Unlike what the detergent or personal care products aisle at your local grocery store may suggest, it is actually very easy to reduce – or even eliminate – most plastic and nasty chemicals that might otherwise be part of your routine. Simple alternatives are available and easy to use. As a bonus, they are usually less expensive and produce little or no waste. In addition, most are edible – which means no worries abou toxic chemicals getting into our bodies our our environment.

See individual sections below for further details on each type of product.

Household Cleaning

Personal Care

General/Combined Resources

David Suzuki Foundation’s Queen of Green Blog: 

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