10. Remove your shoes when you go inside. Ask your guest to remove their shoes as well. We can track in things a lot more dangerous than mud. This is especially important if you have children or pets that play or crawl on your floors.
9. Keep leafy house plants. Plants naturally absorb carbon dioxide and provide fresh oxygen. Growing healthy, organic plants is like growing fresh air.
8. Air out dry cleaned clothing. The chemicals used in the dry clean process are very toxic. If you must have an item dry cleaned, remove the plastic and hang it outside to let the residues dissipate.
7. Avoid Ammonia. Commonly found in conventional window cleaners, this chemical can irritate the lungs, eyes, and mucus membranes. Ammonia adds nitrogen to the environment often resulting in disruptions to the ecosystem. EcoDiscoveries Glass is a great alternative.
6. Eliminate soft surfaces. Soft surfaces such as curtains, carpets, rugs, artifical flowers, and throw pillows can hold harmful chemicals or residues in their fibers. A hard surface replacement is easy to clean. Drapes and curtains can hold in or emit dust and toxins. Replace them with blinds that can be wiped down. Replace carpets with sustainable bamboo flooring or a high quality linoleum that does not leach petroleum compounds.
5. Beware of aerosol sprays. Each pump can fill your home with propellants made of volatile hydrocarbons, typically propane, n-butane and isobutane, all flammable petrochemicals.
4. Don’t dry dust. Use a damp cloth to lock in the dust. Dust particles can bind to toxins and sit in your home. A cloth sprayed with our MultiZyme cleaner works great to deodorize and decontaminate.
3. Do away with air fresheners. These petroleum based fragrances continuously release chemicals into your home. Open a window and try our AirZyme to safely remove pet, smoke, and kitchen odors.
2. Get rid of toxic chemicals. Pesticides, solvents, chlorines, and petrochemicals have dangerous consequences. Chlorine is number one cause of chemical poisonings. Check with your local waste management to dispose of these properly.
1. Use only the highest quality green cleaning products. EcoDiscoveries products clean up your environment in every sense. They can help rid your home of dangerous residues and everyday soils.