Green Cleaning for Dummies

Thousands of household products contain toxic ingredients. Today, more and more people are seeking more natural cleaning methods to reduce their exposure to harsh chemicals. From the kitchen and bath to the living room and laundry, Green Cleaning For Dummies provides readers with green solutions to every common cleaning chore. Focusing on organic, nontoxic, sustainable alternatives to conventional cleaning products, it's packed with suggestions and tips for effective cleaning, and even offers green solutions for sprucing up patios, garages, vehicles, and the exterior of a house.

Your ecofriendly guide to safer, healthier housekeeping

Want to go green as you clean? This authoritative guide provides expert, proven advice on cleaning your home with organic, nontoxic, sustainable resources. From the kitchen and bath to the living room, laundry, and even your garage, you get green solutions for every common cleaning chore.

• Discover a new way to clean — learn how natural methods can save you money while improving your health and the environment

• Get ready to go green — prepare your house and assemble cleaning tools

• Protect your family — know the right cleaners to avoid (and which ones you can make yourself)

• Tackle your inside spaces — get green cleaning solutions for every room in the house and improve the efficiency of your appliances

• Go the extra mile — go beyond cleaning with ways to conserve energy and reduce waste

Open the book and find:

• A room-by-room breakdown of green cleaning tips

• Recipes for making your own cleaning products

• Cost-free changes to clean green

• Tips for improving your sleeping environment

• Small changes to ease cleaning and save resources

• Ways to consume fewer resources

• An appendix of clean, green organizations and programs

Elizabeth B. Goldsmith, PhD, is a professor and Fulbright Scholar with expertise in work and family, consumer economics, and healthy indoor environments.

Betsy Sheldon is a lifestyles author and editor with a passion for sustainability issues.