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Eliminate those nasty chemical cleaners from your household with these great green cleaning tips! Your family and the environment will benefit from the reduction of harmful chemicals. There are environmentally friendly, cheap alternatives for everything from laundry detergent which contains harmful phosphates to drain cleaners which contain sulphuric acid. Check out our homemade green cleaning recipes here.

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Bathroom Cleaning Recipes

Cleaning your bathroom can be a daunting task. There are tons of products out there that make the job easier, but many of those products come with risks to your health and the health of your family. Beyond that, these products can cause uneeded harm and stress to the environment. Have a look at our homemade eco friendly bathroom cleaning recipes to get your cleaning done without risking your families health, or the health of the environment.

General Cleaning Recipes

Cleaning your home is a necessity. We all know that. There are countless products out there that make the job easier, but many of those products come with risks to your health and the health of your family. Beyond that, these products can cause uneeded harm and stress to the environment. Have a look at our homemade eco friendly cleaning recipes to get your cleaning done without risking your families health, or the health of the environment.

Kitchen Cleaning Recipes

Cleaning your kitchen is a very important task. There are tons of products out there that make the job easier, but many of those products come with risks to your health and the health of your family. Beyond that, these products can cause uneeded harm and stress to the environment. Have a look at our homemade eco friendly kitchen cleaning recipes to get your cleaning done without risking your families health, or the health of the environment.

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[9 Jan 2012 | No Comment | ]

The average family household spends a whopping two thousand dollars on cleaning products every year. Thats a huge amount of money to be spending on nasty, harmful chemicals that can cause severe illnesses in people and pets. Fortunately, there are a ton of eco-friendly, homemade solutions that will cost you just a fraction of what you are currently paying.
Head on over to The Green Clean Book to find out how to change the way you clean your house, save money and get a bunch of awesome tips on much more …

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[8 Dec 2011 | One Comment | ]
Cleaning with Baking Soda

Not to be confused with baking powder, baking soda can be one of your best friends when it comes to eco friendly cleaning agents.  Baking soda is pure sodium bicarbonate, which when combined with such things as vinegar will begin to froth and bubble, making it an excellent cleaner for scrubbing tough, dried up food bits, caked on food in your oven, etc.
Aside from being such a great cleaning agent, baking soda has the ability to remove unwanted odours.  The reason for this is that baking soda is able to …

Kitchen Cleaning Recipes »

[3 May 2011 | No Comment | ]

Whats hiding under your kitchen sink?
Chances are if you were to take a peek, you’d find some Oven Cleaner under there.  Oven Cleaners tend to contain some pretty nasty stuff.  As mentioned in this article, Oven Cleaners can be expect to have Butane, Monoethanolamine, Diethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether, Sodium Hydroxide and Diethanolamine. The names alone scare me!
Fortunately, there are a few really easy to make Natural Oven Cleaner Recipes out there.  So easy infact, that the easiest ones contain nothing but water and baking soda.  Baking Soda quickly absorbs grease …

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[2 Feb 2011 | No Comment | ]

With flu season in full steam, so is the sale of antibacterial household cleaners.  In fact, many products come with a proud proclamation that it kills the H1N1 virus.
We take for granted that no cheaper DIY concoction can claim to do the same.  Many greenies still get a little leery when it comes to antibacterial cleaners.  We all know they’re loaded with artificial colors and fragrances and harsh chemicals (bleach, ammonia, acids, and more that off-gas and irritate eyes and lungs).  In fact, what makes these cleaners antibacterial is mostly—gulp—pesticides.  …

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[17 Dec 2008 | One Comment | ]
Harmful Chemicals in Carpet Cleaners

It’s a fact that all carpets will get dirty over time. Carpets and rugs take a lot of abuse from children and pets, spills, dirt tracked in on people’s feet and countless other ways. It is inevitable that carpets have to be cleaned. Like other cleaners, carpet cleaners may contain toxic ingredients, some of which are not listed on labels. Spot cleaners seem to have the most harmful chemicals of all the carpet cleaners. When using carpet cleaners and other chemicals always wear gloves, goggles and other safety equipment. Open …

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[15 Dec 2008 | No Comment | ]
Fresh Wave Eco Friendly Air Freshening Producst, Air Fresheners, Kitchen Candles

Have you got some absolutely horrible odours that you just must get rid of?? There is a nifty line of products available to defeat those nasty odours in an eco friendly fashion!
Fresh Wave, located in Chicago Illinois has been developing products with OMI Industries, a world leader in odor control. OMI has been solving a multitude of industrial odor problems for over twenty years.
While clearing the air in some of the world’s smelliest factories, processing plants and landfills, our team realized the same technology would have a place in …

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[4 Nov 2008 | 2 Comments | ]
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We’re Cleaning Green
A new branch of the residential and office cleaning division of Howson Home Organizers Ltd. At We’re Cleaning Green we design our cleaning services to suit your individual needs. Our professional cleaners will thoroughly clean and sanitize your office or living environment. Periodic inspections by the Residential …

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[9 Sep 2008 | 5 Comments | ]
Homemade Household Cleaning Recipes and Environmentally Friendly Products

Its hard to imagine the number of harsh, toxic chemicals that go into most over the counter cleaning products. The risks to your health are many, and the risks to the environment are just as bad.  Sadly, much of the wasted product is either flushed down the toilet, dumped down the drain, or even worse……some people actually dump these things into sewer drains on the side of the road.  Those drains head straight to river and other waterways without the benefit of going to a waste water treatment plant.  …

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