Spring is a time of renewal. It is also a time for cleaning. This spring, as you begin your tasks of cleaning and reorganizing your home, you may choose to try to go green. Green cleaning is a term usually used for cleaning with products that are biodegradable and manufactured by environmentally friendly means. Here are some tips to use this spring to be greener as you clean and renew your home.
Tip Number One For Green Spring Cleaning
If you choose to use commercial products to clean your home, look for eco friendly products marked as being "green". Not all such products are as environmentally friendly as we might like, so check up on your products to see if they are certified as green by checking the eco-labels center at GreenerChoices.org. One product that I have had great luck with and consider to be one of the best for green cleaning is the Seventh Generation Natural All Purpose Cleaner. It is non-toxic and biodegradable and does a great job cleaning.
Tip Number Two For Green Spring Cleaning
Use cloth rags to clean. By using paper towels, you are contributing to the problems caused by deforestation and also to the land fills. Use regular old kitchen towels or cloth towels to clean all of your household surfaces. You can even use old t shirts that have been cut into rags. When you are done cleaning, wash the rags and reuse as needed. Talk about reuse and recycle!
Tip Number Three For Green Spring Cleaning
If you are transitioning to green cleaning and have old chemicals and cleaning products that you will not be using, do not dump them down the drain or throw them in the garbage. Dumping chemicals down your drain or adding them to the landfill increases the chances of the chemicals entering our water. Most communities have a central area for taking in toxic chemicals to be disposed of. Contact your local waste collection center and ask for details on how to dispose of toxic chemicals appropriately.
Tip Number Four For Green Spring Cleaning
Tip Number One For Green Spring Cleaning
If you choose to use commercial products to clean your home, look for eco friendly products marked as being "green". Not all such products are as environmentally friendly as we might like, so check up on your products to see if they are certified as green by checking the eco-labels center at GreenerChoices.org. One product that I have had great luck with and consider to be one of the best for green cleaning is the Seventh Generation Natural All Purpose Cleaner. It is non-toxic and biodegradable and does a great job cleaning.
Tip Number Two For Green Spring Cleaning
Use cloth rags to clean. By using paper towels, you are contributing to the problems caused by deforestation and also to the land fills. Use regular old kitchen towels or cloth towels to clean all of your household surfaces. You can even use old t shirts that have been cut into rags. When you are done cleaning, wash the rags and reuse as needed. Talk about reuse and recycle!
Tip Number Three For Green Spring Cleaning
If you are transitioning to green cleaning and have old chemicals and cleaning products that you will not be using, do not dump them down the drain or throw them in the garbage. Dumping chemicals down your drain or adding them to the landfill increases the chances of the chemicals entering our water. Most communities have a central area for taking in toxic chemicals to be disposed of. Contact your local waste collection center and ask for details on how to dispose of toxic chemicals appropriately.
Tip Number Four For Green Spring Cleaning
Comments
Love it! Great tips.
My favorite thing about spring cleaning is opening all the windows while I do it! Great tips!
;o)
cool guide!
It is snowing. too early for me to think about spring.
Very nice article Tracy :)
:)
Spring cleaning is just around the bend. Thanks for the info :-)
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