A few green cleaning techniques will do more than just protect the aquifers, soil, and planet from pollution. You will save money and reduce your family's exposure to 
abrasive and sometimes
harmful chemicals by using mild, green cleaning supplies.
Basic Green Cleaning Arsenal
Steam cleaner
Vinegar
Baking soda
Lemon juice
Reusable cleaning cloths
Thread and needles
Boxes
Dusters and brooms
Organize: Of course, organizing your household inventory gets any cleaning spree into motion. In the course of your organization, you'll find odd clothing articles and other gadgets you just don't need. Organize a yard sale to get rid of some of your old stuff, and then donate other unneeded goods to nonprofit organizations. By selling or donating old things to other people, you're taking a green approach to recycling things that could otherwise end up in landfills. When you are cleaning up and find trash that cannot be refurbished or sold (old papers, little pieces of junk), use trash bins without the plastic bags to reduce your use of plastics.
Clean top to bottom: Go around your ceilings with a broom or duster. Clean air vents with a duster, then use a moist reusable cloth. You can put a bit of lemon juice in some warm water as a cleaning solution to add a fresh lemon scent and to brighten brass and copper fixtures. Clean off any ceiling fans by using the same method. There is no need to use special cleaning solutions to remove built-up dust deposits on ceiling fixtures.
Wipe down walls and doors: You can use a little baking soda on a sponge to remove hand prints and dirt from doors and walls, but for most of the general cleaning, a wash cloth or sponge with warm water will work just as well.
Clean windows and glass doors: Vinegar mixed with an equal part of warm water works well as a glass cleaner, though the smell is less then floral. You can put the solution in a spray bottle, or you can dampen a cloth and wipe down the windows and doors, then dry them with a soft dry cloth.
harmful chemicals by using mild, green cleaning supplies.
Basic Green Cleaning Arsenal
Steam cleaner
Vinegar
Baking soda
Lemon juice
Reusable cleaning cloths
Thread and needles
Boxes
Dusters and brooms
Organize: Of course, organizing your household inventory gets any cleaning spree into motion. In the course of your organization, you'll find odd clothing articles and other gadgets you just don't need. Organize a yard sale to get rid of some of your old stuff, and then donate other unneeded goods to nonprofit organizations. By selling or donating old things to other people, you're taking a green approach to recycling things that could otherwise end up in landfills. When you are cleaning up and find trash that cannot be refurbished or sold (old papers, little pieces of junk), use trash bins without the plastic bags to reduce your use of plastics.
Clean top to bottom: Go around your ceilings with a broom or duster. Clean air vents with a duster, then use a moist reusable cloth. You can put a bit of lemon juice in some warm water as a cleaning solution to add a fresh lemon scent and to brighten brass and copper fixtures. Clean off any ceiling fans by using the same method. There is no need to use special cleaning solutions to remove built-up dust deposits on ceiling fixtures.
Wipe down walls and doors: You can use a little baking soda on a sponge to remove hand prints and dirt from doors and walls, but for most of the general cleaning, a wash cloth or sponge with warm water will work just as well.
Clean windows and glass doors: Vinegar mixed with an equal part of warm water works well as a glass cleaner, though the smell is less then floral. You can put the solution in a spray bottle, or you can dampen a cloth and wipe down the windows and doors, then dry them with a soft dry cloth.
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