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5 Sustainable Things To Do At Home + Cleaning Checklist Printable

March 6, 2019 by Kelly 98 Comments

This is a sponsored post and I have been compensated. However, all opinions about this company and sustainable things to do at home are all mine.

Keeping my home eco-friendly is not as much of a task as it used to be. Now, more than ever, eco-friendly products are more accessible. I try to clean my home with as many of these environmentally-friendly products as possible.

Moreover, there are many eco-friendly habits that you could incorporate in your day-to-day so that you could make your part in maintaining the planet’s well-being. The following may seem like small tasks, but they can go a long way:

Sustainable Things To Do At Home

Are you ready to tackle your spring house cleaning? Before you do, be sure to read these 5 ways to go green at home and download your free spring cleaning checklist!

Use a Carpet: Studies show that choosing to put a rug in different rooms can help use much less of your heat which is not only cost-effective but reduces your use of power and energy. So not only will you have a cozy feeling for your feet but your new practice will be better for the environment.

Compost: Sorting out between your trash and compost is not as daunting of a task as you may think. This simple change of habit can help diminish your contribution to landfills that grow by the minute, every single day.

Your Green Thumb: So you want to pick up a hobby? By growing a garden in your backyard or even potting a few plants on your balcony, you’re one step closer to being environmentally friendly.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Recycling doesn’t only mean putting plastic bottles in the right section of your big, blue bin. My kids have started finding ways to upcycle products we no longer use.

Use Eco-friendly Products: I’m all about a really clean home, but cleaning doesn’t have to involve unsafe chemicals and harmful toxins. That is why I have turned to the products from Better Life.

5 Ways To Go Green At Home dish soap

I am absolutely in love with the cleaning products from Better Life. Their Better Life is plant derived and environmentally friendly. The company got its start back in 2008, when two friends, Tim and Kevin had their toddlers together for a play date. As they crawled around the floor, Tim asked Kevin, a chemist, if he could create a line of cleaning products that would be as effective as they were planet friendly.

And Better Life was born! When it comes to keeping your home clean without harming the planet, Better Life has got every room covered – in a safe, eco-friendly type-of-way (and I mean, would you want it any other way? I was sent the:

  • Naturally Filth-Fighting All-Purpose Cleaner: This cleaner will fight stains in any room of the house. It can tackle anything from baked on grease on the stove to that sticky PB&J on the carpet! At just $6.99 for 32 ozs., you should stock up on this one!
  • Floor Cleaner: My floors get a lot of traffic as they are the main entry ways into the house. This floor cleaner has grapefruit, peppermint, and bergamot, which smell just delightful. It not only cleans those stains, but it also gives my floor a great shine! This too sells for just $6.99 for 32 ozs.
  • Kitchen and Bath Scrubber: I LOVE this one! It really makes my kitchen and bath sparkle and shine! It cleans, polishes, and protects hard surfaces, while eliminating those tough water spots, soap scum, gunk, grease, oil, and grime. You can grab this one for $6.99 for 16 ozs.
  • Dish Soap: If you have been searching for a dish soap that really cuts through the grease without harming your hands, this is the one! You don’t get any of those yuckky sulfates. What you do get is Vitamin E and aloe to keep those hands nice and soft while your dishes get nice and clean!

Free Spring Cleaning Checklist Printable

Free Cleaning Checklist Printable

When I am ready to spring clean my house, I have a system I use. I have a caddy I keep my trusty Better Life products in, my scrub brush and cloths and my Spring Cleaning Checklist Printable.

I keep it in a page protector so I can use them over and over. You can download your own copy here ———> Click here to download!

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How do you keep your home environmentally-friendly?

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Comments

  1. Emerald says

    May 6, 2016 at 1:34 pm

    Thanks for the checklist and the heads up on this product line! I’ve been trying to take the family in a more green direction, and all-natural cleaners is a great way to add to that.

    Reply
  2. Jenn says

    May 6, 2016 at 1:36 pm

    Now that I have a lil one at home, I’ve been trying to go chemical free. Safer for kids, pets and the environment.

    Reply
  3. Kristen says

    May 6, 2016 at 3:27 pm

    We buy eco friendly products, or read on the Internet how to make things ourselves.

    Reply
  4. Linda Bradshaw says

    May 6, 2016 at 4:06 pm

    I am new to the whole enviromentally friendly living. I am finding things online to do to help me because I don’t know. I use vinegar now instead of chemical cleaners. I have a water filter instead of buying water bottles, etc..

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  5. Katrina Blevins says

    May 6, 2016 at 7:49 pm

    Making my own natural cleaning products 🙂

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  6. Gwendolyn Mulholland says

    May 6, 2016 at 8:25 pm

    Thank you for the printable = it always helps to stay organized when cleaning the house. I do recycle and reuse as much as possible. We have started talking about composting now that we own our home and next year plan to do a small garden.

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  7. LaTanya says

    May 6, 2016 at 8:45 pm

    use eco friendly cleaning supplies and recycle

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  8. Denise says

    May 6, 2016 at 9:44 pm

    For the past few years I’ve been experimenting with various natural products in an effort to make our home more environmentally friendly — and to simplify cleaning. I’ve been surprised that natural products work just as well — and in many cases, much better — than their traditional, chemical-laden counterparts.

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  9. Sarah L says

    May 6, 2016 at 11:46 pm

    I threw out nasty chemicals several years ago. Use organic products as much as I can.
    Thanks for the contest.

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  10. lisa says

    May 6, 2016 at 11:47 pm

    I am going to have to look for these products. I am always on the hunt for safer products for the use in my home!

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  11. Brandy says

    May 7, 2016 at 9:40 am

    These are all great tips to go green at home and get some cleaning done too! Loving all of your ideas!

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  12. monique s says

    May 7, 2016 at 9:51 am

    I recycle, reuse and upcycle where possible and conserve water.

    Reply
  13. OurFamilyWorld says

    May 7, 2016 at 9:56 am

    I only use eco friendly products. These are great tips and I’m glad we’re already doing these things.

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  14. Robin M says

    May 7, 2016 at 1:27 pm

    We are big water conservationists.

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  15. ELIZABETH C. says

    May 7, 2016 at 1:43 pm

    We use all natural and eco friendly products.

    Reply
  16. William Sweeney says

    May 7, 2016 at 3:57 pm

    These are great way to clean the house and go green! Love the printables perfect to make sure you didn’t forget anything.

    Reply
  17. Tracy Robertson says

    May 7, 2016 at 4:56 pm

    Sometimes I use baking soda or vinegar to clean, but I could definitely try some more earth friendly products!

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  18. JIll Rivera says

    May 7, 2016 at 5:13 pm

    I have a stream mop which I use instead of harsh chemicals.

    Reply
  19. Melissa Dixon says

    May 7, 2016 at 5:14 pm

    I have been looking for a natural product. This looks like a great line!

    Reply
  20. Jamie says

    May 7, 2016 at 7:38 pm

    I like to use homemade cleaners. I also like to avoid using paper towels as much as possible.

    Reply
  21. Angela Saver says

    May 7, 2016 at 7:58 pm

    We try & keep our home environmentally-friendly by making most of our cleaning supplies ourselves from vinegar, hydrogen peroxide, baking soda & Castile soap.

    Reply
  22. Carol says

    May 7, 2016 at 8:57 pm

    We use all natural and eco friendly products

    Reply
  23. Sarah L says

    May 7, 2016 at 9:54 pm

    subscribe email: slehan at myway dot com

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  24. Emily N. says

    May 7, 2016 at 9:58 pm

    I use natural products as much as possible.

    Reply
  25. Christy Garrett says

    May 7, 2016 at 11:43 pm

    I haven’t heard of this product before today. I do want to start using greener products but with hard water it is so hard. Our city just started a recycling program and we are so happy.

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  26. Kathy says

    May 8, 2016 at 12:05 am

    Those look like some wonderful products. I’m always all about going green to. I’ll have to look more in to these. I’m sure they’d work very nicely in our home.

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  27. doug gerard says

    May 8, 2016 at 11:47 am

    I don’t like to use too many aerosoles if I can help it

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  28. Tiffany Hathorn says

    May 8, 2016 at 3:48 pm

    I can’t say that I don’t use chemicals at home, but I do try to use natural ingredients when I can. We also compost since we have a garden.

    Reply
  29. Ann Bacciaglia says

    May 8, 2016 at 9:42 pm

    This is a great post about going green at home. I have been looking for ways to reduce the chemicals i use in my house.

    Reply
  30. Eloise says

    May 8, 2016 at 10:42 pm

    I’m all for natural cleaners, especially with my little kids around! I’ll have to check out this brand, thanks for sharing : )

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  31. Emily says

    May 9, 2016 at 12:29 am

    These are great ideas! We are slowly but surely working on getting more and more ecofriendly in my house.

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  32. Lisa says

    May 9, 2016 at 9:01 am

    I buy reusable products and recycle.

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  33. Dina Demarest says

    May 9, 2016 at 10:57 am

    I love green products! Cleaning is something that I take serious when it comes to what chemicals are left behind.

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  34. Lynndee says

    May 9, 2016 at 12:23 pm

    Those products sound great. Will check them out. And thanks for the printable. That would help me a ton. 🙂

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  35. Brenda Guardado says

    May 9, 2016 at 12:25 pm

    I like to use a lot of white vinegar and and use an air purifier.

    Reply
  36. Sharon Kaminski says

    May 9, 2016 at 12:38 pm

    I keep my home environmentally friendly by reusing grocery bags for garbage and use less plastic and containers for storing leftovers.

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  37. MaryAnn says

    May 9, 2016 at 1:27 pm

    We keep our home environmentally friendly by recycling

    Reply
  38. Lisa Brown says

    May 9, 2016 at 1:27 pm

    I use bio-dergradible, fragrance free, safe cleaners in my home.

    Reply
  39. Paol Trenny says

    May 9, 2016 at 2:30 pm

    I keep my home environmentally friendly by using products recommended by the EWG and by using all natural products.

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  40. Jennifer H. says

    May 9, 2016 at 4:18 pm

    We try to be.

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  41. Michele D says

    May 9, 2016 at 5:53 pm

    I love using all natural products when I can. Love your printable checklist so helpful to have. Thanks!

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  42. Tina W says

    May 9, 2016 at 7:19 pm

    I use cloth towels instead of paper towels in the kitchen, make my own cleaners with lemons and vinegar, and recycle everything I can. Since I’ve been doing this I find I can barely tolerate overly scented cleaners.

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  43. Brittney House says

    May 10, 2016 at 12:54 am

    We use eco friendly cleaning products.

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  44. Ashley C says

    May 10, 2016 at 7:54 am

    I try to use natural cleaning products instead of chemicals!

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  45. Ashley C says

    May 10, 2016 at 8:34 am

    We use natural or homemade cleaners for everything!

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  46. sandra says

    May 10, 2016 at 9:16 am

    try to use less harsh chemicals

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  47. richelle bowers says

    May 10, 2016 at 9:19 am

    recycle as much as possibl

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  48. Kathy Hoffer says

    May 10, 2016 at 9:58 am

    We try to turn off lights and save water!

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  49. heather e.g. kaufman says

    May 10, 2016 at 10:48 am

    We recycle everything we can.

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  50. Becca Z says

    May 10, 2016 at 10:49 am

    Lots of ways, we have linens made from organic cottons, and are starting to add as much organic cotton to our wardrobes as well. We only buy all natural beauty, oral care, hygiene, cleaning, bath and body products. We keep houseplants to help clean the air.

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  51. Cynthia C says

    May 10, 2016 at 11:52 am

    I have been using vinegar a lot lately to clean with.

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  52. Heather Poindexter says

    May 10, 2016 at 12:25 pm

    I recycle a lot of stuff!

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  53. Kelley H says

    May 10, 2016 at 2:14 pm

    I try to buy items I can recycle or re-purpose. I’m new to this so its been a trial and era trying to find the best and safest products.

    Reply
  54. Dana Rodriguez says

    May 10, 2016 at 5:25 pm

    We recycle and use eco friendly products.

    Reply
  55. Cheryl B says

    May 10, 2016 at 9:24 pm

    I use all natural cleaners in our home.

    Reply
  56. heather s says

    May 10, 2016 at 9:53 pm

    We recycle and we buy recycled products

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  57. jeremy mclaughlin says

    May 11, 2016 at 11:07 am

    By using eco friendly products

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  58. Lauryn R says

    May 11, 2016 at 4:10 pm

    I use reuseable snack bags, grocery bags, and we also cloth diaper/train. We also recycle and I like to use all natural products when cleaning as well. 🙂

    Reply
  59. Liza Vladyka says

    May 11, 2016 at 4:22 pm

    i am on a budget so i win all my cleaning supplies

    Reply
  60. Jen Reed says

    May 12, 2016 at 2:00 am

    I do not do as good a job as I should keeping my home environmentally friendly but I do use some products that are environmentally safe and buy recyclable products.

    Reply
  61. Rajee Pandi says

    May 12, 2016 at 3:18 am

    My skin is very sensitive in chemicals and use chemical free products

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  62. Billy Lilley says

    May 12, 2016 at 6:42 pm

    I have a high power air cleaner that I try to use weekly.

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  63. john hutchens says

    May 14, 2016 at 4:35 pm

    my family recycles and uses eco friendly products

    Reply
  64. Nathan Kirsch says

    May 14, 2016 at 10:09 pm

    I make sure to turn lights off when I am not using them. I also try to reduce my usage of freshwater.

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  65. Heather says

    May 15, 2016 at 12:23 am

    I have kids and furry ones in the house so I try to use green cleaning supplies. Vinegar is great.

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  66. Katy says

    May 15, 2016 at 12:28 am

    I’ve never heard of this brand before, but will definitely be on the lookout at Target now! I think the best thing we did to “green” our home was to switch to CFL light bulbs as each of ours burned out. We’ve changed the whole house now and they really do last longer and use less energy!

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  67. Carrie E says

    May 15, 2016 at 1:48 am

    I buy as many eco friendly products as I can.

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  68. Elicia P says

    May 15, 2016 at 12:31 pm

    I use vinegar to do a lot of my cleaning. My son knows we have chemical cleaners (Method)

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  69. Kristy Wolfgang says

    May 15, 2016 at 8:42 pm

    We keep our home environmentally-friendly by using green non-harsh cleaning products.

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  70. Laura says

    May 15, 2016 at 11:49 pm

    I try to keep our home environmentally-friendly by using natural cleaners. I try to avoid things with harsh chemicals.

    Reply
  71. jennifer aguero says

    May 17, 2016 at 3:31 pm

    I have not tried these products. But I’m all for eco friendly and safe for kids. I’d love to win so I can try them out.

    Reply
  72. Stephanie Liske says

    May 17, 2016 at 10:19 pm

    We like to re purpose everything.

    Reply
  73. Gloria says

    May 17, 2016 at 10:46 pm

    I try to pay attention to the ingredients in clearning products

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  74. Cheryl says

    May 17, 2016 at 10:47 pm

    I try to use natural and environmentally-friendly products for house cleaning.

    Reply
  75. Stephanie Mago-Eagle says

    May 17, 2016 at 11:50 pm

    I try to use chemically free products and recycle

    Reply
  76. Roy F. says

    May 18, 2016 at 5:32 am

    I use safer ingredients like vinegar and baking soda for cleaning.

    Reply
  77. Tracie Cooper says

    May 18, 2016 at 10:22 am

    I try to use my own natural cleaning products and keep to a cleaning routine! My email is traciemichelle0515@gmail.com

    Reply
  78. margaret porter says

    May 18, 2016 at 8:51 pm

    I love the checklist,

    Reply
  79. Kenia says

    May 19, 2016 at 12:39 am

    I try to keep my home eco-friendly by making my own cleaning products! We use vinegar a ton.

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  80. deana says

    May 19, 2016 at 4:59 am

    I typically clean with all natural products like vinegar.

    Reply
  81. Rachael Ashcraft says

    May 19, 2016 at 2:06 pm

    I try to use vinegar and water to clean with.

    Reply
  82. karen mayernick says

    May 20, 2016 at 9:08 pm

    I try to use all natural products where ever I can! Thanks for the opportunity! Fantastic prize!

    Reply
  83. Aubrey says

    May 21, 2016 at 12:03 am

    We recycle in our home as much as possible.

    Reply
  84. Erica B. says

    May 21, 2016 at 8:19 am

    I try not to use harsh chemicals.

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  85. susan smoaks says

    May 21, 2016 at 3:25 pm

    we conserve energy and we buy organic products. we do not want to hurt the environment or our family. we are also vegan which helps the planet more than anything else.

    Reply
  86. Susan Smith says

    May 21, 2016 at 4:52 pm

    I use natural cleaning products, recycle, reuse and upcycle where possible.

    Reply
  87. Stephanie Larison says

    May 21, 2016 at 7:39 pm

    We have recently started recycling. My daughter came home asking why we don’t and I said, good question! So ever since, we now recycle.

    Reply
  88. Michelle D says

    May 22, 2016 at 7:08 pm

    We try to recycle everything we can, watch power and water usage, and use safe cleaners in our home.

    Reply
  89. Laura Royal says

    May 22, 2016 at 7:40 pm

    I purchased all natural products and kicked the bad stuff out!

    Reply
  90. Jessica says

    May 23, 2016 at 1:03 am

    We recycle (even though we have to drop ours off since we don’t have curbside pickup!! :(, we use Energy Star windows and appliances, we conserve water, I use white vinegar spray instead of herbicides to kill weeds, and we buy only LED light bulbs

    Reply
  91. jules m. says

    May 23, 2016 at 11:43 am

    i try to use natural products as often as possible, like baking soda, white vinegar, lemon oil etc.

    Reply
  92. Carolyn Daley says

    May 23, 2016 at 4:51 pm

    Most of our cleaning products are Eco-friendly and made with natural ingredients.

    Reply
  93. Peggy Rydzewski says

    May 23, 2016 at 5:25 pm

    We recycle where we can and I am just learning about safer products.

    Reply
  94. Breanne says

    May 23, 2016 at 7:56 pm

    I try to buy natural cleaning products.

    Reply
  95. Brian E. says

    May 23, 2016 at 11:28 pm

    We use oil soap for most of our general cleaning around the house…very mild, biodegradable, etc.

    Reply
  96. kelley roach says

    May 23, 2016 at 11:29 pm

    use eco friendly cleaning supplies and recycle

    Reply
  97. Michelle H. says

    May 23, 2016 at 11:32 pm

    I try to avoid harsh chemicals as much as possible.

    Reply
  98. Sand says

    May 23, 2016 at 11:36 pm

    I use baking soda, vinegar and salt to cleam

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