Cleaning News
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The scoop on green cat litters
The cat litter issue is a messy quagmire with some greener alternatives but no real completely green solution. A case of low impact, instead of no impact. There are three major… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (21 hours ago) 1 comment- Definitions
- Allergens, Carbon footprint, Clean drinking water, Consumerism, Eco-friendly, Inhalation, Ingestion, Landfill gas, Recycling, Repurpose, Water
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Beads clean clothes with less water
Thanks to Xeros Ltd, a forward thinking company in the UK, the future of green washing machines is about to take one giant leap towards a more sustainable future. According to Eco… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (3 days ago) 1 comment- Products
- Water
- Web News
- GetWithGreen.com
, EcoGeek (5 comments) , Yahoo! Green
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Feature How to green your detergent usage
The evolution of dish and clothing washers into lean, mean, less-soap-guzzling machines, makes it more important than ever that we begin to use less and less soap.The New York… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (4 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Conservation, Consumerism, Eco-friendly, Energy Star, Greywater system, Recycling
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The only 3 ingredients you need for non-toxic cleaning
There's a secret about natural, non-toxic cleaners that we sustainable living types sometimes hide. I'm guilty of shuffling the truth underneath the rug, too. After all, everyone… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (28 days ago) 2 comments- Companies
- Dr. Bronner
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- Sustainable, Vinegar
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Top three toxic products to stop buying now
As much as we love suggesting sustainable stuff to buy—recycled candles, green iPhone apps, Omega-3 supplements—we get even more of a charge from suggesting things not… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (36 days ago) 2 comments -
Feature How to green your fall clean up
"I enjoy the cleaning up - something about the getting of things in order for winter - making the garden secure - a battening down of hatches perhaps... It just feels right." David… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (154 days ago) 2 comments- Definitions
- Allergens, Composting, Recycling
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Chem-free rat and roach control
I swear I'm not a scumbag, so please don't judge me by the rat lodging in my couch-bed and the cockroaches raiding my utensil tray. Scout's Honor, I (lightly) clean once a… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (190 days ago) 1 comment- Definitions
- Chemical safety concerns, Invasive pests, Organic, Cleaning products, Fair trade
- Web News
- miamiherald.com
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Feature How to green dorm life
Every September is an opportunity for a fresh start as students head back to school. It is important to remember that old adage "well begun is half done" when planning your green… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (198 days ago) 3 comments- Definitions
- Allergens, Fragrance, Gluten, Pollutants, Vampire appliances, VOC, Water filtration, Indoor air quality
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Feature How to eco-mitigate bed bugs
We are in the midst of the largest, most widespread, bed bug outbreak since WWII. This outbreak caused the EPA to hold a National Bed Bug Summit on April 14 and 15 in… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (213 days ago) 0 comments -
How to clean up broken CFLs
Compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) make us nervous. It's not the quality of the light that bothers us. We don't miss incandescents (even the new kind). We know how to recycle… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (255 days ago) 0 comments- Companies
- Environmental Protection Agency
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- Mercury, Compact fluorescent bulb, Toxicity
How to green your detergent usage
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