Road warriors often collect massive amounts of small bottles of shampoo from hotel rooms that pile up at home. One way to help others is to send your unopened bottles of shampoo to the charity Clean the World. Its goal is to eliminate hygiene-related deaths and illness all over the world by sharing soap and other cleaning products with people in need. You can send your bottles to the organization directly (get the address at cleantheworld.org). Another way to cut the waste of mini-bottles of shampoo completely? Don't take them. Unopened bottles will get reused.

At lots of health clubs and gyms, you'll find overflowing trash cans with used antibacterial wipes from wiping down equipment. But is all this waste actually doing any good to help you stay healthy? The reality is that if you belong to a gym that has a regular cleaning schedule, using wipes is unnecessary. All you have to do is follow simple tips to stay healthy: Use a towel on workout benches or to wipe off handles after a workout. Never touch your face with your hands to avoid infection. And finally, wash your hands immediately after working out.

As temperatures dip, insects like spiders will be searching for warmer places to call home. One simple and chemical-free way to keep spiders outside your home is to not use outdoor lights. Outdoor lighting does not attract spiders, but it does attract other insects that spiders find appealing as food sources. Spiders will go wherever food is, and a flurry of insect activity near light sources draws them close to your home. At night, pull shades and blinds down to block indoor light. If you must have outdoor lights on, consider using yellow-coated light bulbs; they attract fewer insects and still provide substantial illumination.