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Food Safety
Safe Containers and Wraps for Microwave Cooking
Are plastics melting in your meal?
Pest Control
Repelling Rodents
With mice and rats, the best cure is prevention. The best "Plan B" is immediate action.
Basement
Correcting Mold and Musty Odors from Basements
Relative humidity levels rising above 50 percent stimulate the growth of mold, mildew, bacteria and other biological allergens, which generate musty odors and can aggravate allergies.
Organizing Strategies
Garage Storage Tips
For most of us, 'out of sight – out of mind' means we relegate all of our ‘stuff’ into the junk drawer of the house – the garage. Here's how to do it effectively.
Refrigerator
Six Tips for Organizing Your Refrigerator
The art of knowing what is where in your ice box.

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Storage
Container Clutter
Storage bins meant to contain clutter can actually become clutter if not chosen and used effectively. Use these tips to prevent container clutter.
Storage
Seasonal Storage
Before you store your out-of-season clothing, there's a few tips you should keep in mind.
Spring Cleaning
Survey: Love or hate cleaning?
How much do we really like or dislike cleaning?
Motivation
What to do with the rest of winter
When spring can't come fast enough, keep yourself busy by planning ahead and making simple changes to your home.
Saving Money
Closet Cash
How an organized closet can pay you back.

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Houseplants
Dusting and rinsing are the answers.
Recycling symbol, plastic
How to “read” plastic containers for recycling.
Mold
Mold
The term is interchangeable with “mildew.” However, mold can be very destructive to the home itself.
Figurines
Figurine
Cleaning these collectibles or decorative characters should be done carefully.
Silk houseplants
Plastics clean easily. Check for colorfastness before cleaning fabric plants with water.

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Houseplants For Dummies
Cultivate your green thumb.
Garbage Land - On the Secret Trail of Trash
It turns out there is much more to the story of garbage than the truck that picks it up at your curb.
Composting
Composting for Dummies
Step-by-step guide to turning household waste, yard clippings, and more into free, nutrient-filled compost and mulch.
Vinegar: Over 400 Uses
Good for our health, our home, and safe for our environment. Over 400 tips, some recipes, a bit of history and a lot of amazing uses for vinegar.
Home Comforts
A comprehensive, classic work on housekeeping.

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Organizing Strategies
How To Organize a Desk
Does your desk look like a robber rifled through it just before a hurricane hit the room? Organize it so that it gets under control and stays that way.
Baking Soda
How To Clean With Baking Soda
When it comes to household versatility, baking soda is king. Here are just some of the many cleaning uses for sodium bicarbonate.
Bathtub
How To Clean a Ring From Your Bathtub
Save hand-washing houseguests the horror of having to stare at a line of dirt and dead skin ringing the bathtub.
Carpet Cleaning
Green Carpet Cleaning - Home-Made Green Cleaners
In this video series, experts Allen Rathey, president of The Healthy House Institute (HHI), Professor Liz Goldsmith of Florida State University (FSU) and University of Massachusetts lab scientist Heidi Wilcox, explain how to remove tough spots and stains from carpet using green cleaning methods. Different carpet types, prevention, home-made and retail green products, and specific green cleaners and tools that work are covered in depth.
Shower
How To Clean a Shower
If the grime in your shower looks like something that would be more at home in a horror flick than in, well, your home, it’s time to take control.