Ideal Bite: Rub It Out - Spring Cleaning Week

Apr 14, 2008 BANG FOR THE BITE If 10,000 Biter households halve the amount of hazardous chems we use, we'll avert the weight of 568 oriental carpets (flying or otherwise) in dangerous waste. COCKTAIL FACTOID The genie worked its magic: The song "A Whole New World" from Aladdin is the only song from a Disney film to have reached #1 on the Billboard pop charts. LIKE THIS TIP? Then check out . . . The Metal Polish Tip The Jewelry Cleaner Tip RATE THIS TIP How useful is this tip? (5 is the highest) 1 2 3 4 5 Is it gonna take more than elbow grease to de-grime your place? The Bite Sounds like you need an eco-cleanie in a bottle. Our top picks for every kind of home cleaning will help freshen up your flying carpets and make your magic lamps shine, while helping you avoid rubbing grime the wrong way: with caustic chems. The Benefits Getting your third wish. After world peace and an end to global warming, an always-spotless house is at the top of our wish lists. Protecting kiddos. Conventional cleaning products are responsible for about 10% of toxic-exposure calls to poison control. Cleaner streams. High concentrations of detergents were found in 69% of waterways in a 2002 nationwide study. Personally Speaking We hate cleaning. But the Eco-Me DIY cleaning supplies kit almost made cleaning fun. Almost. Wanna Try? Eco-Me Home Kit - refillable, easy-measure bottles and natural organic oils make it supereasy to whip up your own cleaning supplies with household items like baking soda and vinegar ($26). Carpets Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day Carpet Cleaner - bio formula freshens up and gets odors out of your carpet, rugs, and upholstery ($7/22 oz). Dishes Caldrea Dish Soap Liquid - concentrated and offered in six scents; we heart the ginger pomelo version ($8/16 oz). Floors Method Omop Starter Kit - avoid Swiffer-like waste with a washable, reusable pad plus biodegradable floor-cleaning liquid ($30). Surfaces Shaklee Get Clean Scour Off Paste - this paste works like your powder scrub - if not better - but avoids Comet-esque chem dust ($9/9 oz). Toilets Seventh Generation Toilet Bowl Cleaner - chlorine-free throne cleaner in a partially recycled package; smells like the mountains ($4/32 oz). Windows/Surfaces Ecover Glass and Surface Cleaner - get your windows and tile gleaming with this 2-in-1, no-streak solution ($4/16 oz). Wood Method Wood for Good - gets grime out and brings the shine without petroleum wax ($5/12 oz).   About.com - baking soda, lemon juice, and vinegar are great natural cleaners if you're into DIY.      Sponsor

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