Chlorine seems omnipresent. We swim in it. We wash our
clothes in it. Even our drinking water is purified with it. So what's the problem?
The problem isn't with the chlorine itself (though chlorine gas is deadly). The
problem lies in the by products, chlorinated hydrocarbons. These nasty buggers
are blamed for a score and terrible things. Not using chlorine doesn't seem to
be a suitable answer because it does keep bacteria out of our drinking water.
But we can take some steps at reducing what goes down the drain.
Seventh Generation has been making environmentally friendly
products since 1988. Their stuff is clean, effective, but not cheap. Their
products come in nice post-consumer recycled containers or in biodegradable
containers. All of which, I find very cool.
I stopped using hot water to clean my clothes because most
modern laundry detergents don't need hot water to kill germs and get things
clean and it saves me about 80% energy usage on laundry. I went looking for an
alternative to bleach and found this neat little bottle. It is safe for colors
and doesn't need hot water. It is better for the environment but it does not
disinfect. After using it for a while now I can say it does a fantastic job.
The price is steep but you are paying for the convenience.
Here in the near future we'll talk about making your own cleaning products.
5 out of 5
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