Today's Tip For a Greener Life

In 2007, Diane Turton, Realtors became the first residential real estate company in New Jersey to join the national U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), putting into practice several processes and policies that make the firm a more environmentally sustainable company. Each year 100 Billion plastic bags are thrown away. Cut down on your use of plastic grocery bags and BYOB - Bring Your Own Bag! Either save your plastic grocery bags and reuse them on your next shopping trip or consider investing in a large cloth bag that can carry your groceries home. These days, most grocery stores even sell organic cloth alternatives!

How To Remove Wax from Carpeting

Accidents happen but if you've ever had candle wax drip onto your carpet, you know what a pain it can be to remove -- until now! All you need is a paper towel and a warm iron.

When the wax has hardened, scrape up the larger pieces with a spoon. Then place the paper towel over the wax and run the warm iron over it until all the wax has been absorbed. It will vanish from your carpet like magic!

If the candle was bright red, you may have to treat the stain with some rubbing alcohol. You may have to put some elbow grease into it but the result will be well worth it!