A Greener Shade of Clean

Posted by
Kimberly Delaney on July 2, 2008 - 2:26pm.
Whether you swear by the smoky taste of charcoal, love the ease and low emissions from gas or brag about your best-of-all worlds hybrid grill, here’s how to clean your way to greener grilling.

Posted by
Kimberly Delaney on June 24, 2008 - 6:54pm.
Tackling existing clutter might seem daunting but it’s really the most rewarding part of breaking the habit because you get to clear out your house and enjoy the peace and simplicity of living clutter-free.

Posted by
Kimberly Delaney on June 18, 2008 - 11:59am.
Clutter doesn’t just appear out of thin air. It comes from things we buy that we don’t really need or quickly lose interest in. The key to breaking the habit of buying clutter is to ask the right questions before you buy.

Posted by
Kimberly Delaney on June 11, 2008 - 2:08pm.
As much as we'd like to think of clutter as just a few extra things we’ve been meaning to get rid of, it's actually a habit that is bad for you and bad for the planet. The first step in breaking the habit is stopping the clutter at the source.

Posted by
Kimberly Delaney on June 3, 2008 - 9:25pm.
Too much harsh scouring can shorten the lives of your pots and pans — to say nothing of what it can do to your elbows and wrists! Here are a few green strategies to keep your cookware out of the landfill.

Posted by
Kimberly Delaney on May 28, 2008 - 3:15pm.
Cutting boards can be your greatest ally or your worst enemy when it comes to food safety. Coating your boards (and thus your food) with antibacterial pesticides, though, doesn’t exactly sound appealing

Posted by
Kimberly Delaney on May 21, 2008 - 12:33pm.
All that scrubbing and scraping takes training, endurance and strength, right? Not if you know a few tricks that make it almost as easy as using the toxic oven cleaners — but without the risks to your health.

Posted by
Kimberly Delaney on May 14, 2008 - 1:33am.
Peruse any drugstore and you’ll find antibacterial versions of everything from cleaners to tissues. After years of antibacterial overload, experts agree that my grandmother had it right after all.

Posted by
Kimberly Delaney on May 7, 2008 - 12:55pm.
Regardless of how much you dread this job, most make-it-easy toilet bowl cleaners are simply too toxic for regular household use. Channel your inner science fair champion and fizz it clean.

Posted by
Kimberly Delaney on April 29, 2008 - 8:02pm.
Drain cleaning products are some of the most toxic household cleaning products available. But does that mean you have to live with a clogged sink? No way. The answer may already be in your kitchen cupboard