Change Spring Cleaning into Green Cleaning

My Spring cleaning has begun. But I have made a resolution to change Spring cleaning into Green cleaning.

I have seen things people throw away and it is a shame that they cannot take time to donate items that other people could use. So first I resolve to donate everything I can. One of the laws of being green and eco-friendly is re-using so donating your unwanted items is both socially friendly and eco-friendly. Rather than filling up our dumps with good stuff, let other people use it that needs it or can enjoy it.

There are many organizations that accept donations including Good Will, Salvation Army, GE appliances centers, Habitat for Humanity, but also consider local organizations like Boy Scouts, churches and other organizations that hold annual tag sales to raise money. Now you've just added another benefit to donating which is supporting local charities. This also provides a tax benefit to you since you can claim donations as a write off so there's a financial benefit to you as well for being green. How great is that?

My Green cleaning plan is to get at least one bag or box of donations every Saturday afternoon and Sunday together and drop it off the following Saturday morning since they are only open until 11. I feel like that is a comittment I can adhere to so I can take baby steps to getting my sorting and purging done that is manageable for me.

The cleaning and scrubbing can also become green friendly. I have changed from my traditional cleaners to green cleaners. It's not just a benefit to the environment but really a benefit to your family to go green on cleaners. Who needs chemicals in their home. With many more options on the market now it's easy to even find practical bargains on perfume free, chemical free cleaning products. I wouldn't suggest throwing anything away, but you can make a vow to only buy green friendly cleaners in the future. If that's too much, start with one. One all purpose cleaner is a good start. I started with laundry detergent. I started buying perfume free laundry detergent and now I would never consider going back to regular detergent.

Make Earth Day on April 22nd count this year by changing your Spring cleaning habits into Green cleaning.

Have any Green cleaning tips? We'd love to hear them and post them during Earth Day week! e-mail us at stephandjanblog@gmail.com. Or comment below. Thanks.
Jan