Harlandale Independent School District Superintendent Rey Madrigal addresses the crowd during a ribbon cutting ceremony held for Bexar County's first school-based health center at Collier Elementary School, ...
Charcoal is known to effectively absorb and trap odors, but you will want to control the potential mess it can make. Place charcoal in a container with several holes poked in it, and leave it in an area that smells bad. Throw the entire assembly away when the scent is gone.
Again, baking soda is an excellent odor absorber. Open a box and leave it an area, or sprinkle baking soda on a smelly carpet, wait and hour or more, and vacuum the powder and the odor away. Similar to baking soda, cat litter is also dry and has chemical properties that are great for containing odors.