New York City requires us to recycle: paper and cardboard. beverage cartons, bottles, cans, metal and foil. bulky metal and appliances with CFC gas. Last week, I discussed paper and cardboard in detail. This week, I’ll do the same with the second category. Pay attention to the rules about plastic, about which there is much confusion!
Read more →At my clients’ homes – and even in my own home – there is much confusion about what needs to be recycled in New York City. The simple answer is: paper and cardboard. beverage cartons, bottles, cans, metal & foil. bulky metal and appliances with CFC gas. Let me explain what specifically that means. This week, I’ll cover paper and cardboard In coming weeks, I’ll cover the other types of recyclables.
Read more →Did someone ever send you a link to a web page, but it won’t work because it was split onto two lines? Send web links in confidence using one of three free programs that shorten them so that they won’t be mangled by the time they reach their destination. All three have cute, catchy names: BudURL, SnipURL, and TinyURL. (URL, by the way, stands for Uniform Resource Locator, and is the official term for a web address).
Read more →Wondering what to do with your old worn-out sneakers? Let Nike turn them into an athletic field! Through their Reuse-A-Shoe program, Nike collects worn out athletic shoes, grinds them up, and ships them off to be used in surfacing athletic courts and playgrounds in under-served communities. It takes about 2,500 pairs of shoes to build a tennis court or basketball court. You can read all about it at http://nikereuseashoe.com.
Read more →Does procrastination prevent you from accomplishing as much as you’d like? Are there some tasks that you never seem to get to? Hear what Certified Professional Organizer® Sharon Lowenheim recommends to overcome procrastination.
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