While you are brightening and lightening your home interiors, you can also brighten and lighten the impact your household has on the environment. We checked some of the best green living and home improvement resources including the Huffington Post Green Blog, TLC Home and the Sierra Trading Post, to come up with the top tips for greener spring cleaning. Use these tips to achieve not only a cleaner, more organized home but a more sustainable one as well.
- Open the windows and save the air conditioner (and your energy bill) for those days that are really smoldering.
- Instead of chemical air fresheners, fill your home with fresh flowers or try cedar blocks or an open box of baking soda.
- Opt for natural fiber sponges and old t-shirt or sock rags instead of using paper towels.
- Hang a clothesline to dry clothes naturally.
- Add a fresh paint of coat to interiors using organic compound (VOC) paint.
- Switch to vegetable based cleaners or mix your own solutions using a green cleaner recipe.
- Replace old bulbs with energy efficient LEDs or Energy Star labeled bulbs.
- Upgrade to energy efficient appliances and install a programmable thermostat.
- Consider having a home energy assessment to determine where and how to prevent energy leaks.
- Always recycle. Be it plastics and glass or clothes and old appliances, you can find out how to recycle these items by checking with the Alachua County Sustainable Solid Waste Management.
Photo by Smith & Vansant Architects PC via Houzz
Source: http://blog.classicproperties1.com/sustainable-living/top-10-green-spring-cleaning-tips/
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