I missed a post last weekend, since I was busy having fun in Chicago with my good friend, Johannes! I'll catch up now and share some random remaining things I "cleaned" out of my house this semester. The craziest pile of stuff that I plan on getting rid of is this collection of cleaning supplies that has accumulated in my college-kid-rental-house since who knows when. DISCLAIMER: Most of this never actually belonged to me!
The market for cleaning supplies is similar to that of beauty products...Many advertisements emphasize that you NEED this or that because (insert vague or made up scientific claim here)! But as I've discussed many times this semester in my blog, if past generations survived for centuries and millenia without products like Oxi-Clean, we'll probably be alright without them too. What I've kept in the house are a few simple cleaners either homemade or labeled "green" for whatever it's worth. I've now got an all purpose cleaner, a glass cleaner, a scrubby thing, a liquid carpet thing, some bleach, and baking soda. Nice and simple, and now our under sink cabinet is mostly empty! Feels good...
As I've learned from my group project in V515, these cleaning items should be taken to the solid waste district. I have some other hazardous waste items that can go there too, like paint, medications, and batteries. My next post will be a wrap-up that I'll write from home in Knoxville. There, I've got a scale to help me weigh all this stuff, and I've got some of my favorite resale stores to see how much $$$ I can get for my unwanted things. McKay's, here I come! :)
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