Eco Carpet Cleaning

Why should you consider eco carpet cleaning? To put it shortly, for the environment and for your health. Traditional commercial carpet-cleaning and household cleaning products can contain toxic elements that have been linked by the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to dizziness, fatigue, nausea, kidney and liver damage, allergies, headaches, respiratory illness, congestion and other more serious problems. Eco friendly carpet cleaning will help you keep your home or office clean without killing you first.

Before you rush to the store and buy products labelled as 'biodegradable', a word of caution. According to Eco Carpet Care, biodegradable' sounds greener than it actually is and is not consistent with an eco carpet cleaning experience. Many commercial and domestic cleaning products that use non-ionic surfactants derived from or manufactured with ethylene oxide are promoted as being biodegradable. However, they often do not biodegrade readily under the anaerobic conditions found in some parts of our waterways and hence still have an adverse effect on our environment.

Luckily these days eco carpet cleaning is more accessible to everyone as there are plenty of plant-based options in the market, which are truly biodegradable and non-toxic. Some of the brand names available include Bi-O-Kleen, Capture, AFM SafeChoice, NatureClean, SimpleGreen and Seventh Generation's Natural Citrus Carpet Cleaner

If you prefer to outsource the job, eco friendly carpet cleaning professionals usually are small local businesses who have adopted more environmentally sound solutions. Still according to Eco Carpet Care, "If a service doesn't know whether their cleaning solution is plant or chemical based, or if they don�t have systems in place to treat or transport wastewater responsibly after cleaning, they should probably be avoided". As a rule, a truly eco carpet cleaning company should be very knowledgeable about the eco-sustainability of their business and have it as its main selling point.

For those willing to carry out eco carpet cleaning duties themselves, some of the products more commonly suggested to remove stains and neutralize odor are white vinegar, borax, oat meal and baking soda. The website Eartheasy.com has some very useful information on how to keep a house clean the green way, which also includes practical tips on eco friendly carpet cleaning.