What’s round like an orange, textured like a porcupine and green like a lime? It’s the green wash ball. This ball works by bouncing around natural ceramics inside the ball that raise the ph level of the water. This process is much like how traditional detergent works but instead of friction they use chemicals to raise the ph level. Also the texturing on the ball helps loosen dirt and at the same time softens clothes without the use of chemical fabric softeners.

While compost heaps are becoming more mainstream even for tight neighborhoods, many homes and apartments still have the good old-fashioned sink disposal that sometimes stinks like a compost heap.
Simple solution: Instead of using a foaming or chemically laden cleaner for your garbage disposal, cut a lemon and lime into quarters and run it for a [...]