Top Green Cleaning Tips (Part 2)

6. Toss toxic cleaners carefully – if you think that some of the cleaning products are toxic don’t throw them in the trash. If they are too toxic for your home, they won’t be any better for the landfill or the drain. There are a lot of places where you can recycle chemicals, toxics and electronics. Just google it and find the easiest way for you.

7. Avoid conventional dry cleaners – conventional dry cleaners are the largest user of Perchloroethylene, or perc, which is very toxic to humans and also creates smog. There are also dry cleaners where they use green methods like carbon dioxide cleaning or Green Earth. If you do take your clothes to conventional ones though, make sure you air them outside before you wear them or put them in your closet.

8. Employ green house cleaning service – of course, there are people who don’t have the time to clean their own homes (and offices). If that’s your case, just seek out cleaning services that use green methods or will agree to use products and methods you specify.

9. Leave the toxins at the door – imagine how dirty and toxic your shoes are after walking all day. It’s essential that you have a shoeless house policy and a very good doormat in order to leave everything toxic at the door, away from your kids and other members of your household.

10. Design with clean mind – design houses and buildings bearing in mind that cleaning will be necessary. If you do so, you will create spaces that will require fewer substance to maintain. In larger buildings good cleanability is also a money-saver, as cleaning cost will add up to as much as the building’s total energy costs.