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How to Keep Your House Clean Without Spending a Lot of Green

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Use Homemade All Purpose Cleaners – Really all you need to clean nearly every part of your house is some white vinegar and some baking soda. One suggested formula for an all purpose cleaner includes ½ a cup of vinegar with ¼ of a cup of baking soda, mixed together in a ½ gallon of water and store in a container. Everything!

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Natural Home Cleaning From Products Found In Your Home

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I wanted to be able to kill that bad bacteria but had my gloves and “cleaning clothes” on so running to the store would have been a big chore. I found some great, green, natural alternatives to cleaning chemicals that you may have in your cupboard already. Baking Soda. Baking soda is a fan favorite.

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Simple Things You Can Do to Be Environmentally Friendly and Save Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Hang clothes to dry. Instead, we have two large clothes drying racks in the basement. Creating clothing requires a lot of natural resources. Instead of having oodles of clothes, our family is minimizing our wardrobes. Don’t wash clothes until they’re truly dirty. Should You Line Dry Your Clothes?

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How to Make Your Own Green Laundry Soap Easily with Just 5 Ingredients

For the Mommas

How to Make Your Own Green Laundry Soap Easily with Just 5 Ingredients. This means that our clothes, sheets, blankets, towels and everything else we wash with most commercial laundry soaps are transferring the toxins from these products into our bodies. Basic Recipe: 1 cup baking soda. 1 cup washing soda. 1 cup borax. ½

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Don’t Recycle, Reuse

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Two liter soda bottles. When he plants something new that needs a steady supply of surface water, due to shallow roots, he sometimes uses a 2 liter soda bottle. Old clothing parts. Before throwing away old clothing, I snip the buttons off and remove working zippers (unless I’m donating the item). Clothes pins.

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Why You Should Use Eco-Friendly and Natural Cleaners for Your Home

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Instead, use baking soda and water. Sprinkle the baking soda in the oven and let it sit overnight. The next day, use a wet cloth and scrub the soda. So are your going to start cleaning green? Green Cleaning At Your Fingertips. 10 Ways to Shop Green and Budget Friendly During Boxing Day Sales.

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12 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Recycle

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It’s been around forever in one form another, whether back when your grandmother reused glass bottles for canning or in 2014 when a truck comes around to pick up all those empty soda cans you put out at the end of your driveway. You can either donate to Goodwill or trade in/sell your old or unused clothing at Rag-O-Rama. Go Green'

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