People don't typically dispose of cleaning products — they use them up. Empty packages can then be recycled or discarded with other household waste. Unused amounts of cleaning products can generally be safely disposed of down the drain or in the trash.
While you often read advice about making your own home cleaning recipes, there are important safety facts about these recipes to consider. Ignoring these considerations may mean missing some safety assurances, spending more, getting less performance, and even losing the important health benefits of cleaning.
The use of the terms "natural" and "synthetic" to describe cleaning products has led to some confusion among consumers. The best advice is to avoid making assumptions about safety or performance based on a "natural" label alone.
Resource reduction is the conservation of resources and reduction of packaging waste, while continuing to provide performance, value and convenience to the consumer. You too can participate in resource reduction with 4 Ways to Reduce Waste.
Ingredients play an important role in making cleaning product effective. Common sense is needed in using cleaning products -- and when you hear alarmist rhetoric attacking their every day use.
SDA, a long-time member of the Poison Prevention Week Council, shares ten simple year-round reminders for consumers to help keep their families safe while cleaning.
Nearly nine out of ten Americans believe the cleaning products they buy are safe when used as directed, according to a survey conducted for The Soap and Detergent Association (SDA).
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