Five Ways to Clean Green

By GMG Janitorial

Five Ways to Clean Green, by GMG Janitorial

GMG Janitorial is a comprehensive cleaning provider operating in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Orange County. For 25 years, GMG Janitorial has been providing janitorial services for commercial, residential, medical, educational, and retail spaces.

Want to clean your home in a way that’s environmentally friendly, but not sure how? Here are five quick tips for a greener clean.

Five Ways to Clean Green, by GMG Janitorial

1. The next time you build a fire in your fireplace, loosen coal and soot buildup in the chimney by throwing a handful of salt into the fire.

2. When cleaning your windows, replace the ammonia-based glass cleaner with lemon juice. Mix four tablespoons of lemon juice with half a gallon of water and scrub away.

Five Ways to Clean Green, by GMG Janitorial

3. Household painting projects can produce unpleasant–and dangerous–vapors. Counteract the bad smells and toxins by leaving small dishes of vinegar (replaced daily) around the room.

4. Furniture polish tends to be bad for the environment and toxic to you. Instead, shine your desks and bookcases with a mix of two parts olive oil to one part lemon juice.

Five Ways to Clean Green, by GMG Janitorial

5. Often, a thorough home cleaning produces a pile of old clothes and clutter destined for the trash bin. Recycle your discards by donating to organizations such as Goodwill or by listing goods on an online forum such as freecycle.org.