All of that leftover metal, wood, fabric, and tile can find a new home—if you know where to look. If you’re doing your own renovations or just working on some projects around the house, you'll find ...

Andy is a freelance writer and photographer based in Bend, Oregon. In the fall of 2020, I picked up my first e-bike, a Specialized Levo SL, and it soon became my primary mode of transportation. I rode ...

Placing as much as possible in our recycling bins is great for so many reasons: it helps the planet, helps keep our home tidy, makes us feel positive as we're contributing to a greener future, and the ...

Putting your old power tool batteries in the trash is a big no-no, both for your safety and the environment. Lowe's makes it ...

Our basement bedroom has a huge desktop computer that we never, ever touch -- except to dust. Why are we keeping it? A recent CNET survey found that nearly a third of us are hoarding old electronics, ...

Dear Eartha, I try really hard to stay up to date with the local recycling rules, but I am never quite sure what to do with my cereal boxes. Are they considered paper or carboard? I can see where the ...

There comes a time when every GPS watch or activity tracker must be replaced. Maybe you’re currently in the market for a new one because it doesn’t hold a charge long enough or has finally broken down ...

Phone upgrades continue to offer less, and we're keeping our phones longer than we used to. But whenever we do eventually upgrade to the next big phone, we're throwing an awful lot of our old ones ...

MADISON - Before you toss a wad of wrapping paper into the recycling bin or some old batteries into the trash this year, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking you to consider if that ...