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Eco-Friendly Spring Cleaning Tips + Free Spring Cleaning Checklist Printable

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April 20, 2022 By Lisa Sharp 1 Comment

Don’t let your spring cleaning trash the planet. This year use these tips to have an eco-friendly spring cleaning. Plus you can get a free spring cleaning checklist printable.

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Spring cleaning is a great way to have a fresh start within your home. It can also lead to a lot of waste and the use of harsh chemicals.

This year you can skip all of that and have an eco-friendly spring cleaning. It’s not as hard as you may think or even as expensive. In the long run, you should save money.

Eco-Friendly Spring Cleaning Tips

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Get a Spring Cleaning Checklist Printable

Before getting started with your spring cleaning download this free spring cleaning checklist printable. It will help you get everything done and when you are done just remember to recycle.

Use Natural Cleaning Products

Conventional cleaning products can contain a lot of harmful chemicals you don’t want to be using around your home. Making the switch to more natural products is better for your health and the environment.

There are a lot of great products out there. You can find brands like Seventh Generation, Mrs, Meyers, and more at local stores.

You can also have natural cleaning products delivered right to your door by using Grove Collaborative. If you haven’t tried Grove Collaborative yet you can get a free 4-piece Mrs. Meyer’s set with your first order. This is a great way to get started with more natural products.

You can also make your own cleaners. This is not only a great way to be sure you know what you are using, but it also can save you a lot of money.

Check out Natural Cleaners You Can Make Yourself for some amazing homemade cleaner recipes.

Use Zero Waste Tools

Ditching paper towels, disposable mop pads, and all of the many other disposable cleaning tools out there can greatly reduce the amount of waste you create while doing your spring cleaning.

Tools you need:

  • Steam Mop
  • Unpaper Towels
  • Microfiber Cloths
  • Duster

Over time using these reusable products will also save you money. Don’t forget to wash them with natural laundry detergent and line dry them when possible

Use the Three Rs

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Decluttering is a big part of spring cleaning but don’t just trash a lot of useful stuff. Remember your three Rs.

  • Reduce
  • Reuse
  • Recycle

We already talked about reducing but don’t forget to reuse. If you have things you no longer have a use for but are still useable, donate them so someone else can use them.

For things, you can’t reuse or donate, recycle what you can. Recycling still uses a lot of energy so that’s why it’s the last R but it’s a lot better than sending the items to the landfill.

Additional Resource: 10 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Recycle

These simple things will help your spring cleaning be better for you and your family as well as the planet!

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Lisa Sharp is the founder of Green Oklahoma. She is passionate about the environment and improving Oklahoma for future generations. She also writes on her personal blog Retro Housewife Goes Green.
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  1. Lindsay Clark says

    March 7, 2019 at 5:57 pm

    These are wonderful tips! Sometimes I go a little crazy on the deep cleaning and then realize I probably cause more damage to the environment and the air-quality of my home than I should have. I always love to start spring cleaning with green-certified carpet cleaning that deep cleans without excessive amounts of water or strong chemicals. Definitely looking into Grove Collaborative!

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