Top 6 Clean Green Cleaning Tips - Cleaning Your House The Natural Way

Six Tips from The Chicago Tribune for cleaning your home the green, natural way: Baking soda, borax, white vinegar and lemons. That’s all you need to start “green cleaning” this spring, a cheap, healthy and environmentally ... that do not contain chlorine or phosphates. Products include Bioshield Dishwasher Concentrate, Earth Friendly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 08:34:02

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Simple Green Simply Greenwashing Consumers for Decades

How safe are household cleaners? One of the first “green” cleaning products I ever used was Simple Green.  I would clean carpets, cars, bathtubs, floors, etc. with this green liquid.  I even converted my mother to a Simple Green user.  As I became “greener”, I switched to homemade cleaning products [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 04:20:58

The Green Clean that Works

If “greening your life” was an eco-resolution on your list for 2009, a great first step is to green your cleaning products. Conventional cleaning products contain carcinogens and skin irritants and their run-off ... to the cleaners we grew up with, so that’s why we’re so excited to see a trusted household name [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:00:57

Careersthatdontsuck.com’s 2009 Career Prediction #4

BIG GREEN THING No self-respecting futurist would create a list of 2009 career predictions without including something about “green” ... appliances/equipment–expect “green-collar” jobs to go mainstream, to be more widely available ... or perform green services–green janitorial/maid services, green diapers, green dry-cleaning, green [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 01:38:30

Let Your Kids Clean: BasicH2 Organic Concentrate

Young children like to be helpful, and I don’t want to discourage their desire to imitate my house cleaning ( ... . Related posts on green cleaning: Charlie’s Soap is the Non-Toxic Cleaning Miracle Make Your Own ... disclosure of ingredients because, “We do not list the  specific ingredients for all of the cleaners [more...]

Date: 2008-07-10 15:09:26

Chlorox Green Works Reaches 40 Million Dollar Market Share In First Year

Although, sadly, kitchens everywhere rapidly become gross (as pictured), products for cleaning are rapidly greening. Case in point: the Chlorox Green Works line ... on the root word "chlorine," a term that has long represented chemical anathema to a faction of traditional [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 16:58:16

Green Clean

With all this talk about green energy, it makes me wonder if they ever have a product that will help me clean my home in a healthier way for the ... to the burden of the environment. Plus, I don't want to spend so much money on my cleaning bill. After all, I am not filthy rich to be able to afford expensive cleaning services or even be able to buy [more...]

Date: 2008-06-17 09:12:57

Sunday Links - 11-30-08

Stop Making Our Kids Sick; Make Chemicals Safe - It’s amazing to me that so few chemicals have actually be checked for safety ... cleaning with green cleansers. But for now it’s all too common for companies to pretend to be offering green products when they really aren’t. How to Green Your Carpet Cleaning - Carpet cleaners often [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 19:48:42

Green Cleaning Products?

Charing Ball researches what the household cleaner” Simple Green” is made of, and discovers that Simple Green is not that simple and contains a toxic chemical agent.  The first ... green household cleaning products may not be such a bad idea.Possibly related posts: (automatically [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:55:27

Start Green Cleaning Now!

Busby SEO Test Global climate change has become a matter of increased significance among many companies ... cleaning aims to eliminate use of these toxic chemicals entirely. Advancements in chemical technology ... . As a result, products and activities have started to turn “green.” The world of cleaning products [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:21:34

Learn How to Keep Your House Look and Smell Clean With Green Cleaning Products

Are you on the search for natural cleaners? Read on to find out some of the most common fixes for house problems. 1 ... in removing residue as it also helps to disinfect the place. 5.Dirty Carpet- this is not a problem if you only follow the right steps written here. What you need to do is to sprinkle baking soda on the carpet [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 23:29:38

making wind farms eco-friendly neighbors

.. Wind power is a popular and growing source of “green” and clean energy ... that the process of getting wind-turbine “farms” approved by towns and villages is also clean — free ... .  As Art says at his website: They may be touted as “green and clean,” but inappropriate siting [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 01:42:13

Moving From Rhetoric to Reality: Clean, Green Jobs

This article was written by Joel Makower in March 2008. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective. The promise of the green economy and the clean-tech revolution is that they will bring a new wave of job opportunities — productive and respectable jobs at every part of the economic spectrum, [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 17:48:20

Recyclable Dry Cleaning Bags

Springwise: So, you thought the market for reusable bags was saturated? Having found a niche that has yet to be infiltrated, The Green Garmento hopes to help green up dry cleaning. Introduced last month, The Green Garmento is a garment bag made from non-woven [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 14:07:00

Three Kitchen Ingredients as Green Cleaning Products

Natural cleaning products can potentially clear all your fears of chemical exposure during cleaning ... of conventional and chemical based cleaning solutions is making it a preferable option. Instead of keeping your home from being a breeding place of bacteria and germs, chemically produced cleaning products [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 20:56:38

Clean Green!

by: AJ McCreary, PICurrent Assistant Producer ... at a price. Or does it? Cleaning Green has been around for centuries. It just hasn’t been sold as “environmentally friendly”, but mainly as practical or inexpensive. These old time cleaning practices [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 13:15:47

30 Days to Natural

With the holidays coming up there will be lots of family parties and friends stopping by. This means a lot more cleaning around here ... to develop a new platform of natural cleaning products called Green Works. These products are made with natural, plant-based ingredients and clean as well as conventional cleaners on most soils. Green Works [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 04:33:09

eco discoveries cleans green

Are you are looking to clean more greenly, but not quite ready to jump into the vinegar? ... and protects indoor air quality; Tub & Tile organic salts remove soap scum and scrub grout without ... in her cleaning products and missed that. I like the peace of mind of knowing the EcoDiscovery [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 05:32:31

Looking Back at 2008

I had compiled this list before New Year's on a loose piece of paper (I should have gone digital for green and organizational purposes) ... in order. Switched to green cleaning products Started composting with Bokashi Ken traded ... leave home without them Purchasing nearly exclusively organic products Attended Alternative Build [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:10:30

Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products

Fresh eggs: clean green Daniel Jeffreys - SCMP - Updated on Jan 18, 2009 Traditionally, ... at ThreeSixty, who describes himself as a dedicated environmentalist. “Using chemical-free cleaning ... and apartments will be scoured with all manner of cleaning fluids to ensure bad luck and evil spirits [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 01:22:18

Clean Your Oven Without Losing Nose Hairs

I am all for effective hair removal but seriously ladies cleaning my oven is not how I want to do it! Oven cleaners are one of THE most dangerous cleaning products ever. What if you could clean ... upon us perhaps that oven is in need of a good cleaning. Allow me to share a green clean nugget [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 08:54:14

Who’s Who in Green: Josh Dorfman

This week’s Who’s Who in Green focuses on the accomplishments of Josh Dorfman, a green entrepreneur and media personality with his own radio show, ... water waste, and for Green Works, the new line of green cleaning products by Clorox. Josh ... into a nation of a billion car drivers. Since then, he’s made it his goal to help people maintain [more...]

Date: 2008-07-25 18:17:41

Who’s Who in Green: Josh Dorfman

This week’s Who’s Who in Green focuses on the accomplishments of Josh Dorfman, a green entrepreneur and media personality with his own radio show, ... water waste, and for Green Works, the new line of green cleaning products by Clorox. Josh ... into a nation of a billion car drivers. Since then, he’s made it his goal to help people maintain [more...]

Date: 2008-07-25 18:17:41

The positives of using Organic mold removers

After you sign the papers and walk into your new investment the first thing you will notice is that clean smell ... natural cleaning products. Does Going Green mean anything to you?one of the main reasons these products ... your hands and is safe to use on any type of material. There are a lot of home cleaners that are making [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:45:22

Natural Cleaning

Today's living simply theme is natural house cleaning. The DH and I made the switch to natural cleaners over the past several years ... masking scent. Unfortunately, for those with chemical sensitivities, it's much more serious ... home-cleaning recipe? Please share!Clean and Green: Natural Homemade House CleanersEartheasy*Image [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 13:42:00

The Vogue of Things Green . . .

One new buzzword that has become popular with the economic downturn is making things “green” or such as having a “green economy” ... -saving ‘green homes’ and the clean-up of the country’s four main rivers. Such an effort ... on, are among such plans. New projects, such as the construction of bicycle roads [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 11:41:37

Revisiting Benelife Natural Disinfectant

I’ve blogged before about the Benelife Products.  After living in the bleach mindset, I just had to have a disinfectant to trust ... since its almost impossible to find organic everything) and we are using  the Benelife Products ... Tagged: Benelife Green, Green Cleaning, Organic Food [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 13:53:54

Keep Your Home Clean By Going Green

Every one's talking about "going green" but would you believe that steam cleaners can be green, too? It's true! Vapor steam cleaners are a natural way to clean without the use of non-environment-friendly ... mite and remove mold and bacteria. This is done using dry steam at high temperatures which sanitize [more...]

Date: 2008-08-02 05:36:47

Tis’ the Season to Be Clean (and Green)! Part 1

My husband absolutely insists on having a clean house.  I, on the other hand, am not as keen on the actual process of cleaning ... and protect most hard surface floors, strengthening the floor and leaving a streak-free, shiny finish ... table very soon).   Perfect Planet is Weiman’s environmentally friendly line of cleaners designed [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 06:33:30

We Have Soap Nuts Winners!

That would be #31 Danielle - I like the idea of soap nuts- this is the first time I have ever heard about them ... Courtney - I don’t have any “green” cleaning tips. i do love the idea of being more “green” ... as many things as possible, wash in cold water (except for towels), and hang most things up to dry [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 14:27:33

Writer looking for Products Needed For Green TV Project

Please video your ideas for this subject and share them with us on NewBaby ... that will cover all aspects of green living, including furnishings, fabrics, cleaning products, air ... . Summary: Products Needed For Green TV Project Category: Lifestyle & Entertainment Name [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 03:03:21

You Just Can’t Have Enough Green Cleaning Products

No matter how much you want to go green, there may be times when you don’t feel you have that option ... a shower cleaner, bathroom cleaners, glass cleaners, and even carpet cleaners. Other products ... from natural ingredients. Their line of household cleaners are all water based, with several plant [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 01:07:58

Kleenex® Hygienic Bathroom Tissue

Kleenex® Hygienic Bathroom Tissue is specially designed to reduce costs, waste and health concerns all together ... ; Safety Supply Floor and Carpet Care Green Cleaning Products & Supplies Hand Soaps & Personal ... cleaning and janitorial supplies, you have found the right online store to shop at. Our complete line [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 23:15:33

Elements Ready-To-Clean Environmentally Responsible Cleaning Products

Dan Dillon: Tell me why your doing these new “ready to clean” lines. who buys them? And why did you develop them? ... to employees. You just give your cleaning staff a bottle of this and they go clean. Ben Gable: It’s a goof proof answer to green cleaning, just grab [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 19:11:07

Green EchoMop Looped End Wet Mop Heads

Green EchoMop Looped End Wet Mop Heads is the FIRST EVER mop head made from recycled PET plastic bottles, contributing to reduced landfill waste, ... Air Fresheners Facility Maintenance & Safety Supply Floor and Carpet Care Green Cleaning ... on your next order when you signup for our cleaning tips and cleaning product specials e-newsletter [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 18:58:16

Green, User-Friendly, and High-Tech

Solar panels and wind generators are two examples of green technology, but cleaning products and disposable diapers can also be called green products if they’re made to be environmentally friendly. Perhaps any device that reduces pollution, or cuts fossil fuel [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 03:50:00

SPECTRUM HBV Hospital Virucidal Disinfectant

The human hepatitis B virus is the leading cause of serosis and cancer of the liver and is the world’s ninth largest killer ... Air Fresheners Facility Maintenance & Safety Supply Floor and Carpet Care Green Cleaning Products ... on your next order when you signup for our cleaning tips and cleaning product specials e-newsletter [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 18:03:58

Get Crafty: How green is your clean?

If I asked you how you know something is clean, what would you say? I have always judged cleanliness first and foremost by smell ... seemed to be making the switch to healthier, all-natural cleaners. Which usually, goes hand-in-hand ... was born, suddenly I found myself worrying and questioning all these cleansers, cleaners, detergents [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 21:06:17

Simple Living - Introduction

We live in a world of consumerism. Everyday I spend my money on things I want, rather than being thrifty and spend only on things I need ... with your baby. I’m looking into natural, green cleaning and starting to incorporate them in our house to replace these chemical cleaners.-To cook nutritious food from scratch – prepared processed food [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 02:14:00

Greenfully Grateful

This is my entry for this month's Green Moms Carnival. The theme is about gratitude and the three green things that you absolutely love the most ... cleaning product created in his personal lab from soy. It was organic, it was non-toxic, it was bio ... . What a green visionary he was! Two drops of this liquid concentrate cleaning wonder in a 16 oz [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 09:29:59

Marketing Your Cleaning Services To The Right Clients

In growing your cleaning service business, you would need to have a little bit of knowledge on how to create a strategic marketing plan to get ... green” products to clean homes.  Have this alternative in your bid form or inform the clients ... green” products that are hard to find in grocery stores or supermarkets. 3.    Acknowledge the fact [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 00:58:10

Scott Coreless Toilet Paper

Scott Coreless Toilet Paper is a high capacity, easy maintenance system which results in fewer times running out of toilet paper and lower ... It Supply. You will save money and help our world be a better place in the future. For more green cleaning ... Supply Categories: Air Fresheners Facility Maintenance & Safety Supply Floor and Carpet Care Green [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 17:54:50

Sears Carpet Cleaning Service Guys Goes Green With Eco-Friendly Cleaners

While Dalworth Carpet Cleaning is high on the homecare lists of folks in the Dallas area, ... for property owners. These include air duct cleaning, water extraction in the event of water damage and tile ... the Sears Carpet Cleaning Service offers a wider-based solution for homeowners [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 21:34:46

Green Cleaning is Safer and Cheaper

Most commercial cleansers contain harsh chemicals, such as bleach and ammonia, which irritate the eyes, skin, and lungs ... recommended, use of vinegar on grout can weaken it. Use sparingly. Oven Cleaner: Earth Easy has a terrific recipe for an all-natural oven cleaner that uses nothing more than baking soda, salt, and [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 12:00:04

Even More Homemade Cleaning Products

Homemade cleaning products are an excellent way to go green ... . With these helpful recipes, you’ll have your own homemade cleaning products in no time. For a spray ... aning products, and let us know about your favorites. we would love to share them with everyone here. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:02:35

Green Cleaning

My sister-in-law, Mary, just moved to a new house. While moving she threw out all her harsh chemical cleansers, and now Mary is "going green" ... , I put together a list of simple and inexpensive ingredients readily available that can get the job ... in cleaning glass and tile, and removing odors. Baking SodaHighly versatile, mild abrasive that can [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 13:00:00

If You Build It Green, They Will Come…

by Eileen Weber Did you know 18% of overall indoor water use and 37% of just the hot water use comes from household showers? ... submitted entries to this web site about the endless possibilities of a “clean, green” future ... paying your mortgage, electricity and water bills. Before construction, those bills are higher [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:25:29

Little ways to save our planet

Psst… The Giving Hands is down, for reasons I’d VERY much love to know. GRRR. ... to do it here instead :) For a start, here’s some green “cleaning” tips: Sprinkle a handful of salt ... a damp cloth to work white toothpaste into the silverware you want to clean, then rinse and dry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 07:44:55

Paper: solar industry not as clean as it needs to be

Hmm, it seems as though kicking this fossil fuel habit through renewables isn’t so straightforward after all: ... gas power — for cleaning reactors used in silicon production. “(A)s the solar PV sector expands ... window of opportunity to ensure that this extremely important industry is truly ‘clean and green,’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 17:39:59

Go green when dry cleaning says CaymanMama.com Press Release Service

A carcinogen called perchloroethylene is used during the dry cleaning process and has been reported to have harmful effects on both dry cleaner ... , that means sending the Calvin Klein and Gucci suits off to the dry cleaners for a heavy starch ... to get that sauce stain out of your favorite party dress is recycled, the captured by-product of various ind [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 21:58:23

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