In the quest to become more environmentally conscious, many people have begun keeping plastic and glass bottles around to use as planters, decorative pieces, or if you're like me, containers for ...

Instead of tossing cool glass bottles and jars into the recycling, clean them up for use in cool DIYs. And this basically free eco-friendly solution doesn't leave your hands smelling like chemicals ...

Removing labels from a glass bottle results in gunk that you need to deal with. But One Good Thing By Jillee stumbled upon a homemade solution to remove labels without gunk: a water bath of washing ...

DEAR HELOISE: I want to know the best and cheapest way to remove labels from wine bottles. - Debbie D., via email Wine labels can be attractive and keepsakes, too! You can fill the bottle with very ...

You might find yourself in the same boat I'm in - the kind of boat where you love reusing jars, but hate taking the labels off. Of course, the compulsive picking of the label I (we?) do is a good way ...

Removing labels and stickers from a surface can be a pain, but there is a way to get them off without leaving behind sticky residue. With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and ...

Dear Heloise: I’ve been reading you and your mother’s hints for years in the Houston Chronicle. As a senior citizen, a permanent marker is my best friend. I always start to make my bed from the same ...

I’m reading the Jan. 5 Ask Us column about the prescription medicine bottles, and I don’t understand why it would be necessary to remove the labels from bottles when you put them in the recycling bin.