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Toss, reuse, sell, recycle. When it comes to getting rid of stuff, knowing what to throw out is only part of the equation. You also have to figure out what to do with it.
On the floor of this showroom, you'll encounter an oblong sculptural piece that's intriguingly pocked and imperfect. A pointy triangle juts from the flat surface like a nose on a face.
The home seltzer market is really fizzing, whether it is because of parents weaning kids off commercial sodas, environmentalists fretting over the carbon footprint of their imported waters or penny pinchers tired of paying someone else to carbonate their drinks.
Plants that will not only survive but thrive under foot traffic have long been a goal for people whose children and dogs wear bare paths into the lawn. Without an easy way to find suitable plants, homeowners have been left with those earth-colored trails just inside the fence or from the garage door to the backyard.
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