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I think to say that something that is made from plants is "no better than normal plastic" is a big statement to make. Take into account the short term and long term effects that using petroleum products has on our environment.

While using a trash can liner might make it easier to take out the trash, I survive happily without one. Recyclables and trash are generally dry and I can collect them throughout the week in a trash bin without worrying about the bin getting messy. Compostables (the messy bits) I try to take out every couple of days. This means that the bio-bags generally work for me, though when I do run out of them it isn't much of an issue to take the compost pail out, dump it, and give it a rinse when I get back inside.

Also try re-using your waxed paper milk containers as compost bins. I usually fill it up in a day or two and then I'm using compostable materials I already have in the house to contain my messier compostable items.

We had a similar problem with one of our cats. Definitely try different litters, cats can be temper mental about their litter. If your cat likes peeing in the tub it could be that your cat doesn't like the smell of his/her urine. We have a cat that we toilet trained to pee in the toilet. He won't use a litter box now because to him it's not a very sanitary option.

When your cat pees on linens the scent probably goes away faster since you (I assume) immediately wash the soiled cloth. Litter, even when scooped, will still retain some scent....

I tend to store my herbs in mason jars. I wash the herbs, shake some of the water off-while still leaving them fairly wet- and pack them snugly (but not too tight) into a jar. Close with lid.

I haven't tried this with many herbs but I've had good luck with keeping them around for a week or so with this method. It also doesn't involve paper towels or plastic bags, which is a plus for me.

I keep a bucket of 'rinse' water around, which usually stays clean enough for rinsing soapy dishes for a couple of days.

I try to scrape dishes off as soon as possible. I bought a special scraper to do this but you can use a wooden spoon for pots and a rubber spatula for plates and curved pieces.

Then I get a quart sized bowl and use one pump's worth of soap along with some water. I've found that using cold water works just fine and that a pair of washup gloves protects your hands from how cold the water is!

Wash the least dirty dishes first, progressing to the most greasy. I personally use a terrycloth bar-mop towel cut into quarters to wash my dishes. It has enough scrubby power and it can be thrown in the wash every few days.

Dip clean soapy dishes into the 'rinse' water and set up to dry!

With this method I use about a quart of water every time I have to wash dishes, plus a gallon or two every few days for the 'rinse' water

The old spray bottles from the cleaners you no longer want to use will probably have those chemicals leftover in them.

Also, finishing up those cleaners is still going to put hazardous materials in your home. Taking them to a recycling facility will have them disposed of in a hopefully safe way.

Also, it doesn't disappoint me to hear that they are re-selling the cleaners. Most people would probably buy the same thing at full price, so they might as well be able to use your leftovers.

Ideally these types of cleaners would be illegal.

You wouldn't build a mac look-alike for it's "divine aesthetics " either. If a person really cared about what their computer looks like they wouldn't build whatever PC version you posted a picture of; it's just plain ugly.

I also really hope that the only perk you could think of for having a Mac is that it's pretty.

IKEA corporate doesn't tell the stores how to do their roomsets, so it's all up to the in-house designers to come up with something inspiring.

I know for sure that IKEA Woodbridge commonly uses their products in new and interesting ways and the designers there probably don't need to take ideas from places like IKEA Hacker.

Also, 90% of things posted on IKEA Hacker aren't safe and shouldn't be attempted with the furniture pieces that they're using. Please be aware of what parts of IKEA furniture use the board-on-frame type of construction and plan accordingly.

Young ginger turns pink when pickled.

Here's a really easy no-cook method.

http://www.reneeloux.com/recipes/young_pickled_ginger/

If you don't use the steam option you can iron on a table with a towel and a sheet.... But if you use steam you need something to vent all the extra steam out.

Try a mini ironing board or covering your current one with something to make it beautiful; that way it won't bother you if people see it

My landlord painted over the kitchen cabinets inside and out before we moved in and now every time we open them it takes a bit of force to get the paint to unstick from itself. We also had to line our cabinets with paper so that our dishes wouldn't stick to the paint.

Anyone have this problem?