TIPS ON DISPOSING CLEANING PRODUCTS

So, you're looking to dispose of cleaning products in a safe manner.  Don't want the neighbors to call you out for burying hazardous materials in your backyard?  Well, I'm here to help.  If you no longer need a cleaning product and want to help save your backyard (the environment) the first thing you want to do is read the label for suggested disposal instructions.  In an event that the label has worn off follow the following suggestions:

Pour down the drain.  If a product is water-soluble (meaning you can mix it with water) you can flush it down a toilet or pour it down the kitchen drain with running water.  Several water-soluble cleaning products are: liquid laundry detergents, chlorine bleach, liquid fabric softeners, multipurpose cleaners, glass cleaners, disinfectants, carpet cleaners and floor cleaners.

IMPORTANT:  DO NOT MIX TWO OR MORE CLEANING PRODUCTS!!!  We don't want to find your home on the five o'clock news.  Secondly, if you have a septic tank do not use this method of disposal.  Most septic systems are not capable of treating chemical waste.  

Place it in the trash or recycling bin.  If container is not empty please put in a plastic bag as to not contaminate other garbage.  Several products you may want to throw out are: scouring pads, aerosol cans, remoistened towelettes, and fabric softener sheets.  

Last but not least: Take to waste-disposal facility.  Some products are way to hazardous to dispose of any other way other than in a waste-disposal facility.  Such products include: flammable products, crystal drain openers, dry-cleaning fluid, and polishes & waxes that harden on surfaces.

Hope this helps!  Let me know if you have any questions or need additional information.

"Our personal consumer choices have

ecological, social, and spiritual consequences.

It is time to re-examine some of our deeply held notions that underlie our lifestyles."

- David Suzuki

Looking for additional ways to bring environmentally sound products into your home, I came upon the website of David Suzuki, co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation, and wanted to share his quote with you.  It was also nice to read that their goals are very similar to that of Sweeping Dimensions'.  Several shared goals are protecting nature, reconnecting with nature, and building our communities.  

If you too share our goals, please take extra care of the products you use to clean your home.  Use products as concentrates (less packaging waste),  use multi-functional products, and products that do not have harmful ingredients.  

As always, we are "making a sweeping effort to make life less stressful."