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Poison Control Assistance:
You can call 911 in the U.S. and Canada.
The number for Poison Control is 1-800-222-1222 no matter where you are in the United States. Call this number for a poison emergency, and questions about poisons and poisoning prevention. Canadian poison control center phone numbers vary by province.
For pets, call your veterinarian for immediate assistance. You can also contact the Pet Poison Helpline at 1-800-213-6680. This 24-hour line is for pet owners in the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean. Caution, there is a fee to use this pet helpline service.
Offers free rechargeable battery collection box at waste facilities and free UPS return for recycling (if you don't request a special pick up).
NH Department of Environmental Services
The Household Hazardous Waste Bureau of DES.
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
The Waste Management Division of VT ANR.
Articles, Blogs, and Web Sites:
ABC News: Housecleaning Products Risk to Kids
About Home: 7 Important Parts of a Cleaning Product Label
Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow
American Federation of Teachers Provides a video about green cleaning for early childhood care providers
American Lung Association: Cleaning Supplies and Household Chemicals
Crunchy Betty: Borax: Is it Safe or Not?
Ecology Center Alternative Cleaning Recipes
Environmental Working Group Check out their data bases such as Skin Deep
Green Alternatives to Flea Control from Natural Resources Defense Council
Healthy Kids
Healthy Stuff
How to Clean Things A wonderfully irreverent resource
Informed Green Solutions a Vermont site
National Institutes of Health Household Products Database
North Country Organics a Vermont site selling natural fertilizers and pest control
Office of National Drug Control Policy
1001 Uses for Distilled White Vinegar
Reader's Digest: 5 Best Baking Soda and Vinegar Cleaning Solutions
Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families
Scientific American: Detergents That Keep a House Clean--And Are Non-Toxic
Telegraph: Household Cleaners May Double Risk of Breast Cancer
Tiny Timmy's Healing Journey: cat neurologically damaged from pet sprays
Wall Street Journal: Household Products Start to Come Clean on Ingredients
YouTube and Other Videos On-Line:
July 20, 2010
The Story of Cosmetics examines the pervasive use of toxic chemicals in our everyday personal care products, from lipstick to baby shampoo. Produced with Free Range Studios and hosted by Annie Leonard, the seven-minute film by The Story of Stuff Project reveals the implications for consumer and worker health and the environment, and outlines ways we can move the industry away from hazardous chemicals and towards safer alternatives. The film concludes with a call for viewers to support legislation aimed at ensuring the safety of cosmetics and personal care products.
The Story of Cosmetics
Jun 8, 2009
It's the chemicals we use in our every day life that are killing us and we don't even know it.
Silent Killers - Chemicals & Toxins
Jan 2, 2009
Greenwala Chief Green Officer Justine Burt interviews Dr. Ann Blake about phthalates - which products contain them and what are the better alternatives.
What are Phalates and What are They In?
Books:
Berthold Bond, Annie. Clean and Green. Ceres Press, 1994.
Kolb Noyes, Amy. Nontoxic Housecleaning. White River Junction, Vermont: Chelsea Green Publishing, 2009.
Logan, Karen. Clean Home, Clean Planet. Gallery Books, 1997.
Sachs, Paul. Handbook of Successful Ecological Lawn Care. Edaphic, 1996. (also check out other books by Paul Sachs, et al for organic sports fields and golf courses)
Sandbeck, Ellen. Slugbread and Beheaded Thistles: Amusing and Useful Techniques for Nontoxic Housekeeping and Gardening. Broadway, 2000.
Siegel-Maier, Karyn. The Naturally Clean Home: 150 Super-Easy Herbal Formulas for Green Cleaning. Storey Publishing, LLC, 2008.
Winter, Ruth. A Consumer's Dictionary of Household, Yard, and Office Chemicals. ASJA Press, 2007.
