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Blogs: Green Cleaning

Fri, May. 20, 2011
Green Cleaning, Seventh Generation News
Posted by daron
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Our Dishwasher Gel Gets Even Better

We are pleased to announce that our Automatic Dishwasher Gel is now a food-blasting, shine-generating, non-toxic, biodegradable, phosphate-free powerhouse. Plus, you don't have to rinse your dishes clean before they go into the dishwasher -- our gel does all the work for you. Here's the...
Tue, May. 10, 2011
Green Cleaning
Posted by the Inkslinger

9,615 Square Miles of Spring Cleaning

Everybody spring cleans. But nobody does it like Vermonters. We take that art to a whole new level and actually spring clean our entire state. It's a tradition called Green-Up Day, and we've done it every year since 1970. On the first Saturday in May, you fall out of bed, drag a comb across...
Mon, May. 09, 2011
Green Cleaning, Family Life
Posted by sheila.B
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Keeping School Cleaning Green

Many parents worry about whether there are harmful chemicals in the cleaning supplies used in schools. To their rescue has come Grades of Green, a group that helps parents and schools switch to safe cleaning products and other environment-friendly practices. Grades of Green's website...
Thu, May. 05, 2011
Green Cleaning, Family Life
Posted by RealMomofNJ
12 Comments

Making the Switch to Green

I consider myself green, but I admit I'm not completely green. There are many things around my house -- from baby items to toiletries -- that aren’t quite eco-friendly. Most of these products have eco-friendly alternatives, but I keep using the conventional versions. The reasons for my...
Thu, Apr. 28, 2011
Green Cleaning, Family Life
Posted by the Inkslinger
4 Comments

April Scours

I've worked for Seventh Generation in one capacity or another for 19 years, which means that it's been about two decades since I switched exclusively to green cleaning products. I am most happy about this decision in April and May, when the annual rites of spring cleaning begin. After a...