Toilet Bowl Cleaners: Sickening Your Family One Ingredient at a Time

September 26, 2010
Toilet Bowl Cleaner

If you go in your bathroom and check out the toilet bowl cleaner you have under the sink, it’s probably going to have the words “HAZARD,” “DANGER” or “POISON” adorned somewhere on the label. That’s because toilet cleaner literally is a poison. It’s strong enough to kill you and everyone else in your family, including [...]

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Hemp Bags: They’re Wearing In, Not Out

September 17, 2010
hemp bags

When you hear the word hemp, you probably think of people living in the woods, dressed up in the equivalent of a potato sack and carrying old woven hemp bags to gather their food. You might also think of the jewelry that was popular a few years ago that consisted of braided hemp with beads [...]

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Spilling the Beans about Disposable Coffee Cups

September 12, 2010
coffee cups

The average disposable coffee cup is not made from recycled paper. Typically, they are made of bleached white paperboard. It’s used because it’s sturdy and allows for hot beverages to be carried without soaking into the cup or breaking down. FDA regulations are specific about the type of paper that can be used for coffee [...]

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The Cinderella Days of Floor Cleaning are Long Gone

September 8, 2010
floor cleaning

Cleaning the floor can be one of the worst chores under the sun. In fact, it probably is. If you picture Cinderella, she’s probably scrubbing the floors in a fit of pity, isn’t she? The problem with floor cleaning is that not only is it a tedious and miserable chore to do, but the chemicals [...]

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Solar Lights for the Garden: A True No-Brainer

September 3, 2010
solar garden lights

Solar lights are an excellent way for you to illuminate your backyard, garden, patio, walkway, and other outdoor areas. They provide the same lighting quality as the lights you’ve put up before, except there’s no messing around with cords, no increase in your energy bill, no looking around for an electrical outlet and absolutely no [...]

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Make Your Pups Go Green With Biodegradable Dog Bags

August 30, 2010
biodegradable dog bags

Respectable dog owners are the owners that pick up after their pup takes a poop. Even more respectable dog owners are the ones that pick it up with biodegradable dog bags. Picking up your dogs poop keeps your yard, neighborhood and local parks looking and smelling fresh and clean for visitors. Dangers of leaving dog [...]

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Coming Clean: Why Organic Cleaners are Better for You

August 26, 2010
organic cleaners

Organic cleaning doesn’t mean scrubbing your counter tops with raw leaves and pond water and soaking your hemp potholders in the bare ocean. I mean, if you want to do that then go right ahead but there’s a lot more to it than many people think. Debunking the Myths of Organic Cleaning Organic cleaning is [...]

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What Every Environmentally Conscious Dog Owner Should Know

August 23, 2010
biodegradable dog waste bags

Many pet owners don’t bother to think twice in regards to picking up their dog poop. I mean, it is poop after all so there’s not a whole lot to think about. Get it off the ground and into the garbage right? Well, pretty much. Getting it off the ground is the first important step [...]

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How to Determine True Organic Cleaners from Greenwashed Organic Impersonators

August 21, 2010
organic cleaners

Organic is a term that, unfortunately, is often used loosely by manufacturers. Over the past few years, there has been an abundance of awareness out in the open about the benefit of “going green” and using organic, natural products. Many companies have made efforts to green up their products, rid them of plastics and chemicals, [...]

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Natural Cleaning Products: Celebrate Earth Day Every Day

August 17, 2010
natural cleaning products

There’s no reason why everyday doesn’t have to be treated as if it’s Earth day. I mean, look at everything she (Earth) does for you: tries her best to give you good weather for summer barbeques and rains when your garden needs it, all while breathing in the dirty air and water you pollute her [...]

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