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ECOTIP #6: Clean without harsh chemicals. You can clean almost anything in your home with baking soda, vinegar, and a little elbow grease. Baking soda serves as an abrasive for tough jobs like the tub and toilet, as well as an odor and oil remover for everything from your sofa to your hair. Vinegar kills germs, shines, and removes odors too. Most commercial cleaners not only use petroleum in the manufacture of their bottles and in transport, but also include a wide-variety of noxious petroleum-derived ingredients.

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