How to Dispose of large quantity baking soda?

Answer 1

Ohhh, baking soda is one of the most versatile cleaning products we have. If I had a large quantity of baking soda, I would:

• Dissolve a cup into a full bucket of hot tap water and pour the mixture down the drain, to eliminate drain odors in sinks. Repeat for each drain: kitchen, bathroom, tub, washer drain, etc.
• Dissolve a cup into a full bucket of hot tap water and pour the mixture down the drain of a garbage disposal. Next dump several small ice cubes in, run the disposal; repeat the baking soda in hot water mix.
• Dump all cat litter boxes into one box and clean the empty boxes (Scrubbing Bubbles works well but rinse thoroughly and dry.) Add a layer of baking soda to the bottom, and re-fill with new litter or some previously-used-but-still-good litter. Add a spinkle of baking soda on the top of the litter. Baking soda is much safer for cats than deodorizing powders.
• Shake a box of baking soda across the carpet. Let sit about 15-30 minutes. Vacuum up. Freshens the carpet and gets rid of vacuum cleaner's bag odor.
• You can lightly sprinkle on pillows or cushions. Vacuum off after 30 minutes, or take outside and hit the pillows together to remove excess powder.
• Make a paste with baking soda and warm water. Apply around facets where they meet the sink. Use an old toothbrush to remove stains and gunk.
• Make a paste to use on bathroom grout and scrub with an old toothbrush.
• Put one full box (or a cup into a low tray) and put one in the freezer, and one in the fridge too. The baking soda captures bad odors.
• Scrub all waste baskets and garbage containers with hot water and baking soda. Rinse thoroughly; dry.
• Google "Milk Bath" and find a recipe. One needed ingredient is baking soda. Milk baths help soften skin and helps dry skin.
• Leave an open box in basement areas where odors collect.
• Leave an open box where shoes are stored or kicked off.
• Sprinkle into shoes; leave 15 minutes, and wipe out with a DRY rag. Best to do with sneakers.
• Put in with a load of laundry to make clothes smell fresher. Make sure the washer goes through a complete rinse cycle.
• After the laundry is finished, re-fill the washer with extra hot water. Dump in a cup of baking soda to "wash" the inside of the drum/tub. You'll be surprised at how much odor gets trapped in washing machines.

One interesting point about baking soda is that for cleaning purposes, it rarely "expires". It can be used easily, even if the soda got wet and has dried into a clump in the box. Just put the clump into a bucket of hot water and it will dissolve to be used to deodorize drains and garbage disposals.