Cleaning concentrates cut plastic use and shipping fuel
S C Johnson offers 2.9 ounce Windex Fantastik Pledge Scrubbing Bubbles and Shout concentrates with water to fill trigger spray bottles. Each bottle saves 79 percent plastic and lowers transport fuel. Available online at scjgreenchoices.com with prices 2.50 for a concentrate 0.50 for a trigger bottle and 5 for a starter kit plus 3 shipping.
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Proper disposal options for household batteries
U S EPA guidance indicates nonrechargeable dry-cell batteries like AA AAA C D and 9 volt can be discarded with regular trash if recently manufactured. Mercury-free batteries pose no special hazardous waste rules for typical home quantity. Button and rechargeable batteries may require special handling or hazardous waste disposal.
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Rain Gardens for Sustainable Yard and Clean Water
Horticulturist Lynn M. Steiner and hydrology scientist Robert W. Domm present Rain Gardens as a landscaping solution to rising sewage treatment costs. They describe benefits, installation tips, plant choices, and maintenance while educating on ecological issues and water reuse. Voyageur Press offers the book at 24.99 in softcover.
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Small-Space Containers Turn Balconies Into Green Retreats
Fern Richardson offers practical ideas to elevate balcony gardens using upcycled containers, plant repetition, and coordinated materials. She suggests patterns with same plants across pots, using mismatched shapes in same materials, and odd-number groupings to create unity and visual appeal.
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How to spray paint and stencil a pot
Step by step from Small-Space Container Gardens explains painting a plastic pot with spray paint in short strokes, drying fully, positioning a stencil with pencil, applying stencil glue, rolling outdoor paint across the stencil, skipping wet spots to avoid smudges, repeating around the pot, and letting the finish dry overnight before use.
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