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We have a small fridge in my flat and spilt the shelves between ourselves. The top shelf, door and veg drawer are shared and the third shelf is mine. I cleaned these with warm water and a little bit of lemon juice. I had to wait until my flatmate was home to discuss her shelf and what needed sorting. For the waste, we ate anything that needed eating soon and recycled things like the milk carton and glass jars.
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The fridge door with stuff in before
The fridge door with stuff in before
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The door cleaned. I removed the shelves and slotted them back in after to make it easier.
The door cleaned. I removed the shelves and slotted them back in after to make it easier.
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Rearranged the items in the door. Had to unfortunately pour away the milk, but cleaned and recycled the carton
Rearranged the items in the door. Had to unfortunately pour away the milk, but cleaned and recycled the carton
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The main shelves. The second one belongs to my flatmate so I didn't throw away any of her stuff, only rearranged.
The main shelves. The second one belongs to my flatmate so I didn't throw away any of her stuff, only rearranged.
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Cleaning the shelf with warm water and a little lemon juice was effective enough to remove stains and spills.
Cleaning the shelf with warm water and a little lemon juice was effective enough to remove stains and spills.
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The fridge afterwards. This is the next day after I spoke to my flatmate about what we should eat now (some of the things in the tupperwares) and bought a few new things
The fridge afterwards. This is the next day after I spoke to my flatmate about what we should eat now (some of the things in the tupperwares) and bought a few new things
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I took notes of what I think my flatmate needs to address in the fridge and what we should think about using up soon
I took notes of what I think my flatmate needs to address in the fridge and what we should think about using up soon
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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
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I was moving my fridge and needed to empty it temporarily anyway, so used the opportunity for a deep clean as well!  I thaw meat and dog food in the lower drawers, that ends up the messiest area, other than bits of crumbs and dry things elsewhere in door pockets, etc.  

Hot water and vinegar only.     All removeable components were soaked, scrubbed, wiped, and dried well.   Total water used was about +/-2 gallons.
Cleaning cloths were laundered and line dried.  Dry and wet food waste  largely meat-based so either swept (dry)or strained (wet)and emptied into trash, rather than composted.

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door (dirty)
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inside (dirty)
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clean door
clean door
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Clean inside
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hot water with vinegar, and cloths used.
hot water with vinegar, and cloths used.
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The fridge was in dire need of cleaning so I was happy to get to this BB! I used hot water, vinegar, a reusable cloth, and the vacuum cleaner to clean.

The attention.jpg shows the jug of vinegar, the applesauce and olives I ate during the operation, the sunflower butter jar was empty, the mirin didn't need to be refrigerated, and the enchilada sauce jar contained forgotten about leftovers (the disguise was too good).

All organic waste went into the vermicompost bin. All containers were cleaned and will be repurposed for crafts.
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Cleaned out the fridge

Used: Norwex microfiber cloth, sponge, spray of 1/3 vinegar and 2/3 water

Found several expired condiments that have to be thrown out. Nothing was found to be composted.
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removed all food items, lot of milk stains and crumbs in drawers
removed all food items, lot of milk stains and crumbs in drawers
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Side door dirty too
Side door dirty too
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I wiped off the top three shelves (not removable) and door
I wiped off the top three shelves (not removable) and door
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The bottom three shelves were removable glass, sprayed with vinegar solution in sink
The bottom three shelves were removable glass, sprayed with vinegar solution in sink
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Let sit a few min, rinse with water, and scrub with sponge
Let sit a few min, rinse with water, and scrub with sponge
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I sprayed the three drawers with vinegar outside, they are very hard to clean with a cloth because the bottom is ridges
I sprayed the three drawers with vinegar outside, they are very hard to clean with a cloth because the bottom is ridges
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rinsed off and drying on a towel
rinsed off and drying on a towel
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Clean!
Clean!
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Expired items...
Expired items...
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Cleaners used
Cleaners used
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Used our normal cleaning solution of vinegar and water. The only waste was a bad carrot in the veggie drawer that was able to go in compost pile. With five kids, very little goes to waste in our house.
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