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Because You Asked Food & Drink Can I Recycle K-Cups? January 21, 2022Single-serve coffee may be convenient, but it has catching up to do in order to reduce waste.91
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Because You Asked Holidays & Entertaining How Are Christmas Trees Recycled? January 07, 2022Your old Christmas tree can be a gift that keeps on giving to the environment.
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Because You Asked Home & Garden What Is An Energy Audit? December 31, 2021An audit can improve your energy efficiency and save you money.
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Because You Asked Home & Garden Can I Recycle Toothpaste Tubes? December 24, 2021You’ve squeezed the last of the toothpaste out. Now what?
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Because You Asked Food & Drink Can Cereal Bags Be Recycled? December 17, 2021Cardboard cereal boxes are simply added to your paper recycling, but what about the bags?
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Because You Asked Home & Garden Can Motor Oil Be Recycled? December 10, 2021There is a rare chance to give a fossil fuel a second life.
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Because You Asked Lifestyle How Are Mixed-Material Items Recycled? December 03, 2021Here’s how complicated items like mattresses or cellphones are recycled.
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Because You Asked Home & Garden Can I Recycle Parchment Paper? November 19, 2021Parchment paper may be a baker’s best friend, but disposing of it is deceptively tricky.
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Because You Asked Lifestyle What Is “Organic” Dry-Cleaning? November 12, 2021Here’s what you need to know about so-called organic and green dry-cleaning.
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Because You Asked Lifestyle Can Cigarette Butts Be Recycled? October 29, 2021Hold on to your butts! Cigarette filters are a scourge to our streets and waterways.
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Because You Asked Lifestyle Do I Need to Remove the Address Window from Envelopes? October 22, 2021You don’t have to remove the clear envelope window, but it doesn’t hurt to do so.
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Because You Asked Lifestyle How Do I Recycle Prescription Eyeglasses? October 15, 2021Recycling your eyeglasses could give sight to someone in need.
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Because You Asked Home & Garden Is There a Green Version of the Yellow Pages? October 01, 2021From home cleaning to funeral homes, eco-options in your community are out there. You just need to know how to find them.
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Because You Asked Home & Garden How Do I Recycle a Mattress? September 24, 2021It’s hard to sleep soundly thinking about all those mattresses going to a landfill.
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Because You Asked Lifestyle Why Can’t I Recycle Stuff with Food On It? September 10, 2021Compared to food residue, paper labels are a benign contaminant.
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