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Dear Heloise: This is to add to Karen from Michigan’s suggestion about recycling toilet paper rolls. I reuse them by cutting the rolls in half and standing them upright in the bottom of a plastic ...

Dear Heloise: This is to add to Karen from Michigan's suggestion about recycling toilet paper rolls. I reuse them by cutting the rolls in half and standing them upright in the bottom of a plastic ...

Dear Heloise: I find that most of the time, I only use a very small portion of a tissue. I’ve found that I can tear them in half before using them and extend the uses out of a box this way. I also ...

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