I think a lot of waste management is very local, so the answer might be different for you than it is for me.

In my town, there is a box factory that gobbles up all of our paper products and turns them into new boxes. So I know that putting the cardboard in my recycling bin is worthwhile.

Oh crap, I can see how lousy my drawing is. I tried to keep it simple but it’s so simple that it’s misleading.

North of this drawing is a whole bunch of additional rooms. It’s not an exterior wall.

Thanks for the suggestion. Not going to work in our situation. At least not for a decade or more when I possibly have more time and money to make that kind of change to layout. (Also the garage is currently at capacity with all of the kid gear out there.)

This is very promising. Thank you!

Yeah, it’s not fun. I have a very rudimentary lint filter on the outside of the vent (in the garage) that helps somewhat.

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When feasible, I leave the garage door open to help with air flow. I think my garage door opener has the ability to set alternate opening “programs” so maybe I can set one that gives a few inches of opening. That would mitigate most of my concerns with leaving the garage door open.

I’ll look into this. I’d prefer to not replace a functioning appliance, but its been a few years since I checked into ventless, so it’s good to know that there is a potential tax credit.

This looks quite promising. Thanks!

I’ve uploaded a rough layout. Straight up is the second floor of the house. No windows in the laundry room.

Yes.

Proof:

Yep, it’s like saying that drinking communion wine at church is a risky amount of alcohol.

As a non-drinker who has seen the ravages of alcohol abuse in several loved ones, I completely understand the “no level is safe” guideline.

That said, 3-4 drinks per year is far below any measure of alcohol use that is seriously studied, where researchers look at drinking at the “amount per week” level. 3-4 drinks per year is essentially on the level of being a non-drinker.

3-4 drinks per year won’t affect your cancer risk. Unless you’ve been drinking radium or something.

Your mom is mostly lignin.