Comments on: It’s Not Easy Bein’ Green

By: caramama

caramama — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:57:55 +0000

Oh, and I’ll have to look into the kitty litter. I wonder if my cat would be okay with a switch. It’s hard enough to get him to use any of the three f’ing boxes!

By: caramama

caramama — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:57:16 +0000

We’ve moved to green cleaners as well for household cleaning and dishes. I’ll have to look into the laundry detergents, but with a front loader, we are limited.

I do spend the extra money to buy mostly organic. It’s hard to spend the money all the time, but the Giant has a brand that is not as expensive as shopping at Wholefoods, so that helps.

Also, I am really into the reusable shopping bags. I almost always remember them! I’ve also got one in my car for other types of shopping (books and baby stuff, mostly).

By: tammy

tammy — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:36:20 +0000

I use Dr. Bronner’s soap for a lot of housecleaning stuff. Floors, especially. It makes the house smell like peppermint. And I do the dishes with it. And if you mix it with baking soda, it makes an awesome stand-in for Soft Scrub.

Trader Joe’s makes an excellent eco-friendly dishwasher soap that doesn’t cost eleventy million dollars.

But my main thing is that I try to clean as little as possible.

By: calicobebop

calicobebop — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:56:46 +0000

I am, like you, very cost conscious. It’s been my major stumbling block in buying green cleaning stuff. However, I am heartened by your discovery at Cosco so I may have to do a little more retail research.

I do use the “green” grocery bags instead of paper or plastic! I have a nice collection from a variety of stores. Including a green wine bag from Kroger that holds six wine bottles. Ka-ching!

By: Valerie

Valerie — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:38:14 +0000

I am about the same as you with “going green”…we have been trying over the years to become more and more green. I just found that laundry detergent at Costco on Sunday and was thrilled…I haven’t opened it yet, but I plan to soon! I typically make my own cleaning products or I use Shaklee products…I really like them and they are totally green.

I also drive a small crappy car…I shouldn’t complain though, its not that bad. I drive an 8yr old Saturn that has been paid off for years, only has 56K miles on it and is super cheap to fill up…just can’t justify selling it.