10/14/13

Still haven't gotten your flu shot? Get it today and help someone else. Ending today, Walgreen drug stores' Shot@Life campaign will donate a free vaccination to a child through the United Nations Foundation when you come in for your annual flu shot. No appointment is necessary. The life-saving vaccines ensure children in developing countries will receive a vaccination against measles, polio, pneumonia and rotavirus. If you do get a shot at Walgreens, you can also take a photo and upload it to your social media networks with the hashtag #giveashot to get the word out.

10/13/13

During Halloween, many of us choose to decorate a pumpkin with paints. If you choose to paint a pumpkin instead of carving it, avoid spray paints, glitter and indelible inks, which cannot be added safely to a compost pile and makes your pumpkin inedible. Instead, use water-based, nontoxic paints from the craft store; you can mix a little liquid dish soap with the paint to make it spread easily on the pumpkin. Before composting the pumpkin, rinse off the paint in the sink.

10/12/13

If you have a closet stored with an old computer, including a monitor, mouse, speakers, cords, printer and scanner, it doesn’t have to collect dust anymore. You can recycle your old computer free of charge. Dell’s Reconnect program accepts any brand of computer equipment in any condition and will recycle it for you. There are more than 2,000 drop-off locations across the United States. From there, your computer is analyzed to see if anything can be refurbished. For the most part, most systems are stripped for recyclable glass, metal and plastics. Learn more at dellreconnect.com.