How many cleaning supplies are under your sink that your child could safely drink?

Or your pet for that matter? Or you?

If you said, “Very few” then this is the week to change this. Our green audit this week is household cleaners. How to keep safer, greener cleaners around while tossing the worst of the worst.

Now, this isn’t to say that I’m going to let my son Cedar guzzle biodegradable dish washing granules. Yeah, they’re greener for the environment, but not a real delightful beverage. What I’m saying, is that on average, the typical household has far more dangerous cleaners than necessary. This week we’re going to look at other options and some that you even can safely drink.

Some things to start considering:

When you have non-biodegradable and icky chemical laden supplies, it’s not just your home and family that are affected. Each time you wash a load of clothing, do the dishes, or scour the sink, those chemicals wash out into our water supplies, atmosphere, and soil.

Almost all commercial traditional cleaners have some basic things in common:

• Way over packaged.
• Tested on animals.
• Full of toxic chemicals.
• Many are made with non renewable resources.
• Most will kill you if you ingest enough.

These aren’t really family friendly aspects are they? These most absolutely are not earth friendly aspects. So, what’s the allure?

Here are a couple:

Commercialism – we were brought up thinking germs should be killed off whenever possible, and we’re still being exposed to this now as adults.

Convenience – It’s easy to use a handy bleach wipe right? But is it worth your family’s safety?

Now, earth and people friendly cleaners can clean just as well but in the long run are safer, more cost effective, and won’t make your home smell like a big chemical plant. More to come this week.

To get started try figuring out this: Do you know many cleaners are under your sink right now that are dangerious for people or the planet?