“Can I just say one word to you? Just one-word plastics''. This famous line was uttered by Walter, a good friend of the father of the graduate, a young man named Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman). If you are old enough to remember the year, 1967, you surely remember the film, The Graduate. This famous line has been repeated and requoted even until today. This prophetic utterance from a fictional character described so accurately the revolution that was going on at that time in the plastic industry.  What was so important about plastics in the 1960’s?  Today, we take plastic for...

“Ethan, I have told you five times already to take out the trash, will you take it out already? Please make sure to bring the trash bins to the curb, tomorrow is Tuesday and they’ll be picking up the trash.” Sound familiar? This is highly common in the typical household. One of the men in the home is required to take out the trash and often the mistress is howling for one of them to take it out. It may take a while, but eventually it will get taken out. But what happens to your trash after the garbage haulers...

“Oh, no! It can’t be! If school started, then the summer is virtually over and done! What about my grand plans to declutter my house? This was my main summer project, and it was not accomplished.”  Don’t be so hard on yourself. The fall is the best time to get rid of your unwanted items. Join me while we have some fun tackling the very serious matter of decluttering the home. We will advise you on how you will become emotionally healthier by throwing out unneeded possessions in your home. Or shall we call them artifacts? They may be heirlooms...

Ever since I was a little kid, I took note of how my father was obsessed with rubber bands. Thick, thin, long, short, jumbo, or small, they all could be found in his desk. There would be large bags of jumbo rubber bands and small bags of thin rubber bands. It was a haven for all types and colors of rubber bands. Dad was an accountant pre email days, and documents had to be kept together rather than simply attaching them as a pdf to an email. That’s why there were so many rubber bands in his desk draw. Today,...

For outdoor areas, outdoor trash can liners are essential to maintain cleanliness and hygiene. These liners are specifically designed to withstand the elements and keep waste contained, especially in public spaces and parks.   Types of garbage bag color coding In addition to the standard black garbage bags, white garbage bags, and clear garbage bags, there are many other color trash bags that make up the colors of the rainbow. Depending where and what you are disposing will determine the garbage bag colors. So, what is the need for all the various trash bag colors? Why are there waste bag color...