Recipes for the Environment Helping to protect the environment starts in your own home. You can make environmentally friendly cleaners from products in your kitchen cupboards and refrigerator. These products are easy to make, and they don't contain any harmful chemicals. Add garlic tablets, vitamin B or brewer's yeast to pets diet. Ant poison Place red chile powder, paprika, dried peppermint leaves at entry points to deter entry.
Fertilizers Use unfinished compost, mulch.
Outside - introduce predators like ladybugs and preying mantis, companion planting. Air fresheners Boil cinnamon and cloves in water, place out an open box of baking soda. Swimming pool Chemicals Ozone or ultra-violet light systems. Abrasive cleaners Rub area with lemon sipped in borax, rinse and dry. Ammonia-based Cleaners Mix vinegar, salt and water for surface areas.