Hints From Heloise

Dear Heloise: Reduce, reuse, recycle. The best way to recycle is to reduce what you dispose of. One way is to provide your own shopping bags. Sturdy cloth bags with handles are inexpensive, washable, easy to carry and last for years. When the sacker asks, “Paper or plastic?,” you can reply, “Neither. I brought my own.” - Steve Comeaux, Hot Springs, Ark.

Other uses for baking soda:

Put in car ashtrays to help deodorize your car.

Sprinkle in cat’s litter box to help control odors.

Put bowl of baking soda inside of ice chest when not in use to help curb musty odors.

Use to stretch your favorite carpet deodorizer by mixing half baking soda with half commercial carpet deodorizer.