George Washington Carver the noted agricultural researcher who invented more than 300 uses for peanuts was born this day in 1864. Little did he know that many years later we'd find even more peanut uses and some new types like Plastic foam peanuts used for packing and shipping. We all get too many of these peanuts in packages -- more than we'll ever use. But don't throw them away because, with few exceptions, like the biodegradable kind (made of corn starch), plastic foam peanuts wind up in land fills where they last for about a million trillion years. Instead, pick up and dial 1-(800)-828-2214 and you'll learn where to drop off Plastic foam peanuts in your area for recycling and reuse. And that's the On The House tip for today.