Earth Day is April 22. Yes, I know - that's a Thursday, a work day. So let's expand the celebration to Earth Weekend, even Earth Month.

When I moved to Concord two and a half years ago, my frugal homing sense led me directly to Freihofer's Bakery Outlet.

Have you ever wondered what happened to your old television or computer monitor you dropped off at a hazardous waste collection?

You go out to dinner and can't quite finish everything on your plate. What do you do?

This is a question for those of you who buy cases of bottled water at the grocery store: Why do you do it?

'Twas almost the night before Christmas, and that green sign of the season in your living room is looking a little droopy.

'Tis the season for shopping and the requisite bags that come with it. My educated guess is that most of those bags we accumulate will end up in the trash.

I'm subletting my column this week to my crafty friend Wendy. She actually shared her method of gift wrapping with me almost a year ago.

My thanks to Dean Robinson Jr. and Nancy Kyle for their comments on my recent article about battery disposal. I am in the process of researching Best Buy and Staples.

Have those of you with curbside recycling ever wondered where your recyclables go when the truck pulls away? Well, I have, and last week I got the chance to find out.

Recently, my friend Mary asked me about recycling alkaline batteries. She wanted me to weigh in on a dispute she was having with someone who claimed that trashing alkaline batteries was okay.

I recently read about a new type of house party gaining popularity with women. It draws on the old-fashioned swap meet for inspiration.

I was 5 years old when President Kennedy was assassinated. Like many people around my age, I grew up with a keen interest in the Kennedy family. The death of Sen.

Your typical college student could show us all a thing or two about the benefits of reuse. You don't see brand new textbooks flying off the shelves of the campus bookstore.

My car knows its way to the transfer station. However, the twice weekly trips down Old Turnpike Road are no longer on its agenda.

A couple stood side by side, holding hands, looking up at the sky. I followed their gaze and saw a balloon making its way higher and higher above downtown, above the Market Days crowd.

At the recycling education meetings held May 16 in Concord, I faced a crowd at Beaver Meadow Golf Course with a lot of questions.

A number of people have asked me about Styrofoam.

A reader recently asked, "What about those grease-stained pizza cartons? Who's to say whether the stain is too much or 'Oh, that will pass!' "

It's the last day of school. Your child is in a state of euphoria. You, not so much. At your feet lay nine months worth of stuff scooped from their desk or locker.

Paper:
Receipts you don’t need
Boxes in your kitchen (i.e. from cereal, pasta, frozen food, crackers, cake mixes)
Boxes from storage bags, foil, plastic wrap, and wax paper

There's still a lot the Recyclinator doesn't know. This became clear at the recycling education meetings held across Concord on May 16.

Concord High School will be celebrating Earth Day, April 29. Students in the Earth Service Corps group have been busy with projects to raise environmental awareness among their classmates.

The last Recyclinator said no plastic bags at curbside or the transfer station.

Plastic bags do not belong in your recycling bin. Plastic bags should not be dumped into the recycling containers at the transfer station.

Styrofoam is like Kleenex: People call it by its brand name.

This week, I discovered Freecycle.org. It is an online clearinghouse for free stuff. Here you can post both offers of items you no longer want and requests for items you currently need.

We've all heard the bad news. Markets for recycled products are drying up. Companies that sell the items we recycle are faced with low demand and low prices for these goods.

We all have a pair. Call them sneakers, tennis shoes or athletic shoes. We wouldn’t wear them outside our own fenced yards.

The Recyclinator is not shy. She is more than willing to stick her neck out and state her strong support for an issue. That issue is pay-as-you-throw, or "PAYT."