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On Monday, September 8, 2025 at 05:25:05 PM EDT, Jean Fellows via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote:
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<div><div id="yiv5763006625"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;" class="yiv5763006625gmail_default">is it just the plastic retaining the smell? maybe one of those <a shape="rect" href="https://www.amazon.com/Rocco-Roxie-Supply-Co-Professional/dp/B00CKFL93K/ref=sxin_17_pa_sp_search_thematic_sspa?content-id=amzn1.sym.9a29f5d3-34e6-4e56-96b7-5d91deecad8b%3Aamzn1.sym.9a29f5d3-34e6-4e56-96b7-5d91deecad8b&crid=2397K025RJQ7N&cv_ct_cx=pet%2Bodor%2Beliminator%2Bfor%2Bhome&keywords=pet%2Bodor%2Beliminator%2Bfor%2Bhome&pd_rd_i=B00CKFL93K&pd_rd_r=7be56c78-6a10-41df-bb87-b463b736fce7&pd_rd_w=JqMzj&pd_rd_wg=cPTM3&pf_rd_p=9a29f5d3-34e6-4e56-96b7-5d91deecad8b&pf_rd_r=3JPC0JRSPF52QWY60KZC&qid=1757366328&rdc=1&sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&sprefix=pet%2Boder%2Bel%2Caps%2C164&sr=1-2-9428117c-b940-4daa-97e9-ad363ada7940-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9zZWFyY2hfdGhlbWF0aWM&th=1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">enzyme deodorizer solutions</a> sold for animal smells? </div><div style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;" class="yiv5763006625gmail_default">I wonder if a dispensary would have an idea?</div></div><br clear="none"><div class="yiv5763006625gmail_quote yiv5763006625gmail_quote_container"><div id="yiv5763006625yqt46275" class="yiv5763006625yqt8420680142"><div dir="ltr" class="yiv5763006625gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM Perri Saunders via Michlib-l <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org" href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class="yiv5763006625gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:small;" class="yiv5763006625gmail_default">How do you de-stink STEM kits, especially those that smell like weed?</div><div style="font-size:small;" class="yiv5763006625gmail_default">With the plastic bags and boxes that hold different games and activities, STEM kits are proving very hard to rid of smells!</div><div style="font-size:small;" class="yiv5763006625gmail_default">We have a stink box for books with air freshener and dryer sheets, but that's not working for the kits.</div><div style="font-size:small;" class="yiv5763006625gmail_default">What is your process?</div><div style="font-size:small;" class="yiv5763006625gmail_default">Thanks in advance!</div><div style="font-size:small;" class="yiv5763006625gmail_default">Perri</div><br clear="all"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><span class="yiv5763006625gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br clear="none"><div dir="ltr" class="yiv5763006625gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif" size="4">Perri Saunders, Director</font><div><font size="2">White Pigeon Township Library</font></div><div><font size="2">102 N. Kalamazoo St., P.O. Box 399</font></div><div><font size="2">White Pigeon, MI 49099</font></div><div><font size="2">269-483-7409</font></div><div><font color="#0000ff" size="2"><u style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:p.saunders@woodlands.lib.mi.us" href="mailto:p.saunders@woodlands.lib.mi.us" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">p.saunders@woodlands.lib.mi.us</a> </u></font></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><i><font size="4">Brighten the corner where you are.</font></i></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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