Green Cleaning For Dummies
Published on 11. November 2008
288 pages
978-0-470-44626-3 (ISBN)
Description
An authoritative guide to reducing household exposure tohazardous chemicals
Thousands of household products contain toxic ingredients.Today, more and more people are seeking more natural cleaningmethods to reduce their exposure to harsh chemicals. From thekitchen and bath to the living room and laundry, Green CleaningFor Dummies provides readers with green solutions to everycommon cleaning chore. Focusing on organic, nontoxic, sustainablealternatives to conventional cleaning products, it's packed withsuggestions and tips for effective cleaning, and even offers greensolutions for sprucing up patios, garages, vehicles, and theexterior of a house.
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Elizabeth B. Goldsmith | Betsy Sheldon
Green Cleaning For Dummies
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10/2008
1st Edition
Wiley
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Elizabeth B. Goldsmith, PhD, is a professor and FulbrightScholar with expertise in work and family, consumer economics, andhealthy indoor environments.
Betsy Sheldon is a lifestyles author and editor with apassion for sustainability issues.
Content
Introduction.
Part I: A Greener, Healthier Way to Clean.
Chapter: 1: Cleaning House in a Brave Green World.
Chapter 2: What's Green Got to Do with It?
Chapter 3: Adding Up the Pluses of Cleaning Green.
Part II: Getting to Work.
Chapter 4: An Ounce of Prevention.
Chapter 5: Assembling Your Hardware.
Chapter 6: Mixing Things Up: A Green Cleaner Cookbook.
Part III: Cleaning Green, Room by Room.
Chapter 7: Everything in the Kitchen -- Including theSink.
Chapter 8: Coming Clean in the Bathroom.
Chapter 9: Airing the Dirty Laundry Room.
Chapter 10: Creating a Clean and Healthful SleepingEnvironment.
Chapter 11: Greening and Cleaning the Living Room.
Chapter 12: Transitioning from Home to the Great Outdoors.
Part IV: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 13: Ten (Or So) Ways Your Grandparents Got It Right.
Chapter 14: Ten Steps -- Beyond Clean -- to Green YourHome and Your Life.
Appendix: Green Resources.
Index.
