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Disinfected and antiseptic?

Are we going too far?

There are real things to worry about in this life - water running out, the planet heating up, the ocean rising etc etc. But it drives me nuts that at every possible moments we are bombarded with ads and news stories that reinforce the idea that we need to buy and use products to keep us disinfected - hand sanitisers, body washes, grease cutters, mould destroyers, window cleaners, oven cleaners, cream cleaners, spray-on cleaners, dish washing liquids, laundry powder, dog sanitisers and the latest: a spray you randomly spray around the house to get rid of random bacteria. Such an array!

These products pour into drains and land and waterways all over the country - scouring soil, plant and insect life, and fish as they go. And some bacteria are actually necessary. Here on the Kapiti Coast we mostly have septic tanks. You daren't put any of these commercial products into your septic tank as they kill the bacteria that do all the good work breaking everything down.

Some old fashioned common sense and housekeeping methods are what's needed. I'm not thinking carbolic acid or the like but just some elbow grease and soap or vinegar and water if you are cleaning windows..

We are being hoodwinked into believing that all these chemicals are necessary to keep ourselves and our houses disinfected and antiseptic. It's Hygiene Fanaticism! Let's rethink these behaviours. Question Everything!

Posted by on 10th September, 2009 | Comments | Trackbacks
Tags: water, Kapiti Coast, hygiene fanaticism, septic tanks

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