4/14/10

Ever wonder what to do with all those annoying Styrofoam packing peanuts? Have some fun: Buy an empty beanbag chair cover and fill it up! If you don't have enough peanuts to fill up a chair, ask friends or co-workers. They are sure to have packing peanuts that they'll be glad to contribute to your chair-building project.

4/13/10

If you filter tap water in an effort to cut back on plastic bottled water usage, good for you! But when it comes time to replace those carbon filters, don't toss them into the trash. Save them for household hazardous waste pickup and dispose of them properly. The carbon filters actually do a great job in removing harmful metals from water, but by throwing them in the trash you risk reintroducing those metals right back into the waterways.

4/12/10

Today's the day to revisit your local library. Sign up for a free membership card and check out the variety of resources available to you and your family. Besides books, libraries also have archives of magazines, CDs and DVDs and a wealth of digital research materials. P.S. -- Support the library's used-book sale, which raises money for its nonprofit work; you get books at a discount and will help raise money for a great cause.