Fresh Finds: Squeaky Green
Simplify your spring cleaning.
May/June 2008
By Danae DeShazer
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These 'green' cleaning items will be sure to leave your house spick and span -- without those harmful toxins.
--MICHELLE GALINS
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Green your cleaning with these new green products. Want more? Check out other green products on shelves now.
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