Better Posture Means More Energy at Work: Lifehacker (and Unplggd contributor) Sarah Rae Trover points out Real Simple's claim sitting with proper posture at your computer can help you breathe more ef...
The whole point of putting your waste paper out to be recycled is for it to be reused in yet another generation of paper products -- toilet paper, printer paper, magazines, etc. But what if you could...
Q: I keep hearing that we should replace our fridge with an Energy Star fridge. My questions are, what do you do with the old one? Which is less green: using a non-energy star fridge or an energy s...
We've covered a variety of methods when it comes to recycling our old CRT TVs (heck, you can even turn them into pots). But it looks like Panasonic's about to up the ante when it comes to the actual m...
Nobody likes having to touch garbage or waste material, even if you were the one who threw away the material in the first place. And although some people may think it's a bit over-the-top germaphobic ...
One of the easiest ways of creating a great workspace or home office space is selecting a few great looking lights. Just like ties and suits, great lights can tie together a minimally decorated room q...
Here's a fun DIY project you can take on if you haven't already started your own for our Jumpstart month. For the record, the thousand dollar prize is still up for grabs until the end of the month, so...
Image from Crutchfield.com If you are one of the many who have recently purchased new TVs for the now-delayed digital transition, the DC government wants to help you help the planet. If you bring yo...
If you're like us, you might have a large spool of CD-Rs that fail to load or recognize on our drives after years of being stored away or that are scarred with scratches. Instead of throwing them out,...
We all still use alkaline batteries and we usually just throw them out after our high-powered devices hunger for more. Using rechargeable batteries is one way to go, but what about all those other bat...
The Ovetto Recycling Egg is an object that is supposed to meet the needs of domestic waste separation and help us recycle better. The Ovetto Recycling Egg is the brainchild of Italian interior designe...
We've reported before about where to recycle your E-waste a few times, including mention of Best Buy's recycling drop-off kiosks. But now the consumer electronics giant is allowing customers to bring ...
We have a love/hate relationship with Spring cleaning. It's definitely nice to purge your home of unnecessary clutter (trust us, you're never going to use that CRT monitor again). But the drawback of ...
Yesterday we reported about the US Postal Services new "Mail Back" service, which allows people to rid themselves of small electronics. This is great for non-working items you know you can't sell or g...
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