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• 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.
• Organizing Strategies

  Creating a Simple Household Inventory

  It might surprise you to learn that a household inventory really doesn’t have to be that complicated.
• Schools

  How to Promote and Support Clean, Healthy Schools

  You can promote and support clean, healthy schools in your community. What could be more important?
• Maid Services

  Motivating the Hired Help

  Getting the most from your outside cleaning service may boil down to your own managing and motivational skills.
• Carpet

  Health Perspectives: Choosing and Installing New Carpet

  Going green when choosing and installing new carpet.
• Flu

  Flu-Fighting Facts and Pandemic Prep

  Safety begins at home.
• Window Cleaning

  Painless Window Cleaning

  Professional Window Cleaning Tricks
• Cleaning Prevention

  Break Those Mess-Making Habits!

  What you don't mess up, you don't have to clean!
• Stain Removal

  Pet Meets Carpet (and Furniture)

  Damage to textiles from pet accidents only worsens as time goes by. Find out how to take the appropriate action early on.
• Killing Germs

  Are You Winning the Battle with Biofilm?

  Scientists are finding germs are apparently smarter, tougher and more organized than anyone ever imagined.
• Leather

  Cleaning Leather Furniture

  Tips from the pros.
• Recycling

  Five Tips for Effectively Disposing of Printer Cartridges

  Don't just throw away your used printer cartridges. Here are five ways you can dispose of your printer cartridges, keep them out of the landfill and reap benefits as well.
• Asthma And Allergies

  Asthma-Easing Checklist

  Clearing your home of asthma triggers.
• 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.
• Carpet And Rug Institute

  Carpet and Rug Institute's Seal of Approval Goes "Green"

  CRI adds Green Vacuum Cleaners and Green Cleaning Certification.
• Motivation

  Overcoming a Disorderly Childhood

  Is the past keeping you disorganized?
• Spring Cleaning

  Economic Conditions Stimulate Change in Spring Cleaning Behaviors

  SDA survey shows effectiveness, cost and convenience are top factors in consumers’ cleaning product choices; economy has influenced household cleaning habits of nearly 8 In 10 Americans; 68% still regularly engage in Spring Cleaning; consumers increasingly seeking sustainability benefits in products.
• Hand-washing

  Hand Dishwashing Problems, Causes and Solutions

  Do you have tough spots or stains that you can't get off your dishes or cookware? Here's how to remove them.
• Upholstery Cleaning

  Information for Consumers of Upholstery Cleaning Services

  Routine maintenance is vital as is periodic help from skilled professionals.
• Water Damage

  After the Emergency

  How to handle food stuffs, kitchen surfaces, and fabrics that come into contact with flood water.

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