Throw a Green Cleaning Party!

If you and your friends are tired of the smell and cost of traditional cleaning products and you'd like to learn how to use ordinary household products like baking soda, olive oil and vinegar to clean your home — then you should check out Women's Voices for the Earth, a national environmental health organization. They've put together a virtual kit to help you host a party and make green cleaners at home...

We spotted this green cleaning party concept in the current issue of Body + Soul Magazine. Head over to the Women's Voices for the Earth website ; you can order a $20 kit that will give you everything you need to host a green cleaning party: a booklet about green cleaning, a short video that you can show at your party about the merits of making your own cleaning products, recipe cards, supply lists (so you know what to have on hand at the party), container labels for the products your guests make, and an educational facts sheets.

A green cleaning party sounds like a lovely way to spend a few hours with friends, improve your health, reduce your carbon footprint, and save some money.

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Comments (6)

Dang, $20 for a kit. Why didn't I think of that? I could have made a ton of money off of these suckers.

posted by animalhouze on February 10th 2009 at 2:40pm
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I would love a come clean my apartment party!

posted by Haunted_Studio on February 10th 2009 at 2:58pm
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ditto on that animalhouze

posted by Haunted_Studio on February 10th 2009 at 2:58pm
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Yeah... I don't know... Somehow I doubt any of my friends would be all that interested.

posted by emsiemilia on February 10th 2009 at 3:28pm
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For those folks who don't want a hard copy of the kit, Women's Voices for the Earth offers an online, free version on our website: www.womenandenvironment.org/greenclean

More than 750 people from around the world have downloaded the kit to learn how to get toxic chemicals out of their cleaning products. The Today Show just filmed a green cleaning party in Los Angeles and the segment is slated to air this Friday.

Take a look and see what the buzz is all about!

posted by weaver on February 10th 2009 at 5:35pm
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I know the PR flacks are always among us, but gah, it's jarring when they come right out with talking points and promo copy in a comment.

At least this time it's for a good cause and not another spendy knick-knack.

posted by amed studio on February 10th 2009 at 6:40pm
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