Tag: cleaning products

The LED revolution has started

One of the advantages of working in publishing is that when your magazine has a really great story, you get to read it before everyone else – which is why I dashed down to the hardware store last weekend.

Nine DIY cleaning tricks

We’re celebrating the little things our readers do to live more sustainably. Last issue we asked for home cleaning product recipes that avoid unnecessary chemicals. Here are our readers’ tips – plus inspiration from the Green Ideas team.

Which green cleaners work best?

We asked busy mum Annabel McAleer to test five popular bench-top spray cleaners – and look into their claims of ‘greenness’.

Which green dishwasher powders do the job?

No-one wants to pollute a river by running their dishwasher – but eco-friendly products need to do the job. Felicity Monk finds out which automatic dishwasher powders really perform.

DIY cleaner

Reader submitted

Hey Green Ideas! Loving your latest issue! I was just reading your review on Which Green Cleaners work best? and I thought it was worth sharing my little DIY cleaner. It is super-effective, and easy and cheap to make. Whenever I have leftover lemon rinds (which we know cannot be put in