{"id":29657,"date":"2023-07-10T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thegreenlist.nl\/?p=29657"},"modified":"2025-11-26T06:16:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T05:16:24","slug":"eco-friendly-cleaning-a-clean-and-fresh-fridge-in-a-few-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thegreenlist.nl\/en\/milieuvriendelijk-schoonmaken-een-schone-en-frisse-koelkast-in-enkele-stappen\/","title":{"rendered":"Eco-friendly cleaning: a clean and fresh fridge in a few steps"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What would we be without the refrigerator that allows us to preserve food and keep it fresh for longer! Kudos to the creator of this top home appliance. Give some extra love to your fridge by cleaning it regularly. Mascha is an expert on eco-friendly cleaning and shares especially for the thegreenlist.nl <\/em>the best hacks for cleaning. This time, she gives tips for cleaning your fridge. And that cleaning can be done very easily with the good old<\/em> green soap.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Here's how to clean your fridge in an eco-friendly way<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The fridge is on day and night. The appliance keeps our food fresh and tasty and helps us waste less food. But because we rarely turn it off, it is important to keep the fridge clean on a regular basis. This way, you prevent dirt and dust from blocking air circulation in your fridge, which can lead to increased energy consumption - an old or malfunctioning fridge can really be an energy guzzler - and breakdowns of appliance components. On energy guzzlers, we wrote an interesting article earlier.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Will your fridge break down if you don't clean it!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Yep, unfortunately dirty devices do indeed go break faster<\/a>. In a dirty fridge, dust and dirt prevent the air from circulating properly. As a result, some parts of the fridge become too hot and other parts too cold. This can negatively affect the operation of the appliance and lead to higher energy consumption. Even worse, it can cause wear and tear on parts and eventually breakdowns. Regular cleaning prevents this! So hop to it!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Grandmother's green soap remains a favourite<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Forget kitchen cupboards full of cleaning products! With some basic cleaning products, you have everything you need to keep your whole house spic and span. Your kitchen cupboard doesn't need to be brimming with bottles and jars to keep your home and appliances clean. I prefer to stick to more eco-friendly cleaning products like natural vinegar, baking soda, citric acid and green soap. This saves on my budget and in turn saves extra plastic bottles in the PMD bag. For cleaning the fridge, I like to use green soap or baking soda with a squeeze of lemon. You can find green soap and baking soda in the cleaning section of your supermarket or drugstore; usually at the bottom of the cheaper products!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prevent food waste<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Your fridge is an important appliance. It helps us live more sustainably and cheaply, because ol\u00e9 thanks to this appliance, we waste much less. A fridge lowers the temperature of food, giving bacteria and moulds less chance, and keeping our food and drinks good for longer. This allows us to keep perishable products like meat, fish, dairy and vegetables longer and avoid food waste. We have previously written an article on the best place to store fruit and vegetables.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, without a fridge, we would be a disaster with planning. After all, it's great that we only have to go shopping once a week, after which we can keep everything well-organised and refrigerated. As a result, we always have delicious, nutritious meals at our fingertips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But yes, to keep all that food so nice and fresh, of course, our fridge has to stay a bit clean and fresh and set to the right temperature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cleaning the fridge does take some work because of the many slots and shelves. A tip if you can't do it with a washing-up brush or cloth: use a toothbrush! Once the fridge is completely clean again, the most fun part can begin. The layout! Want to know more about the best fridge layout? We figured that out for you too!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Eco-friendly cleaning of your fridge<\/h2>\n
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Cleaning your fridge is important for MANY reasons. Using less energy, wasting less food, less chance of bacteria formation (yikes). And did you know that food residue can cause malfunctions. And of course, you really don't want that. So come and clean your fridge regularly! And this is how you do it in an eco-friendly way!<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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