St Mary's Weekly Eco Tip: Vinegar

About 120,000 chemicals, mostly recent inventions, are polluting the environment. Some come from trigger-spray bottles of household cleaners. Vinegar is natural, made by fermenting weak alcohol such as wine, and known for millennia – Christ was offered it on the Cross. White or malt vinegar is good for household cleaning and cheaper: half fill your spray bottle and top it up with water. It can also clean copper, as on cooking pans, if you add a pinch of salt: vinegar (acetic acid) is a weak acid and the salt makes it a bit stronger.

For more eco tips, visit the St Mary’s website: https://www.stmaryislington.org/ecochurch