Comments on: EWG Gives School Cleaning Supplies Their Report Cards (and it ain't pretty) http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/11/06/ewg-gives-school-cleaning-supplies-their-report-cards-and-it-aint-pretty/ Green and Natural Parenting for Eco-Friendly Families Fri, 25 May 2012 07:16:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Lorriann http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/11/06/ewg-gives-school-cleaning-supplies-their-report-cards-and-it-aint-pretty/#comment-14947 Lorriann Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:33:43 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=4619#comment-14947 All I can say is Norwex microfiber cloths! I discovered this complany about 6 months ago when we moved back to Canada after living in Germany for 13 years. Microfiber is very popular in Europe and with Norwex's antibacterial cloths (they have a silver agent embedded in the microfiber) you can eliminate 99.9%of the bacteria on all surfaces using only water - no toxic chemicals to touch or ingest! This is how I clean my entire house and my next goal is my children's school. If you are interested, check out my website: www.NorwexNaturalLiving.com All I can say is Norwex microfiber cloths! I discovered this complany about 6 months ago when we moved back to Canada after living in Germany for 13 years. Microfiber is very popular in Europe and with Norwex’s antibacterial cloths (they have a silver agent embedded in the microfiber) you can eliminate 99.9%of the bacteria on all surfaces using only water – no toxic chemicals to touch or ingest! This is how I clean my entire house and my next goal is my children’s school.

If you are interested, check out my website:

http://www.NorwexNaturalLiving.com

]]> By: Mark http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/11/06/ewg-gives-school-cleaning-supplies-their-report-cards-and-it-aint-pretty/#comment-14944 Mark Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:11:34 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=4619#comment-14944 The Healthy Schools Campaign publishes a free resource for schools - the Quick and Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools. It's a how to guide for a school to adopt a healthier cleaning program. Feel free to order it or access it online. http://www.greencleanschools.org The Healthy Schools Campaign publishes a free resource for schools – the Quick and Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools. It’s a how to guide for a school to adopt a healthier cleaning program. Feel free to order it or access it online.

http://www.greencleanschools.org

]]> By: Nicole http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/11/06/ewg-gives-school-cleaning-supplies-their-report-cards-and-it-aint-pretty/#comment-14942 Nicole Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:20:56 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=4619#comment-14942 Every morning is a struggle for me. I (a teacher and working mom) send my children off to a school that holds a firm philosophy of using hand sanitizer (along with other horrible cleaning toxins), rewarding with candy, and serving horrible lunches to the students. I have been successful in changing my kid's candy treats to stickers, requiring my children wash their hands, and packing homemade lunches...but I still struggle with the cleaning supplies the school uses and the fact that parents are not being educated by the system about what is best for their children. I struggle with the fact that my childrens' mere presence in the school provides funding and encouragement for the many practices I don't believe in and don't wish to encourage. It is my dream to one day open a school that applies green practices in every way! Every morning is a struggle for me. I (a teacher and working mom) send my children off to a school that holds a firm philosophy of using hand sanitizer (along with other horrible cleaning toxins), rewarding with candy, and serving horrible lunches to the students. I have been successful in changing my kid’s candy treats to stickers, requiring my children wash their hands, and packing homemade lunches…but I still struggle with the cleaning supplies the school uses and the fact that parents are not being educated by the system about what is best for their children. I struggle with the fact that my childrens’ mere presence in the school provides funding and encouragement for the many practices I don’t believe in and don’t wish to encourage. It is my dream to one day open a school that applies green practices in every way!

]]> By: Kimberly http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/11/06/ewg-gives-school-cleaning-supplies-their-report-cards-and-it-aint-pretty/#comment-14943 Kimberly Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:11:27 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=4619#comment-14943 We had a sub banned from our school a few weeks ago. She walked in and started spraying down the some disinfectant. She wanted to spray some more on one particular student's desk, when she found out he had been sent home sick. The aide stopped her from making that poor child look like typhoid mary. Still she set off both my asthma and 2 students also became ill. I wipe down my desks using a vingar mixture 2 times a week or after messy projects. We had a sub banned from our school a few weeks ago. She walked in and started spraying down the some disinfectant. She wanted to spray some more on one particular student’s desk, when she found out he had been sent home sick. The aide stopped her from making that poor child look like typhoid mary.

Still she set off both my asthma and 2 students also became ill.

I wipe down my desks using a vingar mixture 2 times a week or after messy projects.

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