You might have started to hear about green cleaning and the benefits of green cleaning over other traditional cleaning products. But do you know what green cleaning actually is?
Green cleaning can have a lot of different meanings but generally refers to any cleaning products, solutions and methods that are healthy for the environment and human beings. Lots of traditional cleaning solutions are filled with unhealthy chemicals that aren’t good for you. Luckily, there are many different options of green cleaners that are available to consumers who are conscious of the chemicals they expose themselves and their families to.
Benefits of green cleaning:
- Protects your health. Polluted air and chemical exposure from traditional cleaning products can be especially risky for people with asthma.
- Protects the health of people who work with cleaning products. Working closely with cleaning supplies can have a lot of negative consequences for your health.
- Protects the environment. Flushing many traditional cleansers down the sink can be bad for the drain or the landfill.
- Helps you avoid poor air quality
- Can save you money, especially if you make your cleaning products at home. Vinegar and baking soda can clean almost anything when mixed with a little warm water!
- Some green cleaning products are made of recycled packaging and some companies even donate a portion of their proceeds to eco-friendly charities.
How make green cleaning part of your cleaning routine:
- Conserve water when cleaning by filling a bucket with water and dumping/refilling only when necessary.
- Use green cleaning products that are non-toxic, biodegradable and made from renewable resources.
- Use baking soda as an odor eliminator by opening a box and storing it in the back of your fridge or by sprinkling it on smelly carpets and vacuuming it up.
- If you don’t have time to clean your home yourself, make sure the cleaning company you hire uses green cleaning practices.
Green cleaning is increasingly becoming a part of people’s everyday lives. In 2006, the state of New York mandated that only green cleaning products could be used at public and private schools. At Canadian Carpet Cleaning, we take green cleaning very seriously and are happy to say we use green cleaning products in all of our commercial and residential cleaning services.