Go Green
This year, think about a greener clean as you write out your to-do list. With homemade products and around-the-house remedies, you can make your home sparkle without harsh, harmful chemicals.
Here are the core ingredients your natural cleaning cupboard should contain:
Green Facts & Myths
At the market, paper is a better choice than plastic. True or False? Neither.
This is a hotly debated. Plastic production and disposal is environmentally unfriendly. Paper consumes trees and their transport consumes more fuel because of the bag's relative size to plastic bags. The best choice is to use your own cloth bags or no bag at all.
Buying foods that say "organic" is always a better eco-choice. True or False? False. Food foot prints are also determined by how they're packed, how far they traveled to reach your plate and the way they were produced.
Buying clothes made from organic cotton has no environmental benefit. True of False? False. The average cotton t-shirt is only 73% cotton fiber and the rest is chemicals, resins and other composite materials. Organic cotton does not use harsh chemicals and pesticides.
Going green only matters when you make big changes in how you live. True or False? That's a big fat FALSE! Sure, bigger changes like buying a hybrid, and insulating your attic pack a bigger punch but simple changes count, too. Recycle, reduce, reuse!
Source Newsday/GreenStreetLI.com 1/31/10
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