Here's the deal: Recycling isn't just about good intentions. It's requires a little prep work, too, which includes actually rinsing out that soda can, taking the plastic handle off that old busted pan ...

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Christmas is over, but the remnants — stacks of cardboard boxes, bags of sparkly wrapping paper and maybe one or two broken ornaments — remain. Although it's easy to toss these items into the garbage, ...

We've all got that "shelf of shame" -- a graveyard of ancient laptops, tangled power bricks and printers that haven't seen an ink cartridge since 2010. Letting this e-waste sit in your house is a ...