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Green Cleaning
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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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.General Cleaning Recipes »
Window and glass cleaners such as windex contain harmful chemicals such as ammonia. Ammonia is a severe respiratory tract irritant. It is known to cause sore throats, induce asthma like symptoms and is generally a chemical you want to avoid using in your home where children and pets especially are around.
Why not try out a homemade glass cleaner recipe. This recipe is completely safe, non-toxic and can be used on any type of glass. It can be used as an auto glass cleaner, it …
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Yep, clearing clogged drains……horrible thing to deal with. Believe it or not, there is a giant industry that is dedicated to nothing but clearing clogged drains. Somewhere around $150,000,000 is spent each year on extremely toxic chemical products like Drano, Liquid Plumr and many more.
Here’s the scoop on chemical drain cleaners…..If you’ve got a problem with a clogged drain that is jammed up with lard, soap, hair, toothpaste or other oily substances, most chemical drain cleaners won’t be too effective. Tests have shown that …
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Wooden furniture tends to collect quite a bit of dust, and constant cleaning is necessary to maintain that great shine you love to see. Unfortunately, most furniture cleaners and polishes are full of unhealthy chemicals and come in spray cans that are quite damaging to the atmosphere. There is a simple alternative to replace those lemon scented furniture polishes that you can buy.
Alternative Furniture Polish
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup vinegar
2 tsp lemon juice
Simply mix up these items in a spray bottle and shake it up. Squirt this …
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Lets face it, toilets need to be cleaned…..often. Most of the toilet cleaning products available consist of some pretty harsh, and very environmentally damaging chemicals. Those chemicals flow through the sewage system to a treatment plant, after which the water is expelled back into the water system. Not a good thing. Luckily there is a very safe alternative that you can use for toilet bowl cleaning.
Alternative Toilet Bowl Cleaner
1 cup vinegar
1/2 cup baking soda
The very simple procedure that goes along with this recipe is……Put the vinegar …
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Here’s a recipe for an all purpose, safe and environmentally friendly cleaner. Most all purpose cleaners contain a number of harsh chemicals which are dangerous to both your health and the environment. Theres no need to expose yourself to something like that when there is a completely safe and eco-friendly way of going about it.
Alternative All Purpose Cleaner Recipe
What you’ll need here are a few simple items that you probably have lying around the house anyways. A spray bottle, some borax, some lemon juice and a bit …
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The Top 5 Major Types of Household Hazardous Wastes of Concern
By Steve Evans
Household hazardous waste is the term used for any goods or materials that is discarded from a home or a similar source that contains:
1. Chemicals that may evaporate into the air and become ignitable: are capable of burning or of causing a fire
2. Corrosive chemicals which capable of reacting with and dissolving goods or materials and injuring living tissue when in contact
3. Chemicals that may be explosive and/or Reactive: capable of causing an explosion or releasing poisonous fumes …
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The main cleaning products available in common supermarkets and general stores contain many ingredients that are extremely toxic to people, pets and the environment. There are ways to get around using dangerous cleaning products. This list contains some of the most dangerous and toxic chemicals found in conventional cleaners. Avoid purchasing these products to maintain a safe home environment and an Earth friendly, green cleaning regime.
Dangerous Cleaning Products
Alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs), are commonly found in detergents and disinfectants. These toxins are suspected hormone disruptors.
Ammonia is commonly found …
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Chemical-Free Carpet Cleaner
Enviromate: Your Homes’ New Best Friend!
If you had the choice, why wouldn’t you use natural cleaning products? Sure, some things need a real, heavy duty cleansing every now and again……like carpet cleaning for example. Have you ever wished you could go about steam cleaning your carpets in a much safer, chemical free way? Children, pets, and even yourself are exposed to some pretty nasty chemicals such as Butyl cellosolve when using conventional carpet cleaning methods. Luckily, Reliable Corporation has developed a new line of …
