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Cleaning

How to Clean Marble Surfaces

by blape on June 5, 2010

Everybody who’s enjoyed a smooth marble countertop or floor knows what a treat it is. It’s glossy, smooth, and interesting to look at. Until, of course, your friend spills wine on it, or your kid tracks mud into it, or your dog pees on it…then, unless you know what to do, it can become a [...]

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Cleaning can introduce toxic and synthetic chemicals into your home. Only thirty percent of the over sixteen thousand petrochemicals used in the home have been tested with regards to human exposure and health. In the average home there are sixty-three synthetic chemical products. Chemicals from these products plus the fact that homes are more air [...]

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Use these methods to fix a clogged toilet without using harmful chemicals. Clogged toilet chemicals are bad for your piping and even worse for the environment. Avoid using these products and instead use one of the many environmentally friendly methods for fixing clogged toilets in this article. When you encounter what you think to be [...]

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Home cleaning products contain toxic and synthetic chemicals that can have a negative impact on the indoor environmental quality of your home. Of the over sixteen thousand petrochemicals found in window cleaning and home cleaning products, only thirty percent have been tested for their harmful effect on humans and the environment. Chemicals from products used [...]

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Cleaning rugs is a notoriously hard job. They stain more easily than other floor types and rug fibers trap particles that stay embedded even after vacuuming. Many traditional rug cleaning products contain harmful synthetic chemicals that may pose a health risk to you and your family. If using rug cleaning services, it is important to [...]

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Grout Cleaning | How to Clean Grout

by Tim on March 7, 2010

This guide to smart grout cleaning will show you how to clean tile grout without using harmful chemicals. Grout, the concrete looking substance in between tiles, attracts dirt and mildew and is notoriously hard to clean. Traditional tile grout cleaning products contain harmful synthetic chemicals and toxins. These products will impact the indoor environmental quality [...]

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Window Cleaning Service | Choose Green

by Tim on March 7, 2010

Choosing the right window cleaning service can have a big impact on the indoor environmental quality of your home. A professional window cleaning service may use products with harmful synthetic chemicals that can have health related side effects on your family. Use this guide to help you select an environmentally friendly commercial window cleaning service. [...]

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Closet Organizers Do It Yourself Guide

by Tim on March 7, 2010

Organizing your closet is a fun activity that will provide you with a more enjoyable dressing and storage environment. This green guide will give you closet organization ideas and advice on how to re-design and improve your closet space with environmentally sound principles in mind. If your home is like most, you are not using [...]

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Green Carpet Steam Cleaning

by Tim on December 15, 2009

The Right Choice for the Environment and for your Health. It used to be that cleaning your carpet meant the application of multiple chemicals, meant to deodorize and remove stains. These chemicals were effective at cleaning the carpet, but harmful to the environment, as well as your health. Thankfully, there now exists a more environmentally [...]

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