What Exactly is In That Dust?
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Dust is bothersome, isn't it? You think you've taken care of it, and then BAM! It shows up all over everything. Lamp shades, floorboards, sofa cushions, you name it. Any kind of intense cleaning gets ...
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What Exactly is In That Dust?
Simple Green: Replace the Disposables to Green Your Swiffer
We spent a few hours helping clean house last weekend for the 'rents, and room after room of wood floors meant we used the Swiffer to our heart's content. But tossing the cleaning pad and reaching for...
Good Question: Is Comet Eco-Friendly?
Note: Include a pic of your problem and your question gets posted first. Email questions and pics with QUESTIONS in subject line to: green(at)apartmenttherapy(dot)com) Dear Re-nest, I have been usin...
What's Inside Palmolive Ultra
...and why you might want to wear gloves.
To most non-scientists, the ingredients listed on the back of non-natural cleaning products or personal products are completely foreign. Wired Magazine's series "What's Inside" deconstructs the ingred...
Spring Cleaning: Have a Make-Your-Own Cleaners Party!
If you're as swept up in spring as we are, you know all about the insatiable urge to clean everything, from the baseboards to everything on that top shelf we never get to. And along with cleaning com...
The Best Non-Toxic Cleaners You Already Have
Part 3 of 5 - Rejuvenating Paintbrushes
In Part Three of The Best Non-Toxic Cleaners You Already Have, we look at ways to keep your paintbrush working for years to come and quick tips to rejuvenate old brushes that may have become stiff and...
The Best Non Toxic Cleaners You Already Have
Part 2 of 5 - Cleaning Copper
In part two of The Best Non Toxic Cleaners You Already Own, we explore a variety of products for cleaning copper - think pots & pans, door knobs, house numbers, coins, or if you're lucky enough, a sin...
The Best Non Toxic Cleaners You Already Have
Part 1 of 5 - Cleaning Up Red Wine
Purchasing eco-friendly cleaning products is great - but for the budget conscious or simply for convenience, sometimes using something you regularly stock in your pantry can be even better. Here's a t...
Look! The Trunk of Poison
Even the greenest of us has a few things lying around the house that really don't belong inside: bleach, the odd can of WD-40, spot remover, and so forth. For peace of mind, one of our friends gather...
Dog Waste Composter
I don’t have a dog, but I constantly see people walking their dog, picking up after them, and then wondering what to do with it. Last week Jonathon blogged about the conundrum of what to do with pet...
7 Household Uses for Coffee Grounds
Most of us can agree that coffee is a crucial step in our morning wakeup routine. The only things to debate are the options of how we brew the coffee and what type container to drink it from. But what...
Wooden Clothes Drying Rack by Abundant Earth
As summer winds down, taking with it the breeze and heat that helps our clothes line dry, we look to alternate ways to dry our clothes inside, sans clothes dryer....
Eco-Me Cleaning Kits
These kits consist of 100% natural ingredients and cover the gamut of needs: for home, body, baby, and pets. We've given cleaning supplies as housewarming gifts before, but this green batch of goodne...
Green Tip: Use Kosher Salt to Clean Cast Iron
We had an unfortunate incident involving bacon and our favorite cast iron pan earlier this week. Our sister site The Kithcn came to the rescue with a great how to on cleaning a cast iron grill plan. ...
Green Clean Products and Practices
Green Clean is a remarkable company, creating green cleaning products and practicing what they preach. We enjoyed a look through their website, where they shared their background, their own green mo...
Green @ Home: Jennifer's Natural Cleaners
Did you know that everyone who enters Green @ Home is getting a free gift from Ecover and may win fancy organic sheets from Raksha Bella? Enter now below... Name: Jennifer T. Location: Bra, Italy ...
Re-nest Hot Posts: Green Clean the Mold/Mildew in My Shower, Do It Yourself Cleaning Products, Save Your Local Bees, and A Paper Towel-less Life
Readers favorite posts this week at Re-nest were a good question about cleaning the mold/mildew in a shower, do-it-yourself cleaning products in the New York Times, a how to on saving local bees in...
Do It Yourself Cleaning Products
The New York Times 5.22.08
Perfect for Spring Cleaning Month — The New York Times explores the growing number of people eschewing store-bought, big name brands and making their own cleaning products at home. In addition to cu...
How To: Clean Glue or Tape Residue from Glass
We saved these kombucha tea bottles because we love their shape and thought they'd be great for vases or bathroom storage. The only problem was that they were covered from top to bottom in a very st...
City Gardening: How Do You Deal With the Mess?
One of the biggest difficulties of city gardening is the mess of getting started. When you're gardening in pots and containers you need to fill them up, turn the earth, water it and plant seeds or sma...
5 Ways to Naturally Clean Whites
Going green means we're trying to avoid harmful chemicals in our everyday cleaning supplies. That pretty much nixes bleach altogether, but we've found a few natural ways to whiten laundry without th...
Look! A Cool (Green?) Broom in Italy
OK -- I posted the clotheslines yesterday, and this broom today, but I promise that I'm not using re-nest to share all my vacation photos! Anyway. This broom caught my attention as I was walking al...
How to: Clean Your Microwave
May is Spring Cleaning Month!
Microwaves are an efficient (and therefore green!) way of cooking, but they can be really unpleasant to clean. We’ve got a green method that works well, and all you need is water and a little bit o...
How to: Wash Your Windows Like a Pro
May is Spring Cleaning Month
Marvin Windows sent us a press release on how to clean windows the non-toxic way. Here’s what you’ll need: Two spray bottles Dish detergent of your choice Water Vinegar Flour sack cloths Re...
Best: DIY/Natural Cleaning Solutions
Whether it's vinegar and water as glass cleaner or baking soda and hydrogen peroxide as a drain cleaner, most of us have our own secret (or not so secret) homemade cleaning solutions. In honor of ...
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