There are literally hundreds upon hundreds of tips out there to help residents live the green life in their apartments. Yes, "going green" has become a very popular trend over the years among residents and the desire for green living spreads across several different generations.
Naturally, how could anyone ever complain about a trend like this? It's trendy, chic, and great for the environment. Not to mention it is helping us prolong our stay on this huge apartment we call the great, green Earth!
So I say: Go Green! People! Get as Green as you can. Be proud to be a green....just take a shower please. You can be green without being gross.
Here are a few tips to help residents achieve great Greenness in their daily cleaning and become trendy as they do it. Here's how to make cleaning Green.
Candle Switching- If you are still burning old oil based paraffin candles, STOP. Switch it up and grab beeswax or soy candles. They burn cleaner and are in no danger of harming the environment. Best of all, they're affordable.
Soap- Use all natural and organic soaps! It appears that many Green folk out there tend to just stop bathing and using soap all together. This is not the answer. Rather, pick up a nice smelling organic soap at virtually any grocery store and remember to bathe thyself daily.
All-Natural Cleaners- Stop using cleaning products that are filled with harmful chemicals that no one but scientists can pronounce. If you have baking soda, vinegar, and organic soap...you have everything you need to make all-natural cleaners. Baking soda can be used on animal messes, grease stains, and deodorize other tough to get out stains, while vinegar will help you get up the tea, coffee, and rust! Try cleaning the toilet or hardwood/tile floor with vinegar or shine up your small appliances and counters with baking soda. The soap always works well with water at getting out the simple dirt and grime.
Sponge-tastic- Dump the old plasticky rubber sponges and use loofas or sea sponges to scrub-a-dub in the bath and beyond. You also want to replace using paper towels with fragments of an old flannel shirt-It's washable!
Simple Green Cleaner- There are a wide variety of "green" cleaning products out there if you wish not to make your own. I suggest using Simple "Green All Purpose Cleaner." It's chemical free, biodegradable, and rocks the house!
There you have a few tips to help you clean up around the apartment, but stay consistent with being Green and helping the environment. You can do your part in helping preserve our beautiful world, one apartment at a time, but remember though, be Green, not Gross!
