Flexible, colorful, and infinitely useful pool noodles are, alas, not the planet's best friend. Made from polyethylene foam, they're technically recyclable and coded as a number 4 recyclable ...

The pool noodle can also be a useful divider in deep linen closets and pantries. If there is a line of storage bins but ...

But placing a pool noodle between your appliance and the wall will save you the pain of squeezing your arm down there to retrieve the spare clothes, change, and other items that end up there. 5.