Household Checklist for Going Green
Making your home green is easier than ever
Making your home green is easier than ever. With mainstream companies coming out with more eco-friendly cleaning products, your home can be green and clean without much extra effort or cost.
Surprisingly, you don't need any fancy product that is labeled "green" or "eco-friendly" to have a clean, green home. A simple mixture of vinegar or baking soda with water cleans practically anything. Vinegar acts as a
disinfectant, killing just as much bacteria as any store-bought cleaner. Baking soda neutralizes both acids and bases, eliminating (not covering up) odors. Vinegar and baking soda are extremely affordable and, it may surprise you, cheaper than any cleaner that you buy at the store.
But, if you'd prefer a cleaner in a bottle, even just for the sake of convenience, there are many green cleaning products to choose from, most of which can be found at your grocery store. Although green-cleaning products can be bought from mainstream labels, these cleaning products are still heavily processed, taking up a lot of
energy (i.e., making a larger carbon footprint) to produce.
Instead, consider using cleaning products from companies that are committed to sustainability and being environmentally friendly (as opposed to marketing a green product for the sake of profit), such as
Seventh Generation, Method, or Mrs. Meyers.
Now that your green home is sparkling clean without using harsh chemicals, don't throw those old cleaning products down the drain. Properly dispose of those harsh chemicals to avoid giving the fish more than they bargained for.
You can also make your home greener by doing simple things like unplugging appliances and electronics if they're not being used. Even if an electronic is in the off' position, it still sucks a little energy. Turn off lights and, even better, switch to compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs. They use about 75% less energy than traditional bulbs and last about 10 times longer. To be even greener, consider buying local and organic food. By buying local foods, you can greatly reduce your carbon footprint (that asparagus that came from Chile had to travel a long way to get to your plate, and it took a lot of gasoline to get it there). By buying organic foods, you are preventing harsh chemicals from being absorbed into the soil. Plus, your food will taste better.
Also consider leaving your shoes at the door. Think of everything that you walk on throughout the day - animal feces, gasoline, oil, and who knows what else. By removing your shoes at the door, you can prevent yucky things from getting into your home, which means cleaner air, cleaner floors, and less cleaning for you (which means using fewer chemicals, too).
Household Checklist for Going Green
By: EnviroCitizen
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