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   Are there appliance stores in the region that will dispose of your old appliance in an environmentally friendly way, or do all old appliances go to a landfill?  We are going to buy a new energy-efficient refrigerator and have no way to store our old one until Drop-Off Day May 8.

We plan to buy a new energy-saving refrigerator.  What do the various appliance stores, who take your old refrigerator away, do with those old refrigerators?  We want ours not to go into a landfill but be responsibly disposed of.  Can you recommend a certain retailer?

I am looking for local dried blue hydrangeas for flower arrangements. Any ideas?

What is the best way to dispose of a dirty cat box? I clean my cat box every day and use the plastic bags from the grocery store to throw it away. I bring my canvas bags to the store so I don't have to use the plastic ones. But at the same time I need them for the cat box.

I now I am reusing but there has to be a better eco-friendly way.

Any suggestions?

I am cleaning out someone else's house and I have found a large amount of all kinds of household cleaning products. How do I get rid of them safely? The Minuteman Hazardous Waste Facility web site says that they accept very few of the items. I have 3 bottles of ammonia for instance.

What is the best way to dispose of leftover and outdated prescription drugs in our area?

Does anyone know of a local provider of organic pest (ants) control?

Hi,
My house needs to be winter-proofed and I don't want to do the work myself. Do you know of someone who does that kind of work?
Thanks.

Do you have any information or experience with solar roof shingles, cost, installation, service issues, sale of current back to utility company, etc.