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A rotting jack-o-lantern pumpkin in autumn - Misuzu Henderson/Shutterstock Halloween may generate a lot of waste, but jack-o-lanterns don't have to take up room in landfills when there are other ways ...

Halloween may generate a lot of waste, but jack-o-lanterns don't have to take up room in landfills when there are other ways to repurpose them. If you have decorative pumpkins that haven't been carved ...

10:31, Fri, Oct 24, 2025 Updated: 10:37, Fri, Oct 24, 2025 Even the biggest compost bins are full to bursting as Storm Benjamin strips trees of their leaves. But as gardeners clear soggy foliage, ...

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A 17-year-old York Suburban student wants to build community, reduce waste in landfills, and enrich the soil through a new community compost bin project. For Alexia Purkanto, it began with a compost ...

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We all know that chefs and servers sometimes make mistakes, but don’t forget that diners can, too. These mistakes could cost you or the restaurant money, annoy other customers, or even turn what ...

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It’s their country and they’ll do what they want to. Sometimes all it takes is going outside of the US to quickly realize how Americans really have their own specific way of doing things. Some habits ...