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We throw out about 20 million mattresses each year in the U.S. That's a lot of landfill space. Get lowdown on #reusing and #recycling your old #mattress https://t.co/kgkl7kuYiI

While it is tricky to recycle #frozen #food #boxes, there is an alternative available: reuse. Here are a few #DIY #projects you can do with cardboard food boxes. https://t.co/iSouzj376H

Marie Kondo's book and Netflix series have people tossing out their joyless stuff. Earth911 has the guide to disposing of what doesn't give you joy -- but may give another joy -- responsibly. https://t.co/olLDDCFGaV https://t.co/XcKeHQfiKz

Track your water intake and support water charity. The Hydrade Smart Bottle, on Kickstarter now, tracks how much you drink, provides hydration coaching, and shares every ounce with contributions to Charity:Water. Recycled and recyclable. Check out Hydrade. https://t.co/J7UtULYmRi https://t.co/PZ5PaipYZ7

Lisa Beres explains the benefits of sweat and how to cope with perspiration the natural way. Ideas and safe products to improve your body. https://t.co/vjwmCqvELi https://t.co/LXmSRz761s

Purchasing new clothes and disposing of cheap, worn out clothes or clothes that we don’t like to wear does enormous and detrimental harm to our environment. With the right approach, we can have our cake and eat it, too. https://t.co/Aw6qF7FEBv https://t.co/PiOXha7Z1S