Green Living
Confused about what green means? Find out how your personal choices can affect the world we live in. Whether you're dining or driving, we'll show you how to be more eco-friendly.
Which Works Best: Laundry Pods, Powder or Liquid Detergents?
Stop Hand-washing Your Dishes!
Does Your Fridge Water Taste Bad? Here's How to Fix It
Why Gift Recipients Have a Surprising Preference for Sloppy Wrapping
Is All That Shines Really Sterling Silver?
Why Porcelain Has Been the Most Prized Ceramic for Centuries
How often should you dust your dorm room?
Dorms: Can you get athlete’s foot from the dorm shower?
How often should you clean your dorm room?
9 Great Uses for Toothpaste Besides Brushing Your Teeth
How to Wash a Weighted Blanket
How to Wash Pillows
How Do You Grow a 2,000-pound Pumpkin?
Sandspurs: The Spiky Scourge of Feet and Lawns
How Deadheading Helps Flowering Plants Flourish
How to Remove Scuff Marks from Shoes
10 Most Infamous Stains in History
Is stainless steel really impossible to stain?
6 of the Biggest Houses in the World
House Hunting? Be Prepared to Win a Bidding War
Do You Have to Tell Buyers Your House Is Haunted?
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Modal fabric is a type of synthetic rayon. It has a reputation for being greener than other fabrics, but is it really?
Don't trash your paper towel, toilet paper and wrapping paper tubes. Give them a second life with one of these 10 hacks instead.
In addition to its role in cooking, coconut oil has a ton of uses in health and beauty. We highlight 10 of them.
By Alia Hoyt
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Love the look of leather but want a more sustainable option? Then consider PU leather. It's 100 percent vegan, but does it hold up to genuine leather?
There are lots of inventive uses for old coffee grounds, including candle-making, bug prevention and de-icing roads.
On hot summer days, is it best to turn off the AC when leaving home, turn it up or leave it as is? The answer may surprise you.
By Alia Hoyt
If you drink a lot of tea, you probably throw out a lot of used tea bags. But there are dozens of surprising things you can do with them instead, both in your home and your garden.
By Alia Hoyt
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We've all become hyperaware of the importance of toilet paper during our lives in the world of COVID-19. But there are some Earth-friendly options that exist as well. Have you tried them?
We all know vinegar is often used in cooking and making salad dressings. But it has a ton of other uses in cleaning, beauty, insect control and more!
The bane of every gardener's existence, weeds can easily and safely be controlled with non-toxic ingredients that you find around the house.
By Katie Carman
You may know that baking soda can be used to clean stuff and to make toothpaste, but we've rounded up 15 creatives uses for the product, many of which might be new to you.
By Alia Hoyt
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Biophilia is the idea that humans possess an innate tendency to seek connections with nature, and it can help us to transform the way we live.
Come inside to see why the tiny house movement is big business.
There are things we consciously recycle, such as used clothing, and there are things we toss without a second thought, like foil and rubber bands. But the latter have uses you may never have dreamed of.
By Dave Roos
Lighten your load by handing off these age-appropriate chores to your kids.
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Eco-friendly options that make your house a home.
Edible walls, self-adjusting thermostats, and other smart green home innovations aren't as far-fetched as you may think.
Keep your home healthy by avoiding these potentially dangerous materials.
Using less energy isn't only good for the Earth, it's also good for your bottom line, too.
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You don’t need to spend a lot to make a big impact on your carbon footprint: These five cheap changes are a great place to start.
Epsom salts have amazing health benefits. They're good for relaxing baths, face scrubs and a hair volumizer. We'll give you more ways to use Epsom salt in your daily routine.
I've been thinking about extra shampoo ever since I sent a box of random bars of hotel soap and shampoo bottles to Clean the World, a smart and admirable non-profit that sends unused soap and shampoo to people at risk of acute infection and disease due to lack of soap.
Vinegar works as well as conventional fabric softener without the health risks or the waste or the animal fat.
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10 ways you can keep watersheds clean are explained in this article. Learn about 10 ways you can keep watersheds clean.
Don't kill spiders and instead keep them around your house. Find out why you shouldn't kill spiders.