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💡 Avoid harmful single-use plastics in your daily life — and save money in the process

Break up with single-use grocery bags once and for all

109.5k participants

Reusable water bottle

Save hundreds a year by using a refillable water bottle

263k participants

Fabric softener may be secretly harming your clothes

1.9k participants

Use products from brands with plastic-free packaging

384.8k participants

Shampoo bar

Nix plastic from your shower with long-lasting bar shampoo

19k participants

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Following these steps can lengthen the lifespan of your clothes, too.
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These 5 simple steps could save you $300 a year on laundry

  • Home Home

Cleaning expert shares simple hack to solve common problem with household laundry

  • Business Business

Shocking revelation about human brains reinforces CEO's commitment to major business shift

  • Home Home

Home expert shares four tips for improving your dryer's efficiency

  • Tech Tech

Scientists make concerning discovery about health risks caused by household appliance

  • Home Home

Homeowner shares brilliant hack for reusing empty water jugs


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Join us in exploring over 100 ways to save more, waste less, and improve your life — everything from upgrading your home to eating better food to making money on your old stuff.

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COOL BRANDS

"Prosperous communities and personal comfort go hand in hand."
  • Home Home

New survey reveals surprising shift in homeowners' heating and A/C choices: 'We almost couldn't keep up with the demand'

"I think this is what brings us to the top and the trusted level."
  • Business Business

The holy grail of forestry is to harvest trees responsibly while sequestering more carbon — here's how the FSC is working to make it happen

The collaboration makes it easy for fans to ditch unwanted apparel and unlock exclusive game-day perks.
  • Business Business

NBA launches collaboration with Trashie to engage fans in surprising new way: 'Allows us to reward NBA fans'

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LATEST STORIES

"You won't win this fight."
  • Home Home

Homeowner baffled by sudden notice from HOA over common backyard feature: 'Is it time for me to seek a lawyer?'

"The fabric can damage trees and inhibit earthworms' natural microorganism activity that helps the soil."
  • Home Home

Gardener issues warning after learning hidden cost of popular landscaping method: 'Ends up killing the microorganisms in the soil'

New regulations may help address this issue.
  • Business Business

New report reveals disturbing tactics used by major food companies to mislead their customers: 'There is a serious concern'

The prototype is not ready for commercialization, and it's unclear when it will be.
  • Tech Tech

Scientists make surprising discovery after examining unique crystals: 'Major impact'

"High temperatures and the prolonged water deficit have caused heat and water stress."
  • Food Food

Officials raise alarm as country's key crop forecast drops by over 1 million tons — here's what it means for global food prices

"Wow, you're so creative."
  • Home Home

Woman shares adorable way to reuse empty medicine bottles: 'This is so cute'

"The results of this study make us concerned."
  • Outdoors Outdoors

Scientists issue dire warning after making frightening discovery in the Atlantic Ocean: 'Sudden, wide-reaching impacts'

"Wow! Speechless."
  • Business Business

Auto reviewer shares mind-blowing video of futuristic vehicle that looks straight out of a sci-fi movie: 'A jewel-inspired car'

"This expansion enhances our ability to meet growing customer demand."
  • Business Business

Company develops high-performance material that could revolutionize food containers: 'Providing our customers with choices'

There's work to be done to meet the needs of an industry that deals in billions of tons per year.
  • Tech Tech

Startup makes incredible breakthrough that could transform the construction industry: 'The scale is massive'

"I think if they knew what they had they would've priced it more!"
  • Home Home

Shopper stunned after uncovering rare treasures buried in thrift store pile: 'The way they are stored is stressful'

"Take my money."
  • Business Business

Traveler shares candid review after premium ride aboard high-speed bullet train: 'I got emotional'

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