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In the News
Here you will find a collection of news links from around the web on cleaning, sanitation, household pests, recycling, and health and wellness. Posts are included for informational purposes only. Check back regularly for new articles, and please let me know if you find a broken link.
New links as of 2017.11.24
Cleaning
5 Things to Know About Expired Cleaning Products
25 Things For Anyone Who's Lazy But Also Wants A Clean House
How Hiring a House Cleaner Made Me Happier, Healthier and More Productive
How often you should clean your home, according to science
Why men still won’t get their hands dirty at home
You might be buying counterfeit laundry detergent without realizing it
What If We Didn't Care So Much About Housework?
Health & Wellness
Antibacterial Chemicals: The Most Pointless Stuff in Your Home
Bad News: Your shower loofah is way more gross than you think
The Disgusting Disease That’s On The Bottom Of Your Shoes
The Doctor Who Championed Hand-Washing And Briefly Saved Lives
Early Exposure To Bacteria Protects Children From Asthma And Allergies
FDA Bans 19 Chemicals Used In Antibacterial Soaps
Fighting the Flu: Do Hand Sanitizers Work
Getting Clean: The Science of Soap
Gross facts you'll wish you could unlearn about your bedroom
How Housework Can Make You Sick
Mounting data suggest antibacterial soaps do more harm than good
Should we throw in the towel and stop showering?
Study Reveals Reusable Shopping Bags Could Harbor Bacteria, Including E. Coli, Coliform
How to Survive the Next Catastrophic Pandemic
This article will make you want to wash your hands
This Is What Happens If You Don't Shower for Two Days
The Unintended (and Deadly) Consequences of Living in the Industrialized World
What happens when you don't use a toilet seat cover?
What would happen if you didn't shower for a year?
Wherever You Go, Your Personal Cloud Of Microbes Follows
Why You Don't Want To Be Too Clean
History
'Dirty Old London': A History Of The Victorians' Infamous Filth
A Surprising Fact About Medieval Europeans: They Recycled
Household Pests
5 Things to Know About Mice in the Kitchen
Best Way to Search a Hotel Room for Bed Bugs
Bedbugs are drawn to certain colors, study finds
Maryland tenant awarded $800,000 over bedbug infestation, eviction by landlord
Meet The Tiny Critters Thriving In Your Carpet, Kitchen And Bed
Scientists just completed a census of the creepy crawlies that live in our homes
Why bed bugs have made a horrifying comeback
Your house is a gigantic bug habitat, and there’s nothing you can do about it
Litter
8 Million Tons Of Plastic Clutter Our Seas
Plastic now pollutes every corner of earth
The Problem With Litter Isn’t Plastic, It’s Apathy
Roadside Litter Piling Up: Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute
Societal Cost of Litter is Largely Hidden
Minimalism, Decluttering, and Organizing
Less is more as Japanese minimalist movement grows
Psychology & Emotion
Disgust Makes Dirt More Visible
The Science Of Revulsion: ‘Disgustologist’ Digs Deep Into Why We Get Grossed Out
Women, Doing All The Household Chores Is Bad For Your Relationship
Recycling & Waste
4 big recycling myths tossed out
America's Television Graveyards
Banning Plastic Bags Is Great for the World, Right? Not So Fast
Dallas urges residents to report illegal dumping
The False Promise Of Biodegradable Plastics
Here’s Where Arlington’s Trash and Recycling Goes
The Market Failure of Plastic Bags
Sorting out your recycling questions
This company turns recycled plastic bags into designer furniture
Three Big Mistakes We Make With Recycling
The U.S. is still dumping toxic e-waste overseas