Even though I'm a vegan, I'm sorry to say--yes, I kill three kinds of bugs: (a) ants, (b) fruit flies, (c) particularly annoying in the ear at night mosquitoes. I've had fruit fly inv...

We live on a block with 5 apartment buildings, and a lot of the people (like us) have lower incomes. So the way we freecycle is: wait for nice weather then leave it neatly outside the big garbage s...

SO jealous. I think my municipality (a Montreal suburb) is test-driving such a program, but who knows when it will come to the apartments in the area.

Dr Joe Schwarcz is a Montreal chemist who comments on everyday-science stuff. You might find his article on the topic answers a few more questions:

Just Nature's Miracle, and for some surfaces it has to be put on more than once. It's really the only thing.

Lighter fluid or nail polish remover. Not as green as olive oil, sorry. Works well on books.