The Shaklee Corp. has amazing products that clean without toxins,. Earth Day 1970 featured Shaklees H2 concentrated cleaner as the first biodegradable, non toxic cleaning product.
The products were featured on Oprah on earthday.
If you want to read more about these great products http://www.shaklee.net/asap/getclean.

Ed Begley, the actor and environmentalist, markets a line of cleaning products that he developed called "Begley's Best."

A friend of mine gave the all-purpose cleaner a shot; he was initially skeptical about the versatility and thoroughness of this one cleaning product, but he has been won over by its ability to get the job done well. AND he said it has a nice scent, too.

It is sold at a few specialty retail stores in California, but can be purchased from his website:

http://www.begleysbest.com/

Worth a look if you don't feel like being the mad scientist in the kitchen!

Green cleaning is rapidly becoming a big business.

For example, in LA, we have at least three different services, one of which is:  http://www.greencleanla.com/

If I were you, I'd search for an "eco maid" in your area.

I really like method brand cleansers - they've worked GREAT for me.  They are supposedly "naturally derived, non-hazardous, biodegradable and non-corrosive."

For several years I have been a customer and an independent representative of Melaleuca, The Wellness Company.  As a regular monthly customer I save roughly 30% of what a one-time customer would pay for cleaning supplies, plus I get 10% back in "Advantage Dollars" by ordering monthly by the 15th.  They offer a wonderful line of cleaning products, all melaleuca (Australian tea tree oil) based, which as you know is an antibacterial, emulsifier, healer, and biodegradeable substance from nature.  Meleauca offers these products cheaply and in a concentrated product line because they do not ship water.  You reconstitute them in provided spray or pump bottles.  I absolutely love their product line, and I think your cleaning ladies out there would as well.  They even have a product which kills mold, as well as one you spray in your shower to make real cleaning a cinch when you finally get to that.  They offer a start up pack called Eco Sense Home Conversion Pack.  You can put all the toxics in a bucket in your garage to unload to a local charity and enjoy all the cleaning you do!  Please call Diane at (541) 388-6863, (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) //= 0; i=i-1){ if (l[i].substring(0, 1) == ' ') output += "&#"+unescape(l[i].substring(1))+";"; else output += unescape(l[i]); } document.getElementById('eeEncEmail_vBRhZ9ADGk').innerHTML = output; //]]> ,  or just visit  http://www.melaleuca.com/. You will be so glad you did.  It's refreshing to get all these economical, concentrated products on your doorstep and never have to walk the stinky aisle at the grocery store.

This is my new favorite show, it's on BBC America.  Two really funny women clean horrendous houses using the most basic things, they even cleaned copper using ketchup (acidity from tomatoes and vinegar).  They usually stick with household products like baking soda rather than anything storebought and rarely use bleach.  They have a book with tips but I can't vouch for it because I haven't read it but it may be helpful to some: http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Clean-Your-House-Woodburn/dp/ ...

One episode they cleaned a very nasty bathtub with half of a grapefruit with salt pored inside, rubbed it all over to cut the grime, then followed by nylon scrubby.  I cooked that night and had the better part of a lemon left over in which I pored coarse salt and went to town on my bathtub, worked well and smelled good.  Then I composted the remains of the lemon when I was done!  

Also, my favorite tip is what they made into an odor-absorbing fragrant sachet--baking soda, lemon zest, contents of a few bags peppermint tea, fragrance oil optional.  So much better than all that polluting home fragrance crap they sell in stores!

I too try to reduce the use of plastics.  Am in need of a spray bottle, as well.

I am looking at what might normally be marketed as plant misters -- in metal or ceramic.  Did a quick Google search ("metal plant mister") and found some ideas, such as:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Nice-Ceramic-Plant-Mister-or-Atomizer ...

A bronze one might not be a good choice for household cleaners, as the ingredients might react poorly (hazardously??) with the bronze.  But, would think that metal or ceramic would be good options.

I noticed someone had mentioned GreenClean LA in a posting below.  (http://www.greencleanla.com/).  In my opinion, that particular service is to be avoided at all cost!  

To make a long story short, they arrived to my house over an hour late, did a mediocre job cleaning, and broke a vase in the process.  They also took hours longer than they had quoted, so the final bill was almost twice the original estimate.  If you're in the LA area, you'll be wise to take your business elsewhere.