10 Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products Safe For Home & Planet!
Do you participate in Spring Cleaning?
You’re not alone. The history of spring cleaning dates back thousands of years including cultural and religious traditions from the Middle East and China.
In the 19th century, the warmer weather of early Spring finally allowed people to open doors and windows after a long, dark cold winter. This was necessary to air out and thoroughly clean homes of dust and residue from coal stoves and fireplaces.
Spring cleaning continues today however, not all cleaning products are equally good for healthy environments.
Cleaning products can contribute to water pollution, air pollution and increased waste in landfills due to the chemicals within and the packaging it’s placed in.
“Even after passing through water treatment plants, small quantities of chemical compounds from cleaning products can find their way into rivers, ponds and lakes and have adverse effects on aquatic life. Phosphates in laundry and dishwasher detergent have a fertilising effect, triggering the widespread growth of algae that saps away the water’s oxygen, reducing biodiversity.
That’s why we’ve put together this list of ” 10 Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products For Spring” to help clean up your home without added harm to the planet!
Find our handy Green Spring Cleaning Checklist at the end of this blog!
Elva's All Naturals
Are you looking to simplify your home cleaning routine?
1 CLEANER All in One Cleaner by Elva’s All Naturals is a game-changing 100% plant-based cleaner that works on ANY and ALL wipeable surfaces — streak-free!
This “all in one” universal cleaner makes cleaning simplified. From mirrors to wood, granite, floors, electronics, stainless steel to leather and kids’ toys, it replaces all your other household cleaners in just ONE bottle.
Packaged in refillable amber glass and comes with a space-saving home refill box. Making this switch helps eliminate harmful chemicals AND plastic waste from your home cleaning system.
Level up your green cleaning and try a bottle today! You’ll be supporting a Canadian family business, based in Milton, Ontario. Join them in “the Toxic Chemical Rebellion” and say NO to buying products manufactured with ingredients that are scientifically proven and known to cause harm.
Reasons you should switch to 1 CLEANER All in One Cleaner by Elva’s All Naturals :
- 100% Plant-based
- Works on All Surfaces – Streak Free
- Non Toxic & Chemical Free
- All Natural, pH Balanced
- Septic Safe
- Refillable
- Biodegradable
We are proud to welcome Elva’s All Naturals as a new member of our Sustainability Alliance!
The Peeled Pantry
Clean up your shower routine and go plastic-free with a can-do attitude!
The Peeled Pantry is the first to offer a full range of bath and body care in aluminium cans – a fully recyclable alternative to plastic packaging!
Glass gets a lot of attention in the zero-waste world but it is far from perfect. It’s heavy, breakable, and has a big energy footprint.
But why cans? As it turns out, cans are actually the perfect packaging container because they are:
- lightweight (fewer transportation emissions),
- durable (no glass to break), and
- low waste (100% curbside recyclable)
Their bath & body lineup combines these benefits in one easy-to-use refill system, with their Can Pump Kit. Convert their cans into a ready-to-use dispenser for in the shower, by the sink, or wherever they need to be to stay clean.
Benefits of their Bath & Body lineup:
- Free from sulphates
- No artificial colourants
- Only real essential oils are used for fragrance
- Zero-waste refill system
- Rich lather, gentle formula
Soak iT Up - Add Cheer To Chores
These vibrant, fun, and unique Swedish dishcloth greetings from Soak iT Up CLARDS are sure to brighten up anyone’s kitchen and day!
This random act of kindness does double duty—it’s a clever greeting that becomes a reusable sponge cloth that absorbs 20x its own weight in liquid. It’s sure to add some cheer to anyone’s spring cleaning chores.
1 CLARD can replace the use of up to 3, 000 paper towels. Handy greetings turned cloths help avoid plastic packaging and the overall waste in landfills.
These eco-friendly sponge cloths will clean just about any surface and dry quickly so naturally don’t harbor bacteria, which means no ‘dishcloth’ smell! They are easily cleaned in the dishwasher, laundry, microwave, or simply boiling water.
They are 100% natural, so after months of use can be placed in your compost where it will safely decompose. You can also cut them up and add them to your plants to help keep the soil moist for longer!
Soak iT Up‘ has an assortment of bright colored designs of cloths and greetings, all carefully designed to use minimal manufacturing methods and waste, making them environmentally friendlier than similar products. Not to mention, they arrive in fun, custom eco-friendly packaging made from recycled paper and no plastic is ever used.
Get connected and use the discount code RAOG25 for 25% off at the link below!
Dryer Balls
Did you know that dryer sheets release harmful chemicals for the environment and your health when thrown into the dryer? Afterward, they create plastic pollution.
Here’s a solution: Switch to dryer balls
Benefits:
- Reduces drying time and saves electricity by 30 – 50%
- Softens clothes naturally while reducing static and wrinkles
- Replaces single-use plastic dryer sheets and fabric softeners – safe for sensitive skin and babies
- Extends clothing lifespan
- No chemicals, free of dyes and perfumes
Agave Dish Scrubber
No need for plastic! This scrubber is handmade from the leaves of the “maguey” agave. It can help clean tough messes but also clean fruits and vegetables. Its non-scratch fibers are safe to use on all sorts of surfaces.
Sayula is a Mexican-Canadian company which provides environmentally and socially responsible bath and kitchen products. They are biodegradable and use plant species that naturally grow in the region, don’t require much water or the use of pesticides. They work directly with rural communities to help them improve their quality of life by providing stable income and fair prices that directly benefit people in these communities.
Non-Toxic Laundry Cleaner
Nellie’s 100 Load Laundry Soda has just four ingredients. It comes in a very cute, reusable tin (I planted a fern in mine!) which is also recyclable!
The powder is 100% biodegradable and it’s totally hypoallergenic. Nellie’s is more concentrated than other detergents, too so you only one tablespoon of powder for a regular load (that means no guesstimating with tricky-to-read caps).
Last but not least, Nellie’s Laundry Soda does not contain fillers and it rinses clear!
Our community member The Refill Stop stocks Nellie’s 100 Load Laundry Soda.
Eco-Friendly Toilet Bowl Cleaner
Looking for an easy all-natural way to clean your toilets? These Canadian-made natural toilet cleaning tablets made by Earth Love are simple and easy to use. Simply drop one in your toilet bowl and then ‘brush and flush’.
Simply Natural Canada offers these zero-waste toilet cleaner tablets in packages of 12. The packaging is 100% compostable.
Directions: Drop the tablet into the toilet at front of bowl. Wait until dissolved. Scrub with a toilet brush and flush. Drop 1-2 tabs in per week to keep your toilet fresh and clean.
Ingredients: Baking Soda, Citric Acid, Peppermint Essential Oil
These toilet cleaner tablets are compatible with septic systems.
Need a good plastic-free toilet cleaning brush? Consider a coconut husk scouring brush or a long handled sisal toilet brush
If you'd rather DIY, consider making your own eco-friendly cleaning products!
The new beginnings of Spring make it a good time to explore a new activity. Have you considered making your own green and clean products? Practice being self-sufficient and keep busy with a hands-on hobby.
Our Green Act Business Member Soap & More – The Learning Centre has a vast list of DIY kits and resources for you to make eco-friendly products. 
Their website has resources for DIY Soap Molds, Lye calculator links and a whole blog filled with formulations for soap, lotion, clay masks, dry shampoo, lip stains, conditioner bars & MORE
Order the materials you need online and get creative at home!
Drain Cleaning Tips From Cardinal Home Services
Clogged drains happen.
Even when you follow good practices like avoiding putting grease, food or excessive amounts of hair down the drain.
As good as a plunger is, there are times when it just won’t help to unclog the drain.
Avoid chemical drain cleaners!
The worst way to deal with a clogged drain is to run out and purchase an expensive chemical drain cleaner, pour it down your drain and hope that it works.
These are toxic chemicals that you’re exposing yourself to and putting into the water supply.
Ask any plumber and they will tell you that these chemicals can actually damage your pipes.
Call a service professional and choose one that shares your values for protecting the environment!
At Cardinal Plumbing & Electric, their Peterborough plumbers have the knowledge and experience to assist with all your plumbing needs, indoors and outdoors. They can perform drain system cleanings using only high-pressure water without chemicals which not only restores your original system but helps to reduce piping and drywall from going to landfill.
Eco Logo Certified Clean For Your Workplace
What does Eco Logo Certified mean
“The Canadian EcoLogo (also known as Environmental Choice) helps you identify products and services that have been independently certified to meet strict environmental standards that reflect their entire life cycle — from manufacturing to disposal. EcoLogo standards are designed so that only the top 20% of products available on the market can achieve certification. ” (Source: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada)
Swish Maintenance distributes the largest number of certified green products than any other company in Canada, including their own Swish Clean & Green™️ and Enviro-Solutions brands.
They have been focused on manufacturing environmentally responsible products for nearly 3 decades.
They use and offer many Swish® Clean & Green® products that are:
Eco Logo Certified
Biodegradable
Packaged in bottles made from recycled plastic (and can still be recycled)
Indoor Air Quality Services
It’s estimated that our indoor environments have up to 5 times more pollutants than outdoor ones. This can be from poor air circulation, volatile organic compounds in home furnishings that offgass, or from a connected garage.
Gasonic Group, based in Alberta, Canada, can come into your work or home to investigate and analyze the air you’re breathing.
They help measure indoor air quality with highly trained technicians and exceptional monitoring technology.
Their Inmosphere Consulting service offers a comprehensive, integrated solution that goes beyond traditional indoor environmental quality through their multi-disciplinary approach.
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