cleaning products & tools

Clients need to have products and tools on the job-site
Staff at Earth Concerns Cleaning use public transit or bicycles to access the job-site

If you are not set up at home with eco-friendly cleaning products and don’t know where to begin, try our  basic start-up package. Or complement the eco-friendly cleaners you already have with a few items.

book a clean and pay $40 for our start-up package.

Package of 5 basic eco-friendly products
with 6 microfiber cloths and 2 scouring pads.

Valued at $56.10 – that’s a savings of $16.10!
Order through office ahead of your clean

Value of Products & Tools On Site:
No fleet of cars driving products and tools around the city
adding to the traffic burden

basic cleaning products

You can purchase products through us or support your local store. Products need to be eco-friendly for the health of staff. For health and safety, staff cannot use products containing any amount of chlorine bleach or ammonia. Click on arrows to see a list of items. Products with links take you to our catalogue or another local supplier.

A vegetable-oil-based soap that dilutes in water, for example….

Nature Clean All Purpose Lotion
Nature Clean Dish Soap
Dr. Bronner’s Castile Soap

An all purpose soap is a basic vegetable-oil-based soap to cover all surfaces. Soap molecules get under and lift dirt into the soapy solution allowing dirt and debris to be wiped and washed.  Choose unscented and undyed. A good All Purpose soap can be used for windows and floors too.

Vinegar and water in a spray bottle or ….

Attitude Glass Spray
Dr. Bronner’s Sal Suds <1/2 teaspoon in a spray bottle of water

Glass cleaners are rinse and shine agents. Use to rinse heavy duty cleaners in sinks, tubs, tiles, surfaces, and then buff to a shine.

The professional tool kit of window washers is dish soap in a bucket of water with a squeegee and re-useable microfiber cloths.

Nature Clean Toilet Bowl Strips
Dr. Bronner’s Sal Suds < 1 teaspoon in the toilet bowl along with some baking soda.
washing soda*
borax*

Borax and washing soda: dissolve powder in cup of warm water before putting in toilet.

Nature Clean Multi-surface Spray
Attitude Disinfectant All Purpose Spray
Dr. Bronner’s Sal Suds
baking soda*

Clean ovens that are NOT self-cleaning using baking soda. Mix with water into paste on tough greasy spots. Let sit. Wash & rinse off. Use vinegar to rinse off residues.

Tough cleaners are not suitable for wood or delicate surfaces.

Attitude Wood & Tile Floor Cleaner Link to home depot
Dr. Bronner’s Sal Suds for sealed floors like tile & linoleum
Attitude Floor & Surface Cleaner for sealed floors like tile & linoleum
vinegar >  diluted in water
basic soap > diluted in water

Dust-mop with a spray bottle & microfiber mop:
Bonakemi Hardwood Floor Spray
Bonakemi Stone Tile & Laminate Floor Spray 

If you have a preferred product for floors, please provide info for our base job-note.

Read the fine print – most floor cleaners are good for sealed floors only.

Dr. Bronner’s Sal Suds

Dilute this concentrate to cover more than one area. Cleans & disinfects hard-surfaces*** like Bathroom & Kitchen Surfaces, Sealed Floors, Glass, Sink & Tub Scouring, Toilet Bowl Cleaner

***NOT FOR delicate and unsealed surfaces

For those who have a preference for simple basics ( soap, baking soda & vinegar).

Make sure to let us know if you do not want vinegar or baking soda used in your home or on a specific surface.

Value of Products & Tools On Site:
Cleaning teams who drive around the city spend 50% of their time in the car

order eco friendly products through us

Value of Products & Tools On Site:
Moving tools & cloths from house to house is not hygienic and a potential allergy, bug, and virus issue

tools for cleaning

  • Vacuum Cleaner
  • Mop & Bucket
  • Broom & Dustpan
  • Toilet Brush for each toilet
  • Microfiber Cloths (3 per bathroom, 3 per kitchen, 3 for each floor/level)
  • Scouring pad for any area that requires scouring (separate scouring pad for each bathroom and kitchen)
Additional Tools to consider:
  • Dust mop with extension tool for high dusting
  • 12″ Squeegee
  • Extra cloths on hand
  • 2nd Bucket for cleaning surfaces with concentrated cleaners (separate from mopping bucket)

Value of Products & Tools On Site:
No fleet of cars driving products and tools around the city
respects our local air quality and our world environment

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