Tip of the Day - Wash Your Car on the Lawn

Posted on June 1, 2007 by Allie

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Treehugger has a great list of water saving tips. As the owner of a very dirty car, I was particularly interested in this one:

Wash your car on the lawn instead of the driveway. The water will help the grass, but don’t forget to use eco-friendly car wash.

Stumped on what to use for an eco-friendly car wash? Try using a gentle, biodegradable dish soap. When I wash my car this weekend, I’ll probably use warm water and Ecover’s Herbal Dishwashing Liquid.

Another Eco-Friendly Tip from Allie.

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  1. [...] directed her to the post on washing your car on the lawn, but then I started to think about car wax. I haven’t waxed a car in a very long time, but [...]

    May 15th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
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