green living

Recently I've needed to look into the possible replacement of one of my smoke alarms and of a fire extinguisher. I quickly found very helpful information on the proper disposal of both of these. I'm sharing what I found below....

Like most people I've used plastic straws my entire life. However, plastic straws are made from polypropylene, which is #5 among the Plastic Identification Codes. This isn't good because most recycling centers will not take them. Which means after you...