Laura L. Barnes: Cleaning

[Household toxics] Clean It: Safer House-Cleaning Methods That Really Work!

Fri, 02 Dec 2005 23:23:27 GMT

This guide provides less toxic methods for household cleaning than the use of cleaning products that are hazardous to the health and to the sewer system (and possibly water life). Includes general cleaning guidelines, items not recommended for garbage disposals, and specific ideas for cleaners, ovens, drains, bathrooms, furniture, and metal polishes. From the San Francisco Bay Area Pollution Prevention Group. [Librarians' Internet Index: New This Week]

[Cleaning] Green Washing

Wed, 02 Nov 2005 22:28:24 GMT

Get your company to clean up its janitorial act. [Source: Grist Magazine]

[Green lifestyle] EarthNews Radio: Environmentally Sound Cleaning

Tue, 01 Nov 2005 22:18:10 GMT

It's amazing how something as simple as cleaning our homes creates environmental challenges. Jerry Kay spoke to Linda Mason Hunter, co-author of Green Clean: The Environmentally Sound Guide to Cleaning Your Home. [ENN Business Headlines]

[Cleaning] Cleaning Oily Parts Gets Easier, Quicker and a Lot Cheaper

Fri, 28 Oct 2005 21:31:46 GMT

Source: Chicago Sun-Times, 10/11/05.

The winners of this year's Chicago Innovation Awards included Solvent Systems, Inc. The Grease Gator parts washer uses a water-based cleaner and separates oil for recycling as fuel. [Great Lakes Pollution Prevention Roundtable (GLRPPR) News]

[Green cleaning] Safer Cleaning Products

Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:45:57 GMT

Site introduces the importance of buying safer cleaning products and highlights the activities of purchasers across the country to protect their workers and the environment. [GreenBiz.com]