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Housework Woes: How to Simplify (& Green-ify!) Common Chores

2020-06-23 Mama Minimalist

How to Simplify (and Green-ify!) Housework

Laundry, dishes, and general home cleaning: Mundane housework got you down?

Sustainable minimalism is about doing less and living more. The good news? It’s entirely possible to apply the tenets of sustainable minimalism to housework by simplifying tasks, minimizing magnitude and -finally! – incorporating incremental eco-friendliness to our efforts.

On this week’s episode, I offer dozens of tips and tricks to simplify (and green-ify!) our laundry, dishes, and general housework routines so that you and I can spend less time maintaining our homes and more time enjoying them.

Happy listening!

Resources mentioned in the episode:

Stain Spray and Spot Remover

Eco Nuts laundry detergent

Dropps laundry detergent pods

Laundry washing ball (to collect microfibers)

Le Creuset (to minimize dirty dishes) (Pro tip: Acquire these items secondhand!)

Bamboo dish brush with interchangeable heads

Castile soap (for DIY cleansers)

Dropps dishwasher pods

Vegetable-oil based body soap (for less soap scum)

Microfiber cleaning cloths

* This week’s episode is sponsored by Oregon State University Ecampus.

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Ecolabelindex.com
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How We Avoid A Climate Disaster (by Bill Gates)
The World Is Falling Short of Its Climate Goals. Four Big Emitters Show Why. (via NY Times)
Good On You
Think Dirty

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Hello there, I’m Stephanie. I live a crazy, beautiful life as a full-time wife, blogger + mother to two spirited daughters. I’m on a mission to simplify eco-friendly living so as to greater enjoy life’s sweeter moments.

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