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Photo by: : Kyla Sheehan

Clean up your act by avoiding harsh chemicals on your boat and within your home . Try out these
alternative cleaning solutions for your daily tasks . Adapted from the Georgia Strait Alliance’s
Guide to Green Boating and David Suzuki Foundation’s Queen of Green cleaning recipes .

Cleaning Task Alternative Cleaners

1 part vinegar to 1-2 part water (optional a couple drops of non-petroleum based
Glass and surface
dish soap)
Floors (tile, hardwood, laminates 1 part vinegar to 8 parts warm water a couple drops of non-petroleum based dish soap
and boat decks)
Showers and tubs Wet and scrub with baking soda
Toilets Baking soda
Dishes Hot water with minimal amounts of non-petroleum based dish soap
Scouring Baking soda and water paste

Bleaching Hydrogen peroxide bleach
Drain clogs Plungers and drain snakes
Furniture polishing (interior) Olive oil

Rub a rag with a few drops of olive oil and finish with a spray and wipe of glass
Stainless steel
and surface cleaner above
Laundry 2 parts soap granules to 1 part baking soda and 1 part washing soda (2 Tbs per load)

1 part baking soda to 1 part washing soda (1-2 Tbs per load) and 1 Tbs vinegar
Dish washer
in the rise dispenser

BOTTOM LINE:

Whether you are in your home, in your garden or on your boat,

there are many simple decisions that you can make
which can result in elimination or major reduction of harmful
chemicals that would otherwise enter into our environment,

and ultimately, make their way into our waterways and nearshore areas.

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