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The city of Rutland, Vermont, installed 10 of the high-tech trash cans around town — with a project cost of $80,000 — helping to avoid unnecessary pickups and maximize the amount of trash that can be held in each can at a time.

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You don’t need to be an expert handyman or handywoman to save money. There are many small, fairly simple DIY jobs you can do around the house to make your home more energy efficient.

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A lot of trash management happens at the local level, with city, state, and county governments handling pickup, processing, and more. Meanwhile, some areas are trying to change how they do things.

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For people who rarely wear suits or fancy dresses, it doesn’t always make sense to spend hundreds of dollars on a new outfit, only to wear it a few times. You can save a lot of money by thrifting those types of outfits.

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Phones and other electronics have valuable materials in them that can be recycled and toxic materials that need to be disposed of properly. It’s beneficial for the environment if you recycle them, and it can be beneficial for your bank account, too.

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Around a third of America’s trash gets recycled each year, but that means the vast majority of it still winds up in landfills and elsewhere in our environment. Still, recycling programs are expensive, and people have mixed feelings on who should foot the bill.

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What matters most to you when shopping for clothing?

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Americans throw away over 100 pounds of clothes and electronics every year. By recycling them via store credit and buy-back programs, you can keep cash in your pocket and trash out of landfills.

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In many states, recycling your old electronics is not easy or straightforward. That said, throwing them away means missing out on an opportunity to give that tech a second life — and possibly making some money in the process.

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By some estimates, only around 5% of the plastic we throw out gets recycled, and yet plastic is almost unavoidable in the things we buy and use each day.

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