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💡 Take better care of hair, your skin, and your clothes with a sustainable daily routine

Ulta Beauty, Pact Collective, recycle your empties

Buy reusable products that reduce waste and save cash

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Shampoo bar

Swap plastic shampoo containers for long-lasting bars

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Clean your clothes with an eco-friendly laundry machine

94.3k participants

Protect your skin with non-toxic sunscreen brands

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"This rings true for almost any product with a pump dispenser."

Use up every bit of your health and beauty products

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Many of the best options are also the most cost-effective and sustainable choices.
  • Home Home

Americans spend nearly an hour a day in the bathroom — here are three simple swaps that will upgrade your time there

  • Home Home

Homeowner shares how they saved $1,400 on new home's plumbing upgrades

  • Business Business

Healthcare professionals reveal how solar panels are preventing life-threatening situations: 'Long-term consequences for the health of people'

  • Home Home

'Clean freak' shares 2-ingredient solution to eliminate tile grout: 'Check out this before and after'

  • Tech Tech

New analysis reveals how much money American homeowners can save by upgrading their water heaters: 'Five or six times more efficient'

  • Home Home

New study reveals troubling findings about kitchen sponges


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The TCD Guide makes it easier than ever to help yourself while helping the planet.

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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Home backup battery system
  • Home Home

How homeowners can now install home backup batteries without paying for upfront costs: 'We're removing … barriers'

Solar panels on house.
  • Business Business

New impact report reveals how millions of US homeowners are slashing energy bills: 'Helping families ... take control'

Person riding a used e-bike.
  • Business Business

The 'Carvana of e-bikes' makes finding a reliable rig fast and affordable: 'As soon as you put them online, they're gone'


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One resident of Phuket city has spent over a year using a drone to monitor some of Thailand's rare dugongs and share them on social media.
  • Outdoors Outdoors

Social media influencer races to save endangered species after developing unusual bond with manatee-like animal

A Chicago condo owner wanted to find the best way to navigate a frustrating HVAC situation, which had them clashing with multiple techs.
  • Home Home

Condo resident frustrated after multiple HVAC techs repeat the same suspect advice

One Redditor shared an incident alert about a shark sighting to make sure people didn't take a dip in dangerous waters.
  • Outdoors Outdoors

Local issues warning after sharing photo of shark near popular park: 'Maybe avoid swimming'

In a conservation win, wildlife experts have reported an increase in the number of a rare bird — the capercaillie — only found in the native pinewoods of Scotland.
  • Outdoors Outdoors

Wildlife experts thrilled as beloved creatures make a comeback: 'We are hopeful'

  • Home Home

Homebuyer searches for legal advice after discovering $30,000 contract attached to home: 'Should I sue?'

A biochemistry student from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand developed plastic-free packaging made from seaweed.
  • Tech Tech

Biochemistry student achieves breakthrough with plastic-free packaging made from seaweed

Chinese automotive powerhouse Geely has announced a timeline for real-world validation of its in-house solid-state battery technology.
  • Tech Tech

Automotive giant makes huge announcement about next-gen EV technology — here's what it means for consumers

IM Motors has unveiled its new LS9 Hyper SUV, a high-end electric vehicle packed with luxury features that shows just how quickly the global EV market is evolving.
  • Tech Tech

Chinese automaker unveils impressive new model with luxurious features: 'Actually has some style and design'

DICK'S Sporting Goods has launched a new initiative that can help families save hundreds of dollars.
  • Business Business

Dick's Sporting Goods will give you free products in exchange for your old equipment

The aptly named king penguin is thriving by breeding earlier and with a higher success rate amid the rise in global temperatures.
  • Outdoors Outdoors

Scientists stunned by 'unprecedented' behavior in king penguins: 'It's quite striking'

In Chicago, a Silicon Valley-style school is gaining attention as it expands, attempting to optimize educational models that use artificial intelligence.
  • Business Business

Elementary school with no teachers set to open in Chicago this year

A rare encounter with an American marten got a biologist in Wisconsin a thrill of a lifetime.
  • Outdoors Outdoors

Biologist stunned after spotting rare, endangered marten lurking in tree: 'It ... was vocalizing at me'

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