If you have kids (or nieces and nephews) chances are you have an old box or two of crayons stashed somewhere in your home. Even if they are too worn down and broken to donate to a day care center or women’s shelter, you can still recycle them.
Keep reading to find out how to recycle your crayons.
You may or may not be familiar with the company Preserve, which makes everything from toothbrushes and razors to picnic plates and food storage containers from recycled yogurt cups. In addition to making all of their products from recycled materials, you can also return their toothbrushes, razors, plates, and etc. to the company to be recycled.
And the process for the toothbrushes has just gotten even easier. Take a look at their packaging:
Keep reading to see the back, and what makes it so easy to recycle.
Last week I made the Real Simple Roasted Salmon and Potatoes With Dill for dinner. When I’m cooking salmon at home, I always buy wild salmon—I’m worried about the mercury, PCBs, and other toxins that are found in higher levels in farmed salmon. I took home my salmon, cooked it up, and ate it. It was delicious. Juicy, fatty, and full-bodied, with a lovely pink color. It was, I realized later, almost certainly not “wild” salmon.
One easy way to be more organized is to bring less clutter into your home. Take the first step today by getting off all those pesky junk mail lists.
Click through to find out how to do it.
My mother had a full-length mink with a big sable collar, which made her look like Anna Karenina, and it was her favorite coat.
