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Green Cleaning
How to Choose a Green Cleaning Product
Cleaning your home is essential for maintaining a sanitary and pleasant environment. So the last thing you want to do is to introduce harmful chemicals in a place you are trying to make safer.
Laundry Detergent
Laundry Detergent Test: High Price Doesn’t Guarantee High Performance
Common laundry detergents may perform better at stain and dirt removal than higher priced ones.
Recycling
Be Green and Healthy - At Home And Away
Finding ways to be more energy efficient and eco-positive isn’t just good for the environment — it can be good for your home, your family and your bottom line.
Laundry Detergent
Consumer Reports Spills the Dirt on Laundry Detergents
Why using too much detergent can send products’ benefits down the drain, and easy fixes that can save consumers’ money on laundry costs.
Bathroom
Bathroom Germs and What to Do About Them
Here's how to keep a safer bathroom.
Deck
Top Deck Treatments
Consumer Reports helps homeowners choose deck treatments that can "weather" summer and winter.
Door Mat
An Ounce of Prevention
Get 85% of your cleaning done before you start!
Sponge
Sponge Wars
A cleaning tool that needs regular cleaning.
Laundry Detergent
What's New in the Laundry Room
Convenience, performance, and sustainability drive new innovations, including ultra-concentrated laundry detergents.
Laundry
Sorting Secrets
There's more to the sorting game than just keeping dark garments away from the gleaming whites.
Cleaning Products
Soaps Vs. Detergents
What exactly is soap? What is detergent? Many home cleaning products are classified as either soaps or detergents. Interestingly, many people really don’t know what these everyday words mean. However, it’s a good idea to take the time to learn, so you can understand their basic similarities and differences.
Remediation
Need Restoration or Remediation? The IICRC Can Help
The non-profit IICRC continues to reach out to consumers, insurance companies, and government agencies to raise awareness of the value of using well trained, certified technicians and firms to perform restoration and remediation work.
Mold
Is There a Fungus Among Us?
Be in the know before panicking about mold.
Sewer Back-up
Clean-up After Sewage Back-up? Not for the Squeamish, But Important to Get Right
Key facts homeowners should know about handling sewage back-ups.
Drains
For Dummies® — Unclogging a Sink Drain
With or without chemicals, the right approach clears the blockage so water can drain freely.
Energy Efficiency
Why Buy Energy-Efficient Appliances?
The main benefits of energy-efficient appliances include saving money on operating costs and utility bills and protecting the environment by conserving energy. Energy-efficient models save money with lower operating costs — using 30 to 50 percent less energy than many older appliances, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Food Safety
Cooking for Company - Keep it Sanitary!
Entertaining is a great way to warm up the Winter weather, and everyone’s favorite part of get-togethers is often admittedly the food! However, no one’s cheer should be interrupted due to contracting foodborne illness.
Gutters
Gutter Thinking
Home improvement expert Danny Lipford reveals a quick trick to protect your hands while cleaning the roof gutters.
Schools
Not Just for Looks: Outlining Reasons for Clean Schools
When a school looks clean and healthy, people tend to have a positive attitude about it. But looks can be deceiving: a clean-looking school may have been cleaned merely for appearance and not for health. Desks may have heavy chemical residues and bacterial contamination. Restrooms may have been treated with a harsh disinfectant — the sink handles wiped but not sanitized. A fragranced deodorizer or air freshener may be hanging in the air emitting chemicals without addressing the source of the odor.
Radon
It's Fall - Hunting Season for the Indoor Killer: Radon
Radon is the number one cause of lung cancer among non-smokers.