Recycle Toothbrushes And Toothpaste Tubes, If You Insist

A Guide To Reusable Supermarket Bags

3 years ago

A Guide To Reusable Supermarket Bags

Nick Douglas

4

How Do You Choose Ethically Produced Electronics?

3 years ago

How Do You Choose Ethically Produced Electronics?

Anthony Caruana

1

How To Rinse Your Recyclables Without Wasting Water

3 years ago

How To Rinse Your Recyclables Without Wasting Water

Nick Douglas

Seven Phone Recycling Tips For World Environment Day

3 years ago

Seven Phone Recycling Tips For World Environment Day

How A Converted Brewery Helped A Winery Reduce Glass Use

Small Business & Startups

3 years ago

How A Converted Brewery Helped A Winery Reduce Glass Use

Anthony Caruana

5

Rinse Your Recyclables, People!

3 years ago

Rinse Your Recyclables, People!

1

5 Places You Can Recycle Your Old Tech

Small Business & Startups

3 years ago

5 Places You Can Recycle Your Old Tech

Anthony Caruana

2

This Is How Long Your Junk Lasts In The Ocean [Infographic]

4 years ago

This Is How Long Your Junk Lasts In The Ocean [Infographic]

2

Why Rinsing Your Recycling Is Usually A Waste Of Time

4 years ago

Why Rinsing Your Recycling Is Usually A Waste Of Time

Trevor Thornton

5

4 years ago

Transform A Light Bulb Into An Oil Lamp, Corkscrew Or Solar Light

5 years ago

An Empty Box Is The Best Gift You Can Give Your Cat

5 years ago

How To Recycle During The Holidays

Patrick Allan

How Much Money You’ll Make When You Recycle Through Apple’s Renew Program

5 years ago

How Much Money You’ll Make When You Recycle Through Apple’s Renew Program

1

Ask LH: How Clean Does The Rubbish In My Recycling Bin Need To Be?

5 years ago

Ask LH: How Clean Does The Rubbish In My Recycling Bin Need To Be?

2

10 Great Ways To Reuse Stuff You Might Otherwise Chuck Out

5 years ago

10 Great Ways To Reuse Stuff You Might Otherwise Chuck Out

8

6 years ago

You Might Not Have To Rinse Your Recyclables After All

8

6 years ago

Upcycle A Plastic Bottle Into Some Durable String

The 10 Best Uses For An Old Smartphone

6 years ago

The 10 Best Uses For An Old Smartphone

Lindsay Handmer

Ask LH: Is It Illegal To Take Other People’s Junk During Council Cleanups?

6 years ago

Ask LH: Is It Illegal To Take Other People’s Junk During Council Cleanups?

Please Don’t Destroy Retro Consoles To Make These Monstrosities

6 years ago

Please Don’t Destroy Retro Consoles To Make These Monstrosities

2

Turn An Old Jumper Into A Perfectly Insulated Food Cozy

6 years ago

Turn An Old Jumper Into A Perfectly Insulated Food Cozy

Convert Last Year’s Christmas Cards Into This Year’s Gift Tags

7 years ago

Convert Last Year’s Christmas Cards Into This Year’s Gift Tags

Ask LH: How Can I Give Away Old PC Parts?

7 years ago

Ask LH: How Can I Give Away Old PC Parts?

9

Australia Is Going To Recycle Even More Mobile Phones

7 years ago

Australia Is Going To Recycle Even More Mobile Phones

1

This Infographic Shows What You Can (And Can’t) Turn Into Compost

7 years ago

This Infographic Shows What You Can (And Can’t) Turn Into Compost

4

Ask LH: What Can I Do With My Old Mac Mini?

7 years ago

Ask LH: What Can I Do With My Old Mac Mini?

Anthony Caruana

Ask LH: Can I Recycle My Old CDs?

8 years ago

Ask LH: Can I Recycle My Old CDs?

2

Recycle Plastic Bags Into A Strong, Waterproof Rope Without Any Tools

8 years ago

Recycle Plastic Bags Into A Strong, Waterproof Rope Without Any Tools

Recycled Water Could Be Heading To Our Household Taps

8 years ago

Recycled Water Could Be Heading To Our Household Taps

Why Target’s Plastic Bag Backdown Doesn’t Make Much Sense

8 years ago

Why Target’s Plastic Bag Backdown Doesn’t Make Much Sense

Rosemary Anne Sharp

Why You Should Avoid Optus’ New Mobile Phone Trade-In Scheme

8 years ago

Why You Should Avoid Optus’ New Mobile Phone Trade-In Scheme

1

We’re Getting Better At Recycling Mobile Phones [Infographic]

8 years ago

We’re Getting Better At Recycling Mobile Phones [Infographic]

Ask LH: Can Overcharging Damage My Phone?

8 years ago

Ask LH: Can Overcharging Damage My Phone?

8

Ask LH: Where Should I Sell My Smartphone To Get The Most Money?

8 years ago

Ask LH: Where Should I Sell My Smartphone To Get The Most Money?

Angus Kidman & Adam Dachis

What Do You Do With Your Old Mobile Phones?

8 years ago

What Do You Do With Your Old Mobile Phones?

4

Bounce Mobile Pays A Fair Sum For Your Old Mobile Phone

8 years ago

Bounce Mobile Pays A Fair Sum For Your Old Mobile Phone

1

Ask LH: Can I Stop Free Newspaper Deliveries?

8 years ago

Ask LH: Can I Stop Free Newspaper Deliveries?

9

Ask LH: How Can I Recycle My Old Technology?

8 years ago

Ask LH: How Can I Recycle My Old Technology?

How To Sell Or Recycle Your Old Phone

8 years ago

How To Sell Or Recycle Your Old Phone

8

Make A Rug Out Of Plastic Bags

8 years ago

Make A Rug Out Of Plastic Bags

5

How To Wage Your Own War Against Food Waste

8 years ago

How To Wage Your Own War Against Food Waste

Lisa Aberle

1

Acer Will Recycle Your PC, But Not Quite For Free

9 years ago

Acer Will Recycle Your PC, But Not Quite For Free

Ask LH: What Should I Do With My Old Computer Parts?

9 years ago

Ask LH: What Should I Do With My Old Computer Parts?

6

How Does Boomerang Buyback Compare?

9 years ago

How Does Boomerang Buyback Compare?

3

Recycle Old Wine Corks Into A Pot Stand

9 years ago

Recycle Old Wine Corks Into A Pot Stand

Alan Henry

4

Need A New Wardrobe? Try A Clothing Swap

9 years ago

Need A New Wardrobe? Try A Clothing Swap

Meredith Duncan

Recycle Used Batteries At ALDI

9 years ago

Recycle Used Batteries At ALDI

5

Repurpose A Laundry Detergent Bottle As A Watering Can

9 years ago

Repurpose A Laundry Detergent Bottle As A Watering Can

Adam Dachis

1

How To Redeploy Stuff You Don’t Need

9 years ago

How To Redeploy Stuff You Don’t Need

Use A Straw Dispenser To Distribute Pencils

9 years ago

Use A Straw Dispenser To Distribute Pencils

Ask LH: What Can I Do With Used Deep Fryer Oil?

9 years ago

Ask LH: What Can I Do With Used Deep Fryer Oil?

Use Plastic Bags As Seed Starters

9 years ago

Use Plastic Bags As Seed Starters

Turn A Book Into A Bedside Smartphone Dock

9 years ago

Turn A Book Into A Bedside Smartphone Dock

Why Apple Isn’t Part Of MobileMuster

9 years ago

Why Apple Isn’t Part Of MobileMuster

Top 10 Clever Hacks For Things You Thought Were Garbage

9 years ago

Top 10 Clever Hacks For Things You Thought Were Garbage

8

Use Nail Polish Remover To Clean Ink From Reusable Containers

9 years ago

Use Nail Polish Remover To Clean Ink From Reusable Containers

Alan Henry

1

Use Old Paper Towel Rolls In The Garden To Protect Seedlings From Pests

9 years ago

Use Old Paper Towel Rolls In The Garden To Protect Seedlings From Pests

1