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• Recycling

  Don't Trash Your Computer: Recycle!

  Donate used computers for reuse.
• Antibacterial

  A Perspective on Antibacterials — Please Don't Routinely Use Pesticides

  One cleaning expert shares his views on antibacterial products.
• Time Saving

  Pick Up the Pace

  Get a system that gets cleaning done fast!
• Cleaning Product Ingredients

  Industry Amends Ingredient Communication Model

  Companies are voluntarily sharing with consumers more information about the ingredients in their products.
• Cosmetics

  Understanding the Role of Preservatives in Household Products

  This article describes the role preservatives play in a product's life cycle, where preservatives are found, and how manufacturers choose preservatives and set preservative levels.
• Drains

  Drain Cleaning Made Easy

  Before you call the plumber, here's what to do.
• Safety

  Save Your Shins and Other Needed Body Parts

  Develop safety habits that get your home clean without doing you in.
• Consumer Reports

  ShopSmart Poll: Only 7% of Women Hate Cleaning Their Homes; Spend Five Hours Per Week Cleaning

  According to a Consumer Reports ShopSmart Poll, the bathroom is the least favorite place to clean, and people prefer vacuuming.
• Air Cleaner

  Air Cleaners 101

  Air cleaners are usually classified by the method employed for removing particles of various sizes from the air.
• Hotels

  How to Find a Clean and Healthy Hotel

  Be choosy about your temporary home away from home.
• Motivation

  The Lighter Side — Pumping Dirt: Cleaning Your Way to a Sleeker Physique

  Pumping dirt is the new exercise craze combining aerobics, calisthenics, weight lifting, and, yes, housecleaning.
• Asthma And Allergies

  Why Should People with Asthma & Allergies Dust?

  For people who suffer from asthma and allergies, dusting can be a great way to avoid asthma & allergy triggers such as dust mite feces and pollen. The trick is to remove dust rather than spread it around.
• Paper Records

  Keeping Family and Household Records

  Tax time and beyond — what to keep, and where, and what to discard.
• Dry Cleaning

  Dry Cleaning: Hazards of Perchloroethylene or Perc

  EPA's Science Advisory Board has identified perchloroethylene as a possible to probable human carcinogen.
• Organizing Strategies

  Spring Means: Get Organized!

  Creating a sense of order may be the most crucial of spring cleaning tasks.
• Spring Cleaning

  Eight Tools for Spring Cleaning

  To help Americans make the most out of their spring cleaning efforts, the Institute for Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) has identified eight tools that all spring cleaners should keep handy.
• Enzymes

  Laundry Detergent — How Enzymes are Changing Your Wash

  Adding enzymes to laundry detergents provides consumers with the cleanest wash yet.
• Wallpaper

  For Dummies® — Getting to Know Wallpaper-Removal Techniques

  Determine your course of action by the type of wall found underneath.
• Spring Cleaning

  Spring Cleaning for the Whole Family

  How to delegate the spring cleaning chores to family members of all ages and get things done fast.
• House Cleaning Tips

  Cleanliness is Next to Disinfection

  While cleanliness may be next to godliness, it’s also very closely related to disinfection.

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