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Greening Up Your Cleaners

YOU CAN’T AVOID CLEANING FOREVER, BUT WHAT DO YOU USE WHEN SO MANY CLEANING SOLUTIONS CONTAIN INGREDIENTS THAT ARE BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, AND YOU?  LEARN MORE ON TODAY’S ENVIRONMINUTE. 

WHILE THERE ARE NATURAL CLEANERS LIKE LEMON JUICE, VINEGAR, AND BAKING SODA THAT WILL HELP GET THE JOB DONE, THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO DESIGN NEW, SAFER CLEANING PRODUCTS.  A NEW WEB SITE CREATED BY THE GREENBLUE INSTITUTE IS WORKING TO PROVIDE MORE OPTIONS FOR CLEANING INDUSTRY FORMULATORS WITH THE HELP OF THE EPA.  AT WWW-DOT-CLEANGREDIENTS-DOT-ORG, MANUFACTURERS CAN ACCESS A SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF NON-TOXIC INGREDIENTS THAT COULD REPLACE CURRENT TOXIC INGREDIENTS IN CLEANING PRODUCTS.  THE IDEA IS TO REMOVE PRODUCTS CONTAINING AMMONIA, BLEACH, PHOSPHATES, AND FRAGRANCE, WHICH INCLUDES ANY VARIETY OF CHEMICALS, FROM STORE SHELVES, AND REPLACE THEM WITH PLANT-DERIVED COMPONENTS -- SAFER FOR US AND THE EARTH.        

THE ENVIRONMINUTE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE HEINZ FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES AND THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS.  LEARN MORE BY VISITING ENVIRONMINUTE-DOT-COM. 

To learn more, visit http://www.cleangredients.org/home.