3 Easy Eco-Friendly Deep Cleaning Tips
June 22, 2010 | Filled Under Green Cleaning
Realizing that not all your cool modern cleaning methods are good for your health or your family’s health? Tired of having to clean the shower because you don’t want your kids breathing in the chemicals? Want to make some changes to more eco-friendly cleaning methods, but aren’t sure of where to start?
There are many valid reasons to switch over to greener cleaning methods. Twenty years ago, going green meant a lot more work, but not anymore. Green products and methods have advanced considerably over the last decade, and making changes is easier than ever.
Here are three things, plus a bonus tip, to help you pave your way to fresher, greener cleaning practices:
1. The prices of eco-friendly cleaning products have dropped dramatically over the past couple years. Replace your products with natural, non-toxic cleansers. You don’t have to do it all at once, but when you’re shopping for replacements, look for the green stuff.
If you do replace it all at once, don’t just throw the toxic stuff away or pour it down the drain! Take it out to your dump for hazardous material disposal or find out when your city picks it up.
2. Using damp cloths for dusting, washcloths for dishes and counters, reusable mops, etc. Yes, they’ve all gotten a bad rap and the disposable stuff is easy. However, these easy disposable things have toxins, aren’t always biodegradable, and create more trash. And no, your cloths won’t be germ receptacles. Germs die quickly and you can wash them (in cold water and hang them to dry).
3. Baking soda is super green. It can be used not only to cook with, but as a cleanser, odor eliminator, used as toothpaste, and more. Plus, it’s cheap.
Bonus: Look for professional cleaners that use green cleaning methods. So, if you’re in say Minneapolis and need a carpet cleaner, look for carpet cleaners in Minneapolis; that advertise eco-friendly products and methods.
You can stop living with all the chemicals and toxins. Eliminate them easily from your air, your countertops, your carpets, and your life. And have fun with it!
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I agree with the above you can’t go wrong with vinegar and hot water. I haven’t used baking soda for cleaning before so I will give that a go next time
Great post! To deep clean your green carpets, steam cleaning is still the best and effective way! But you can also opt for kitchen stuff like vinegar…vinegar is effective for killing most mold, bacteria, and germs, due to its level of acidity. It is environmentally friendly and very economical.
I also use vinegar/water mixture for cleaning. Don’t worry about the smell, because it’s evaporating and you will have a clean kitchen or whatever you have cleaned!
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Another tip: I clean almost everything with a half and half vinegar/water mixture. It’s so much less toxic than bleach!
Great article. Here is another that I would like to share about making your own green cleaners from ingredients you probably already have at home. http://greenfornothing.blogspot.com/2009/11/tried-and-true-green-cleaning-recipes.html
These work really well and save a lot of money over conventional and green cleaning products.
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