How to clean "green" - Dosing

We all like the idea of green cleaning and becoming super heroes who can save our planet. But we need to get rid of some of the old and incorrect ideas about cleaning in order to do that.

One mistake a lot of people make when cleaning is that randomly pour their cleaning products into a bucket of water and off they go. Using cleaning products at the recommended dose is a very important thing to do. Firstly, by using too much of the cleaning chemical, you're probably wasting a lot of it. This is like throwing money down the drain. Do I have your attention now?

Secondly, by using too much cleaning chemical we often do not help the cleaning process but rather hinder it. Less is more in cleaning. Many cleaning products become less effective in greater quantities. Thirdly, they will then leave a large amount of residue which instead of repelling dirt will now attract it. It is also harder to clean away the excess chemical and this will cost you time.

If saving you money and saving you time has not yet convinced you to follow recommended dosing of cleaning products, then hopefully the need for green will. The extra, unnecessary chemical that is used will then be washed down the drain and will join up with every extra bit of cleaning chemical that everybody else used and will further pollute our waterways. There was a very interesting tv programme on SABC 3 last night about the water crisis that we in South Africa are facing, particularly in Gauteng. It is frightening to think that we are running out of clean water and that our rivers are becoming so polluted that the we are affecting not just South Africa but Botswana, Mozambique and the Indian Ocean as well. The mines have added to this problem enormously by pumping uranium-rich water into our water ways and our water systems just simply cannot cope with the man-made additions. The rising water table in Johannesburg is not just some urban myth. Friends of mine who live in Melville recently came home to find their living being under water. Upon investigation they were told that it was due to the rising water table and that it is a very common problem these days. This rising water from the mines is not healthy living water it kills any organisms that try to live in it and wreaks havoc on the entire wild life system (including people) that need water to survive. Every possible thing we can do right, right now is going to help to tip the scale back to what it should be.

We are facing a water crisis and it is really important for us to not add to the problem. Please follow directions on your cleaning products and go green as often as possible as these cleaning products have much less impact on the environment. Whenever you are not sure how much to use rather start with less than you think you need - you can always add more.

For more information on green cleaning products please visit http://www.blendwell.co.za/ Blendwell Chemicals is a manufacturer of cleaning products based in Halfway House, Midrand, South Africa.