Let’s remember one thing: The EPA classifies things like oven cleaners, drain cleaners, wood and metal polishes, toilet cleaners, tile, tub and shower cleaners, and laundry bleach as “hazardous waste.” That means you can’t just throw them in your garbage; you need to take them to a hazardous waste site. But if you can’t throw them in your garbage, do you honestly want to use them all over your house? Kind of makes you think twice, doesn’t it?

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