11/20/09

If you're in the market for new wall-to-wall carpet or area rugs, ask your retailer to show you options made from 100 percent post-consumer recycled nylon, which comes from old plastic water bottles. Millions of bottles are collected from curbside recycling each year and turned into beautiful carpet in all types of styles and colors. And the best part? These rugs and carpets are becoming much more affordable.

11/19/09

If your garbage disposal smells funny, don't pour toxic chlorine bleach down the drain. Instead, think tomato soup. Tomatoes can neutralize odor -- like washing the family dog with canned tomatoes after he's been sprayed by a skunk -- so they'll do wonders with your garbage disposal. Let the soup sit in the drain for a while before washing it away with regular water.

11/18/09

Inkjet cartridges are both expensive and some seem to run out of ink very quickly. Instead of buying new cartridges each time, consider getting them refilled for a fraction of the cost. Walgreens, a national pharmacy chain, offers a quick and easy refill service for both black and color cartridges.