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RECYCLING
All six towns have the same rules for what can and can’t be recycled.
WHAT YOU CAN RECYCLE
Rules: Empty, clean,...
Dear Dot
Dear Dot: Eco-friendly Tick Treatments?
Dear Dot,
Is there something I can put on my lawn that doesn’t harm wildlife,...
Dear Dot: What are Some Gift Alternatives to Store-Bought Stuff?
Dear Dot,
While there are things I love about the holidays, the rampant consumerism depresses...
Dear Dot: Does Wildfire Smoke Affect the Color of Hydrangea?
Dear Dot,
I noticed on the Vineyard this summer that the usual bluey-purple hydrangeas were...
Dear Dot: How Can I Tackle an Ant Problem Without Toxic Pest Control?
Dear Dot,
Did you run an article about ants? I am unable to stop the...
Room for Change
Room for Change: The Workout
A few years ago, my daughter won the Falmouth Academy Science Fair for a project that measured the microplastics that athletic leggings leach after every wash. (Some WHOI and Marine Biological Lab scientists oversaw this process.) The cheaper pairs broke down and lost about 1 teaspoon of plastic per wash immediately. And, unfortunately, even the more expensive...
More Advice
What’s So Bad About … Coffee?
If you crave caffeine, and you can’t get enough of it from a bar of chocolate (10 milligrams), a jar of kombucha (15 milligrams), a can of Coca-Cola (35...
Edible Backyards: How to Plant a Fruit Tree Guild
Spring signals a return to gardening — and also to the time for planting fruit trees. Garden educator Roxanne Kapitan outlines a better way to grow fruit trees, one...
Essays
Does This Tree Have Rights?
The goal of those who practice animism and support the rights of non-human natural entities is to preserve the natural world of the planet.
Local Eating is Good Eating
It was the summer of 1996, my first on Martha’s Vineyard as a year-rounder, and...
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