Green Tip of the Day

Homemade Vinegar Rinses

Easy to make, cost almost nothing, and they avert unnecessary products.

A few squirts on your fruits and veggies gets rid of the nasty stuff (like pesticide residue) that you don't want - no store-bought washes necessary.

A diluted vinegar rinse kills 98% of bacteria on produce - researchers found it works even better than a scrub brush.

Water and vinegar rinses cost just pennies; the premade washes we found cost $4 and up.

Buying plastic bottles of produce wash means having to recycle them too (not to mention the energy and materials needed to make and ship them in the first place) - you'll still need to buy bottles of vinegar, but you'll buy fewer of them.

Mix water to white vinegar 3:1 in a spray bottle (if you've already got a bottle of the premade stuff, use it up and reuse the sprayer). Rinse with water after you spray. It's that easy.