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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
Label Savvy
There's more on the label than you might think.
Green Cleaning
Five Tips for Greener Cleaning
Simple ways to go green when you clean.
Food Safety
Study Reveals Reusable Shopping Bags Could Harbor Bacteria, Including E. Coli, Coliform
Reusable bags are particularly susceptible to contamination since remnants of meats and dairy products which may seep out of packaging remain in bags unless washed out, resulting in bacterial growth.
Food Safety
Safe Containers and Wraps for Microwave Cooking
Are plastics melting in your meal?

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Organizing Strategies
One Drawer at a Time
Unlike chaos, order doesn’t spread without some effort. But with organization, a small effort can have a big impact, especially in your kitchen.
Automatic Litter Box
Litter-Robot II Review
The Litter-Robot is an automatic, self-cleaning litter box. It features a large globe top with entry for the cats and a base for collecting and emptying waste.
Organizing Strategies
September Signals a Change in Seasons
As the season changes, we consider getting warm clothes out of the closet. But September is also a great opportunity to organize the closet.
Food Safety
Safe Feasting
Planning ahead can prevent five situations from causing food poisoning.
Disinfecting
Q & A: To Disinfect or Not Disinfect?
Q: I purchased an all-purpose cleaner at a janitorial supply store that doesn't require rinsing, but I noticed that it makes no claims about killing germs. Do I need to use a germ-killing cleaner for regular cleaning of the kitchen and bathroom in my home? Or do I only need that occasionally? - Carolyn E.

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Green Cleaning
Biodegradable
A substance is biodegradable when natural biological decay processes can break it down into simple molecules.
Garbage Bags
Garbage bags
How to chose the right bag for your needs and what to look for on product labels.
Trash bags
What to look for on product labels. Plus, tips on recycling bags for trash disposal.
Green Cleaning
Green cleaning
Safer product purchases and methods that may help spare the environment.
Dish Detergent
Dishwashing liquid, dishwashing detergent
Inexpensive, mild and useful in a wide range of tasks.

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Kitchen Remodeling For Dummies
Guidance for redoing the kitchen, whether you do it yourself or hire a contractor.
Vinegar: Over 400 Uses
Good for our health, our home, and safe for our environment. Over 400 tips, some recipes, a bit of history and a lot of amazing uses for vinegar.
Home Improvement All-in-One For Dummies
Bringing together the best advice from many experts, this home improvement manual will aid you in countless home projects.
Cleaning Plain and Simple
Hundreds of solutions for cleaning in and around the home, from the kitchen sink and the barbeque grill to the toilet and the car.
Green Cleaning
Green Cleaning for Dummies
Provides sustainable and healthy solutions for every room in the house - from the kitchen and bathroom to the laundry room and garage.

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Kitchen
Clean Like a Man - The Kitchen
Tom McNulty provides quick tips on how to clean the kitchen "Like a Man".
Carpet Cleaning
Green Carpet Cleaning - Using Green Cleaners
In this video series, experts Allen Rathey, president of The Healthy House Institute (HHI), Professor Liz Goldsmith of Florida State University (FSU) and University of Massachusetts lab scientist Heidi Wilcox, explain how to remove tough spots and stains from carpet using green cleaning methods. Different carpet types, prevention, home-made and retail green products, and specific green cleaners and tools that work are covered in depth.
Carpet Cleaning
Green Carpet Cleaning - Prevention, Preparation, and Resources
In this video series, experts Allen Rathey, president of The Healthy House Institute (HHI), Professor Liz Goldsmith of Florida State University (FSU) and University of Massachusetts lab scientist Heidi Wilcox, explain how to remove tough spots and stains from carpet using green cleaning methods. Different carpet types, prevention, home-made and retail green products, and specific green cleaners and tools that work are covered in depth.