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Good day, Permies.  I cleaned my fridge!  I began by removing old stuff that no longer needed to be in there.  I am between compost systems, so, alas, I was not able to do more with my solids than discard them.  Darn my suburban restrictions!  However, I was able to water my blackberries with some old whey that was headed out the door.  The soil has a high pH here and my blackberries usually taste like crap, maybe some acidifying whey will make them more palatable.  The cleaning method and supplies I used is elbow grease with 7th generation (grey water safe) dish soap and water, and a dry cloth once over afterward.

I washed all the shelves in the bath tub, so my wash water was, regrettably, not able to be used to water anything.  It went down the tub drain.  I chose to wash in the tub because there is not enough room in my sink and outside has rocks and hard things that could damage the glass should accident occur.  Working from top to bottom, I moved the foods down to the bottom shelf and washed and dried the upper two.  Then food to the top and wash the bottom.  The interior sides were wiped down as well when they were exposed.

Everything in the door was removed and put in the main compartment of the fridge while it was cleaned, and put back together.

Finally, the fridge is restocked with fresh groceries and the stock rotated.

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7th generation great water safe!
7th generation great water safe!
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To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
- deep clean the interior of a refrigerator

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must provide:
  - a before picture of the dirty refrigerator
  - an action shot of the cleaning of the refrigerator
  - an after picture of the clean refrigerator
  - a description of how waste was handled and what cleaners were used
  - OR a 2-minute video of you doing this

Just used citric acid and baking soda, and wrung the rags out when I was done!
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Fridge was bad
Fridge was bad
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Let's empty it and see how bad
Let's empty it and see how bad
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Yeah let's do the racks too. Take em out!
Yeah let's do the racks too. Take em out!
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Let's use these cleaning supplies
Let's use these cleaning supplies
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That's a little better
That's a little better
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Now how about the freezer
Now how about the freezer
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Let's give it a little attention
Let's give it a little attention
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And put it all away
And put it all away
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I cleaned the inside of my fridge the other day. It really needed a scrubbing! I used a rag and a vinegar/water/essential oil spray bottle. Any parts that could be removed just got washed with warm water I'm the sink. I composted yucky old food.
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dirty fridge with rag and squirt bottle
dirty fridge with rag and squirt bottle
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action shot
action shot
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shelves cleaned! ta da!
shelves cleaned! ta da!
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up close of yucky drawer
up close of yucky drawer
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drawer all clean!!
drawer all clean!!
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Pulled everything out of the fridge,
Compostables went out to the lazy compost pile,
Recyclables were rinsed out and put to the recycling bin
Non recyclables went in the bin
Took out all of the shelves and drawers and washed them up in the sink
Turned of the fridge so the back would defrost
Toweled out liquid from the bottom of the fridge
Washed fridge with soap and warm water and dried it back off
Reassembled it, put all the food that was still good back (hooray for pickles) and turned the fridge back on
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One gross fridge
One gross fridge
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The compostable waste about to go out to the lazy compost pile
The compostable waste about to go out to the lazy compost pile
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Sponge and dish soap to wash
Sponge and dish soap to wash
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Washing the shelves
Washing the shelves
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Finished fridge
Finished fridge
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