What to do with 30-50 trees' worth of large branches in Orange County, NC? Burn, shred, give away for bird thicket, other ideas? [more inside]
posted by amtho on Mar 16, 2012 - 10 answers

What music theory stuff is Yngwie Malmsteen having a hard time explaining about his composition "Arpeggios from Hell"? [more inside]
posted by Trurl on Jul 23, 2011 - 4 answers

I need to shred a bunch of papers with sensitive information on them--credit card statements etc. Problem: my cat peed on a bunch of them a while ago. (They're dry now.) [more inside]
posted by liketitanic on May 29, 2011 - 17 answers

I am moving across the country in a few weeks. I had these two VERY old desktop computers that I have completely taken apart. Now I have this box full of hard drives, boards, wires, etc. I want to dispose of them securely... [more inside]
posted by eric1200 on Mar 26, 2010 - 12 answers

"Greener" Packaging - My company is trying to be better reducing our packaging costs and waste. Currently, we use a lot of foam and cardboard boxes. What have you seen that works? Lots more inside [more inside]
posted by colecovizion on Jan 31, 2010 - 10 answers

Catfilter: how can we find our cat's motivation for shredding furniture and redirect him to a more fabric-friendly activity? [more inside]
posted by tigerjade on Jul 6, 2009 - 22 answers

How dangerous is throwing out old financial records, really? Don't want to pay to shred, and lots of peoples' trash is mixed with mine... [more inside]
posted by paultopia on Jun 15, 2008 - 41 answers

Is there a way to destroy a 55 gallon bag of papers easily, inexpensively, quickly, and without setting them on fire?
posted by bigmusic on Nov 25, 2005 - 14 answers