Cleaning without contaminating

What happens to cleaning products after they disappear down the drain? Many contain substances that are difficult to break down and remove from wastewater. All while clean water is becoming increasingly scarce. On Thursday 5 November, during Clean without contaminating, you’ll make your own cleaning products that leave less harmful substances in our wastewater.

What do you actually need to get your home clean, and which ingredients can you use? During the workshop, we look at cleaning through the lens of water and explore what you can do with different ingredients. This way, something as ordinary as cleaning can also contribute to cleaner water.

During the workshop, you’ll make different cleaning products, from sprays to scrubbing pastes. Using ingredients such as lemon, vinegar, baking soda and soap, you’ll experiment with properties such as acidity and abrasion. You’ll use herbs, plants and kitchen scraps to add fragrance. Exchange recipes and knowledge with other participants and take your homemade cleaning products and recipes home with you.

Programme

S+T+ARTS AQUA MOTION

The workshop is part of S+T+ARTS AQUA MOTION and the Fluid Futures programme, in which Waag explores the relationships between people, technology and aquatic ecosystems.

Waag Open

Every first Thursday evening of the month, Waag opens its doors. Join us to explore, discuss, and make. At Waag Open, we don’t just talk about social issues and the future. You’ll also get hands-on with something new. Try out tools and technologies you’ve always been curious about, like the 3D printers in the FabLab, or dive into something completely unexpected, such as exploring the building blocks of DNA in our biotech lab.

Accesibility

If you are tight on funds and want to participate in this event, please get in touch with Thieu ⟨ at ⟩ waag.org.

The Waag building is not accessible to visitors with reduced mobility. View our accesibility information here.