Tag Archives: Household products
Recycling Your Coffee Grounds
A nice filter coffee … mmm.. I don’t think there’s anything that tastes better ..except maybe for pizza. If I was ever doing anything else for a living, I think I would like to work in a shop that sells coffee beans ..or pizza .
One of the great things about filter coffee is not only the better taste compared to instant, but the grounds...
Happy Fresh Smelling Spaces
Rather than spraying chemical-laden air fresheners, choose one of these seven natural ways to make your living space smell a little nicer.
1. Invest in houseplants. Have your favorite plants and herbs growing in your kitchen, living room and bathroom in small pots. The presence of green plants will help reduce indoor air pollution and keep clean air...
6 Weird Eco-Friendly Products
When you think of products and devices that are harming our planet and causing pollution, a few obvious culprits come to mind; cars, factories, our cherished bottled water. There is a booming industry dedicated to finding eco-friendly solutions and alternatives to our biggest pollutants. And with every rising type of industry comes the underdog—those...
A Reasonable Replacement For Paper Towels: Reusable Ones
What’s one of the most wasteful things you can buy that often take up an entire trash bin and can’t be recycled? Paper towels. We’ve grown accustomed to these convenient, chemically treated (and bleached) paper products to clean our homes. The staggering price of these is a wake up call if you break down the numbers. One roll of paper...
Hydrogen Peroxide Uses
Chlorine bleach is a chemical that most of us have in our homes. It’s very handy for multiple applications including cleaning and disinfecting; but may not be all that earth friendly. A good alternative to consider is hydrogen peroxide.
Most of the debate about chlorine bleach (sodium hypochlorite) stems from its ability to form more toxic byproducts...
Versatile Vinegar
You can reduce the number of environmentally harsh and toxic chemicals used around your home by replacing them with more earth friendly, cheap and common substances such as vinegar. Here’s 22 handy vinegar tips to get you started.
A brief background on vinegar
Vinegar has been in use by humans for thousands of years; dating back to ancient Egypt....
30 Baking Soda Tips
My original article on baking soda being an earth friendly household chemical replacement was mainly about what the substance is and how it’s made. I also briefly touched on a few useful tips in how the substance can be used, but in this article, I’ve jotted down a stack of baking soda tips – some of these I’ve tried myself,...
Kitchen Sponges
Most discussion about kitchen sponges is around the amount of bacteria they can harbor. A study that found some sponges to contain more bacteria than a toilet bowl sent people scurrying to buy more sponges and change them more often.
Sure, the bacteria issue is a very good point, but what about the environment?
How often do you change your kitchen sponge...
Ant Deterrent Tips
I love to watch ants go about their business. They perform an important role in the environment – cleaning up dead insects and animals, transporting seeds and aerating the soil. They aren’t so adorable when they infest our houses though!
Usually we reach for insecticide when ants become a problem; but there are more environmentally friendly...
Soap and the Environment
Earth Friendly Soaps
Much of what goes down our drains winds up in the environment and potentially nasty chemicals from common soap residue are no different. There are greener ways to stay clean!
Most of us use “normal” soap on a daily basis, so literally millions of tonnes of soap is flushed the gurgler every year. It’s an added threat...
