When to toss household items
Categories: Diet & Weight Loss
That carton of milk in your fridge is stamped with an expiration date, but what about your pillow? Prescription medications, mattresses, vitamins, contact lens solution, and other items all need to be replaced after some time. It's important to replace these items to preserve your health -- in time allergens can build up or the efficacy of the product can wear off. But how do you know what needs to be replaced... and when?- Smoke alarms. Change detectors after 10 years.
- Pillows. Replace bedroom pillows once a year.
- Mattresses. Replace after 5-10 years.
- Vitamins. Replace after two years.
- Fire extinguishers. Replace after 10 years.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Maire 7-05-2008 @ 6:53PM
I don't believe milk has an "expiration" date, I believe it has a "sell by" date and is good up until 7 days after that date.
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Andrea 7-05-2008 @ 7:48PM
Not true... that's NOT a sell by date you see stamped..it will say that if otherwise which it's usually not.
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Casey 7-05-2008 @ 11:22PM
Milk and other foods do not "expire". The dates on any container of food are a guideline. Milk simply doesn't go bad and need to be thrown out at midnight on a set date. That's one of my biggest pet peeves.
And getting rid of pillows after a year. I buy very expensive down pillows. I'm not tossing a $250 pillow every year.
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marcie0305 7-05-2008 @ 11:37PM
Casey! Try overstock.com :) Seriously, I think hotel pillows should be tossed after a year, maybe sooner. But I have some in my house that are sitting in a closet unused, I figure they are ok until they get - smelly or something. I wash some of my throw pillows from the couch occasionally...
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