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Natural products provide water-friendly options for household cleaning. Photo: Holly Payne

Clean your home, paint it, bug proof it - but choose household products wisely.

Many everyday household products – such as cleaning or hobby supplies – contain hazardous ingredients that can cause health problems from mild skin irritations to cancer. Key words on labels alert us to the hazardous nature of many products. “Caution,” “Warning,” “Danger” and “Poison” signify potential hazards to human health and the environment. Without lowering your cleaning standards or taxing your wallet, you can reduce health risks to your family and keep hazardous substances from going down the drain and into our waterways. Adopt the practices below to detoxify your home. Click here for an example.

Please check off those actions you pledge to take. Only check those actions which apply to you. You may already be doing some of these things. If so, we'd like to know!

I pledge to...		I will do this:	I'm already doing this:
	Read product labels!
	Use the least toxic household product to get the job done.
	Use the least amount needed.
	Safely store chemicals with warnings on their labels.
	Safely dispose of unwanted products.
	Use low or no-phosphate products.
	Learn about the water quality impacts of pharmaceuticals and personal care products.