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Cleaning Strategy

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Articles, Hints & Tips

  • 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.
  • Housecleaning with Fido and Friends

    How to keep your house clean when you have pets.
  • Can Prolonged Sitting Be Dangerous to Health?

    How much time does a person sit at home and how does it affect his or her overall health? Some studies note that worldwide the average person spends roughly 300 minutes, or 21% of their day sitting; many people spend much longer. What can remain after we get up? In many cases, “fallout”...
  • Fall Into A Clean Home

    Prepping our indoor living environment for the upcoming cold season and holidays can be a chore all by itself! Here's how to meet the challenge.
  • Involving Kids in Cleaning - A Key to Family Success

    Encouraging your kids to pitch in with household chores can do more than help keep your house clean.

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Books & DVDs

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HC-Pedia Entries

  • Flooring

    Formal floor covering over a subfloor, which can include carpet, hardwood, laminate, vinyl, and tile.
  • Formica

    This laminate surface is durable and resilient if properly cleaned.
  • Neutral cleaner

    A cleaning agent having a pH of 7 and which is neither acid nor alkaline. In a less technical sense, a "neutral" cleaner has a pH between 6 and 8.
  • Extraction cleaning

    Process in which a hot, water-based cleaning solution is injected into and extracted from the carpet nap, taking with it the loosened soil.
  • Feces

    Also known as stool or excrement, this waste must be dealt with safely.

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Video Clips

  • Clean Like a Man - The Bathroom

    Tom McNulty provides quick tips on how to clean the bathroom "Like a Man".
  • Green Carpet Cleaning

    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.
  • 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.
  • Special Tools for Green Carpet Cleaning

    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.