Green cleaning hacks that will make life infinitely easier
Why have seven different types of chemical cleaners when you can have a few environmentally friendly tricks up your sleeve? These green cleaning hacks will make household chores so much simpler!
1
lingering food in your blender
If you use your blender for both soup and smoothies, switching between the two can be tricky. No one likes banana with a side of garlic.
Run the blender with hot water and lemon juice to give it a deep clean.
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Run the blender with hot water and lemon juice to give it a deep clean.
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Fingerprint smears on wallpaper
Some smears on the walls can be removed with a balled up piece of white bread.
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Nasty fridge smells
Keep a small bowl of bicarbonate of soda on a shelf in the fridge to soak up the smells. Even if food hasn't gone off, the combinations can be far from pleasant.
Replace each month.
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Replace each month.
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Tap limescale
Use a combination of white wine vinegar and warm water to scrub away stubborn limescale on taps.
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5
Red and orange food stains
Rub lemon juice on stained chopping boards to shift those difficult red and orange stains. Avoid putting things like tomato soup in containers when they're still hot - it is much more likely to stain.
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6
Red wine stains
Contrary to popular belief, salt can't remove wine, it is actually more likely to make the stain set. Use fizzy water instead, it will bring it out of the fabric.
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Dishwasher grime buildup
Run a cup of white wine vinegar through an empty cycle of your dishwasher once a month for an easy way to keep odours and limescale at bay.
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8
Microwave smells
Put a shallow bowl of water with lemon slices in the microwave and turn on. The steam released will clean the vents and get rid of bad smells.
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Heel marks on hard flooring
No black soled shoes allowed in the sports hall!
If you've not managed to enforce this at home, use bicarbonate of soda and a damp cloth to get rid of shoe heel marks.
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If you've not managed to enforce this at home, use bicarbonate of soda and a damp cloth to get rid of shoe heel marks.
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Horrible kettle limescale
Use a mix of half white wine vinegar and half water to get rid of any limescale. Be sure to rinse very thoroughly afterwards!
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