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Doing the dishes means:
Clearing the table
Scraping the dishes
Loading the dishwasher
Washing/drying (for hand-washed items)
Teach children what items:
Get thrown away
Go in the compost bin (consider starting a compost
pile if you don’t already have one)
Can — and can’t— go into a garbage disposal, if
you have one
Getting Kids to Help: Dishes
Cleaning up after eating is an important
life skill! It can also lead to fun teachable
moments in your home…
People don't typically dispose of cleaning products - they use them up. Empty packages can then be recycled or discarded with other household waste. Unused amounts of cleaning products can generally be safely disposed of down the drain or in the trash. That's not the case with all products found around the home. For those products that do require special handling, such as solvent-based paints, used motor oil and certain pesticides, household hazardous…
Hard Surface Cleaning Performance of Six Alternative
Household Cleaners lJnder Laboratory Conditions
Wanda Olson, Donald Vesley, Marilyn Bode, Polly Dubbel and Theresa Bauer
Abstract
In thís laboratory sludy, several commercially available household bathroom and
kitchen cleaníng products, with and without EPA registered disinfectant properties, were
compared to several "alternative" products (lemon juice, vinegar, ammonia, baking soda
and borer). High pressure decoratíve…
Prevention is simple.
1. Make it a habit to always store
packets up and out of reach of
children
2. Always store laundry packets in
their original, sealed container or
pouch until they are ready to be
used
3. Do not let children handle laundry
packets
4. Be sure to read the product label
before use
The liquid in these pre-measured
packets is harmful if put in the mouth,
swallowed, or gets in the eye.
Immediately call Poison Help at
1-800-222-1222 if there is an accident.
Locking…
A new year is a chance for a clean slate and a clean home. Our checklist can help you set a new schedule.
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Q. How often, if ever, do you or someone in your household engage in spring cleaning?
78% Every year
8% Every other year
5% Every few years
3% Less often than every few years
7% I never spring clean
Q. For which of the following reasons do you not spring clean?
(asked among those who never spring clean)
40% My home doesn’t look dirty
39% I’d rather spend my time doing other things
13% I don’t have enough…
Clean-up doesn't have to be a chore!
Fireplaces crackling, wine glasses tinkling, guests chuckling … don’t miss out on the sounds of the holidays because you’re stuck scrubbing the dishes in the kitchen. Here are some dishwashing tips so you can enjoy entertaining your guests without facing an enormous clean up job at the end of the night.
Wash dishes as you use them during the preparation phase
Get the kids to help
Serve from the pan instead of using (and then…
ACI Launches National PSA and Online Resources to Demonstrate Cleaning and Caring Connection
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) launched Cleaning is CaringTM – a new campaign to communicate the value of cleaning in today’s society as a way to protect one another from the spread of illness and encourage consumers to maintain proper cleaning behaviors adopted during the pandemic.
ACI’s…
Sustainability
Q. Approximately what percentage of the time that you do laundry do you use cold, warm, and hot water? Please consider the temperature used for the main wash cycle?
44% say they wash their laundry in cold water 50% or more of the time that they do laundry.
30% say they wash their laundry in warm water 50% or more of the time that they do laundry.
23% say they wash their laundry in hot water 50% or more of the time that they do laundry.
Q. How often do you rinse…
Think about all the "public" surfaces you touch on your way to work – railings, door handles, coins and tokens, cash machines, elevator buttons and more. Then, when you get to your destination, washing your hands probably isn't the first thing you do. Instead, you probably grab a cup of coffee and turn on your computer. If you power up before you clean up, all the germs and bacteria that commuted with you are transferred from your hands to your workstation. Ugh! And then, if…