Green clean week: A squeaky clean roundup

Make your home an eco-haven by cleaning like an environmentalist! Here's a roundup of posts from an extra long green clean week, which ended up stretching into 8 days --

First: Why clean green? For your good health, as well as for the environment.

Now, here's how to get the job done, arranged to go from the lazy way to the hardcore way.

• Delegate your green cleaning work, part one and part II: Hire a green company to do your dirty work for you. Pick from four in the LA area.
• The Eco-organizer: De-cluttering with a green twist. If you've gotten to the point where your closet's a hopeless jumble and your garage too packed with junk to actually park cars, you might need the Eco-Organizer to get you out of that mess.
• Q&A: Non-toxic carpet cleaning. You can go a few different routes, depending on how much of your own elbow grease you want to put into the job.
• Best green cleaning products in L.A. stores. Figure out what green brands to look for, and where to find them near you.
  
• Q&A: A Green automatic dishwashing detergent that works. A good green detergent's hard to find. Skip the duds and find out which ones work!
• Green cleaning kits made easy. If you're ready to start making your own cleaning products but need a little guidance, eco-cleaning starter kits might serve as a good median step. Here's a couple to consider.
• Make your own green cleaning products. Get out the baking soda and go hardcore green!
• Green cleaning tools for a Swiffer-free home. Green tools and materials to use your green cleaning products with

And lastly, some trends:

• Clorox launches a green cleaning line with the Sierra Club's logo, bringing eco-friendly cleaning products to many stores nationwide.
• Windex doesn't change a thing -- but slaps on a self-created green label on its products to dupe would-be-green customers.

Hope this helps you keep your home clean and green in 2008!

Photo by Betsy via Flickr