Who doesn’t wish that Martha Stewart would come clean their home for them? I know that is my not-so-secret wish as I look around at the chaos that is my kitchen… Ahhhh, but I am left to my own devices. But here’s the good news, Martha Stewart now has a green cleaning product line. So, even if she won’t come organize the mess, at least I can use her products and pretend I am Martha! LOL
“Martha Stewart Clean™ products differ from other “green” products in a very important way: they really work! Use them in the laundry room and the living room—and every space in between—for a cleaner, healthier home. Effective. Responsible. Safe.”
I had the opportunity to try the All-Purpose Cleaner and the Dish • Hand Soap, and I am happy to say they are both great! The All-Purpose cleaner quickly replaced our current cleaner without pause. Not only does it work, but it doesn’t have a harsh chemically smell. We feel comfortable using this to clean down surfaces for our toddler.
I was most exctied about the Dish • Hand Soap. Wow, finally a soap that can cut through dish grease and is gentle enough on hands to be used as as a hand soap. Amazing. Interestingly, the one complaint my husband pointed out is that because it was fitted with a hand pump, it makes it harder to use on pans. Instead of dumping the bottle upside down with one hand, it takes two hands to pick up the bottle and pump some soap into the middle of the pan. It’s a small complaint, but he made a good point. The pump makes it great for hand soap, but kind of a pain for dishes.
Other than the minor pump complaint, both products do what they say they do, and they are green! What more can a mom ask for?
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A tip: cut back on your paper towel usage!! and we do this from december to now we are only on paper towel roll #2!
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My favorite tip is to avoid bpa in plastics.
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I’m going to stop using the garbage disposal as much. I use it way too much. In fact, my goal is to start composting!
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My fav tip is to BYO bag!
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My favorite green tip is Cut Back on Your Paper-Towel Habit
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i like the tip “preserve mixing bowls”
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Use less paper towels
cut back on the paper towel habit and keep you freezer full
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bpa for sure
My favorite tip is to Be Counter-Intuitive…those recycled glass counters are so pretty and earth-friendly too!
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Use Glass Containers for Leftovers
They’re safer to use in the microwave than plastic, which can leech chemicals.
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My favorite tip was that I need to make sure to use cooking tools made with safe plastics. Please excuse me while I run to the kitchen.
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Avoid BPA, use plastics without it
Some studies link the plasticizer to cancer and other health issues. Use cooking tools made from safe plastics — usually labeled #2, #4, or #5. (Bonus if recycled
I like the following tip…Set programmable thermostats to kick in half an hour before you return home unless you have heat-sensitive indoor pets.
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I didn’t know that keeping your freezer full was a green idea – like it!
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This one was the most relevant for me “think recyclable and recycled when bringing items into your home, too.”
Bring your own reusable bag to the store. Great tip as I see far too many of those plastic bags in the streets.
Recycle, recycle, recycle!
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I like the sponge tip, Typical polyurethane sponges don’t biodegrade; the natural cellulose-and-agave Dish Dumpling does.
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“cut back on your paper towel habit.” I have been trying to do this alot. I now need to train my son and husband to do the same.
I like tip #4: Toss your Teflon and switch to ceramic.
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cut back on your paper towel habit
If you aren’t composting food scraps, Dont put them in the garbage disposal food sent down the drain often winds up in the landfill after the sewage treatment plant, so save the electricity — and 2,000 gallons of water per year.
I already do (and love) many of the tips! One of my favorites, with so many paybacks is the Give Up Your Garbage Disposal tip! I’ve got a worm composting farm, and use their castings and tea to fertilize my fruit trees and veggie garden, to create more kitchen scraps to feed the worms!
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I like the tip, Toss your Teflon and switch to ceramic.
I found the tip to throw leftovers in the garbage can instead of using the disposal interesting.
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I like this tip: Cut back on using paper towels by using reuseable cloths
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Store leftovers in glass. I try to do this more. Thanks!
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This one’s my fav: “If everyone in the United States replaced just one package of paper napkins with cloth, we’d save one million trees.”
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I like this one: Typical polyurethane sponges don’t biodegrade. The natural cellulose-and-agave Dish Dumpling does.
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The tip I like is – Use bags of ice to fill the voids, and your freezer won’t have to use as much energy to stay cold.” — Martha Stewart
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I like the tip about Cutting back on using paper towels by using reuseable cloths
Keep the freezer full to use less energy.
My favorite green tip from the article: Bring your own bags.
I like the tip about keeping your freezer full to cut down on energy needed to keep it cool!
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One tip is to use glass containers for leftovers when reheating food in the microwave as plastic leeches chemicals.
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I like “Save Face” – Use organic cotton balls free of chlorine bleach.
My favorite is: Cut Back on Your Paper-Towel Habit. Thanks.
I like the tip to BYO Bag. There are so many cute options out there for reusable bags now.
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I like the tip that says to cut back on using paper towels by using reuseable cloths.
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My favorite green tip: cut back on paper towels! I know I use too many ;(
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fav green tip, cut back on any one use items…paper towels, napkins, single serving food, etc..
Reuse everything!
Start with one step – Like recycle
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Do not buy plastics that contain BPA. They are not safe.
My favorite green tip is BYO bag.
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This is my favorite tip:
Use bags of ice to fill the voids, and your freezer won’t have to use as much energy to stay cold.” — Martha Stewart
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My favorite tip is to Conserve Water.
We turn of the water when brushing our teeth and lathering in the shower.
We also recently purchased a rain barrel for watering house plants and our garden.
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Avoid BPA!!
Use less paper towels… guilty!
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Most of the tips I was aware of, so I’m going with tip #45 if only for the adorable stone idea for shoes. I’m so going to set up one of those by my door, no more shoe pile for me!
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Use bags of ice to fill the voids, and your freezer won’t have to use as much energy to stay cold.
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I love this Cut Back on Your Paper-Towel Habit, and Im trying 🙂
Thanks for the giveaway…my favorite green tip is to use glass containers for leftovers; they’re safer to use in the microwave than plastic, which can leech chemicals.
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The dishsoap is soft enough to use on hands!
To reduce the use of paper towels. I know I use too many.
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It has to be ‘sip tap water’ something that we can all do very easily without a huge lifestyle change! Plus it saves our wallet too!
My favorite green tip is BYO bag.
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My favorite green tip is: Use Glass Containers
Heated plastic containers can break down and leach chemicals into food. Reusable glass ones with lids are safer for you and the planet.
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Using the glass containers for leftover food, is my favorite green tip from the article.
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My favorite green tip is Keep Your Freezer Full. I guess I’ve been “green” far longer than I realized. I learned this tip several decades ago.
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my favorite tip is keep your freezer full and to use bags instead of ice to fill gaps to save energy
My favorite tip is to use glass instead of plastic to heat up foods.
My favorite green tip from the article is to recycle.
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My favorite tip is Avoid BPA
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My favorite tip is to cut back on your paper-yowel habit.
Keep Your Freezer Full is a great tip
Prgrammable thermostats is something I had been considering for some time now and was mentioned in that article.
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Use bags of Ice to fill the voids in your freezer so it doesn’t have to use alot of energy to keep it cool
My favorite tip is to buy non-BPA plastic
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I like keeping my freezer full!!!
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