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Housekeeping
8 ways to Green Your Housekeeping
Most housekeeping chores are sheer drudgery. There’s just nothing stimulating about sorting laundry or taking out the garbage. Yet, if you make the task a green challenge, you just might find yourself mentally calculating the gallons of water you saved washing the dishes in a dishpan. Hey, you might even enjoy doing the laundry if the shirts fold into the drawers with that sweet, fresh-air smell after drying on the clothesline. Tune in to your inner green housekeeper and adopt any of these environmentally friendly tips that will abolish your housekeeping woes.
Buy natural household cleaners
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Eco-friendly cleaning products are increasingly available at your grocery store or online.
Use castile soap
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Castile soap is a pure, vegetable soap that's safe and biodegradable. Clean your home and everything in it, including floors, dishes, your body, and your pet.
Buy an ENERGY STAR dishwasher
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They save water and use at least 41 percent less less energy than the federal minimum standard for energy consumption.
Use "wet" dry cleaning
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This nontoxic option is available at certain commercial cleaners.
Reduce the amount of garbage you create
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The first rung on the "reduce, reuse, recycle" ladder is the ultimate garbage minimizer. By consuming less, you end up tossing less.
Wash clothes in cold water
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Ninety percent of the energy that goes into the washing part of laundering clothes is spent on heating the water.
Choose natural fabric softener
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Reduce the amount of chlorine, phosphates, and petroleum-based chemicals that are released into the environment and onto your skin.
Just use water !
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For many basic cleaning jobs, the simplest, cheapest solution is often the best.
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