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• Silk houseplants

  Plastics clean easily. Check for colorfastness before cleaning fabric plants with water.

• Houseplants

  Dusting and rinsing are the answers.

• Skunk odor

  A tomato-juice bath isn’t as effective as this home remedy, several experts say.

• Recycling symbol, plastic

  How to “read” plastic containers for recycling.

• Fireplace ash

  Clean the hearth first, before cleaning the rest of the room. Patience is a virtue!

• Enzyme

  These important stain fighters occur throughout nature.

• Concrete floor

  Seal these floors, and you’ll simplify this cleaning hassle once and for all.

• Window cleaner

  Consumer Reports offers an inexpensive, homemade cleaning solution.

• Drain

  Homeowners can resolve many problems before calling a professional.

• Window screens

  Take screens down to clean them. It’s a lot easier — and sometimes safer — than cleaning them in place.

• Plastic furniture

  The garden hose is the easiest and best tool for routine cleanings.

• Microwave oven

  A convection oven is a much tougher cleaning proposition.

• Baskets

  A tisket, a tasket ... here's how to clean your basket.

• Fungicide

  Mildew and mold are fungi. Bleach, borax, and other common chemicals effectively fight outbreaks.

• Garbage can

  With the right tools and timing, this job isn’t so daunting.

• Labels, product

  We cannot overstate the importance of reading product labels. Far too many people ignore this vital information.

• Janitorial goods supplier

  The place to find professional tools.

• Sodium metasilicate

  This highly effective cleaner is a phosphate-free substitute for trisodium phosphate.

• Dilution

  Proper dilution is key to making cleaning concentrates work best, but how do you figure out those ratios?

• Spray bottle

  Keeping a clean house would be a lot harder without these handy tools.

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