URBAN URBANE
The Connoisseur of Clean

If you live in Dallas you have probably heard that the City hopes to achieve Zero Waste by 2040. But what exactly is “zero waste” and how are we going to get...

I will have to admit that I do enjoy testing and evaluating different kinds of cleaning products, but testing everything that is on the market would be a far...

If you've read my blog before, then you may recall that I've brought up the important issue of washing one's hands more than once. Many of us are not diligen...

September 2016 marks the 12-year anniversary of National Preparedness Month, sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). National Preparedne...

Where the Germs Are: A Scientific Safari is a fascinating exploration of the microflora and fauna that live in, on, and around us – most of which are harmles...

While I have known about borax since my college days, I was never motivated to find out more about it until I started my own cleaning business. I’m definitel...

Have you ever injured yourself and then blushed and thought, “Man, I can’t believe I did that!” If so, you’re not alone. It happens to the best of us. And th...

Lin Ellis and her husband Mick are the owners of Eco Friends Pest Control, a local company that uses botanically-based insecticides for combating household p...

As a voracious consumer of information and research about conservation and the environment, I am at somewhat of a loss to explain exactly how the Earth Day T...

I know I just did a blog post about laundry packet poison prevention back in January, but since March 20 – 26 is National Poison Prevention Week, I wanted to...

Photo by Gilles San Martin from Namur, Belgium (House dust mites Uploaded by Jacopo Werther) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)],...