At home for example it is important to learn some
simple tips to pollute less. For example, water is the solvent par excellence,
and it is used as the main ingredient in almost all alternative preparations
for cleaning, however, water is not an infinite resource so you must learn to
reduce waste. For example, do not open the tap if you’re not ready with
sponges, rags and cleaners. Wash the dishes by soaking them in a bowl and
closing the water when not rinsing. Wash the vegetables and fruit, leaving them
to soak and quickly rinse. Use the water in which you wash vegetables or rinse
dishes to water the garden, wash the floors or other surfaces of the house. A
faucet delivers 10 to 20 liters per minute, do not ever open it at full flow
and you can apply reducers or ventilation break jet to save up to 30 percent of
the amount of water without losing pressure. Collect and use the rain water,
for example, to water the flowers, wash cars, clean the exterior surfaces
(garages, porches, etc.).

If detergents are too polluting, alternatively there
are other natural products such as bleach, ammonia and sodium bicarbonate.
However bleach and ammonia can be highly polluting and toxic, especially when
used together or combined with muriatic acid. Bicarbonate is instead the main
cleaning product, thanks to its characteristics: completely soluble in water
and gentle on the skin, bicarbonate does not leave harmful residues in the
environment. It is even said to encourage the development of microorganisms
useful in waste water and that its presence in the waters of the oceans will
help to buffer the effects of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Even the industrial cleaning machines are changing.
While for large environments the home remedies are impracticable, for reasons
of time and effort, the solution is the creation of such new generation sweepers.
Another important issue is the fact of saving energy; while renewable energy
research intensifies, we should also seek to develop machinery and equipment
that consume less energy and emit less pollutants.

In offices and factories you cannot just give up with
the industrial vacuum, however it is important to use new more efficient and
more environmentally friendly machineries.