"The average American uses about 25 gallons of toxic, hazardous chemical products per year in their home [and] a major portion of these can be found in household cleaning products," according to the book "Prosperity Without Pollution: The Prevention Strategy for Industry and Consumers" by Joel S. Hirschhorn and Kirsten U. Oldenburg. How can we get the toxins out of our home? Is it difficult? Let's see what these writers have to say.

Read about "Herbal Housekeeping" at The Front Porch.

Get do-it-yourself non-toxic cleaning recipes at One/Change.

In case you're not the diy-type, The Happy Vegan reviews some items from Seventh Generation, "the nation's leading brand of non-toxic and environmentally safe household products," according to their web site (which offers free coupons, by the way).

BlogHer Green and Eco-conscious Editor mipmup also blogs at mipmup.

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