You probably haven’t done these cleaning and home maintenance tasks lately (if ever!), but it’s imperative that you do. The ...

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What I love even more than the genius tips my readers send in are the little love notes and thank-yous tucked in alongside them. Honestly, I’m a complete sap for ...

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But all of that is outweighed by the plastic, concrete and other material that humans have produced in the last century alone in the form of everything from roads and skyscrapers to cars ...

“We are taking paper steel cans, aluminum cans, and plastic bottles in containers. So those are bottles with a neck, with a screw-on cap or snap-on lid, can go in the recycling and then all ...

Dr. Stephanie Widmer explains potential hazards of single-use plastic. Safety concerns have loomed over microplastics, be it from your cutting board while prepping food to cook at home or items ...

Black plastic used in kitchen utensils can contain trace chemicals from electronic waste, and single use containers can be especially difficult to recycle. Plastic is being increasingly ...

The study revealed that mucus-producing intestinal cells absorbed the highest amount of these plastic particles from tea bags. This was a significant finding because these cells play a protective role ...

How Much Does a Garbage Collector Make? Garbage Collectors made a median salary of $43,540 in 2022. The best-paid 25% made $53,800 that year, while the lowest-paid 25% made $34,040. The ...

Kaitlin Sullivan is a health and science journalist based in Colorado. She's been part of multiple award-winning investigations into health topics including the international medical device ...