“To go green” means to gathering knowledge and involving in practices leads to more environmentally friendly and ecologically advantaged lifestyles, which can help protect the environment and sustain its natural resources for current and future generations. Products or substances are considered green if they reduce waste, that is, they can be recycled or reused, they conserve energy and improve air quality.
1. Make Use Of White Vinegar: The Multipurpose, Chemical-Free Household Cleaner
Vinegar isn’t only useful for cooking, though. It also makes a great cleaner and disinfectant because it’s made from acetic acid. Acetic acid is a colorless organic compound that gives vinegar its sour taste and pungent smell. It’s also an ingredient in some store-bought household cleaners.
Vinegar is awesome. It is green, safe, and used inside and outside of the home. Counters in the bathroom and kitchen can be wiped down with vinegar so they shine and are stink-free. Grease stains are easily wiped away by combining vinegar and baking soda and applying this to the area. Sinks can be free of soap buildup and grime by scrubbing them with a rag dipped in vinegar. A vinegar and baking soda mixture works great on shower heads, toilets, and bathtubs. This green product can even be used on your precious car; wipe down leather, wash away water stains on the outside, and polish the plastic with vinegar.
2. Make use of Essential Oils
Essential oils are a natural, safe, non-toxic way to clean your home. They’re inexpensive and versatile, and they also work well for personal care and aromatherapy. Essential oils are the natural solution to all of life’s conditions.
Essential oils have grown popular over the past few years, and it is no surprise why; these yummy oils are safe and still serve many purposes. Lavender can be added to any green cleaning product for a fresh and relaxing scent. Lemon oil, Tea tree oil, Lavender oil, Eucalyptus oil, Wild orange oil, Peppermint oil and Cinnamon oil are examples of essential oils that can be used for cleaning. Essential oils make it fun to create your own cleaning products, so you can know exactly what is being sprayed in your home.
3. Take Advantage of Baking Soda
Baking soda not only removes those strange smells coming from your fridge, it’s also a great odor-eliminator for your carpet. Just sprinkle on a little baking soda to soak up some of those odors and then vacuum it up.
4. Refresh Your Indoor Air Naturally
Skip the store-bought air fresheners and instead try boiling cinnamon, cloves, or any other herbs you have a fondness for. Fresh chocolate chip cookies also have been known to create a friendly aroma. Also, plants may not make your house smell different but are good for filtering interior air–pretty much any broad green leaf plant will do. Peace Lilies are a favorite choice.
5. Discard Toxic Cleaners Safely
When replacing your cleaning products, don’t just throw the old ones in the trash. If they’re too toxic for your home, they won’t be good for the drain or the landfill either. Many communities hold toxics & electronics recycling days and will take all of these off your hands. Throwing chemicals in the trash or down the drain means they might end up back in your water supply and come back to haunt you (see How to Go Green: Water for more).
6. Employ a Green House-Cleaning Service
For people don’t have the time to clean their own homes, fortunately Rainbow Cleaning NY offer green cleaning services, we help get things spic and span. If you can’t find one in your area (or their rates are outlandish), call around until you find a service willing to use the products and methods you specify.
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