subject: Clean Your Home And Save The Environment [print this page] Keeping a tidy and clean home is important for homeowners. Maintaining a healthy home environment free of hazardous chemicals and toxins is also important for the home as well as the environment. Professional cleaning services often use toxin-free solutions that are safe for use in a home with small children and pets. These cleaning solutions are also safe for the environment and promote green living. Using a maid service isn't always financially feasible for homeowners. Green cleaning is possible for homes.
Green Cleaning Products: Going green is trending among homeowners as a way to promote a healthy, safe living environment in their home. Companies have taken notice creating green and effective cleaning products and saturating the market with these green cleaning solutions. You can find a green cleaning product for most all of your daily chores. These products often come with a hefty price tag. You can make your own home cleaning products. Create home-mixed cleaners by combining vinegar or baking soda with warm water. This will create a green, all-purpose cleaner that is safe for a home with small children and pets.
Remove bad odors from your spaces: Bad odors can find their way into some awkward places, including your refrigerator and carpets. Baking soda is a green and effective way to removing the odors from your home. Leave an open box in your refrigerator to reduce the smells in your refrigerator. Sprinkle baking soda on your carpets and vacuum it up to take out odors and smells in your carpets.
Keep your home smelling fresh: Everyone takes pleasure in a fresh smelling home; however, store bought air fresheners can bring chemicals into your home's air. Create do-it-yourself air fresheners by boiling cinnamon or other herbs, which will release pleasant smells into the air. When you are expecting company, bake chocolate chip cookies to create a warm, inviting smell in the air. Plants will also help filter air removing bad odors and releasing fresh air.
Carefully dispose of toxic cleaners: Cleaners that you don't feel are safe for your home are not safe for the environment. When replacing store bought cleaners with home-made, green cleaners, don't just pour cleaners down the drain or toss them in the trash. Most communities will hold toxic recycling days for you to dispose of hazardous chemicals found in your home such as cleaning products.
