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Already covered 8/20
🧽 KITCHEN CLEANING + DISHWASHING — Keep the feast flowing16 items
| ☐ | 4 bottles Seventh Generation Free & Clear dish liquid (~50 oz each) | |
| ☐ | Sink strainers — 1 per sink drain + 2 backups | |
| ☐ | 2 fine-mesh reusable drain filters/filter bags (keep food out of gray-water tank) | |
| ☐ | 4 plastic bowl scrapers (plates + cookware pre-wash) | |
| ☐ | 2 heavy-duty griddle scrapers | |
| ☐ | 2 grill/griddle cleaning bricks | |
| ☐ | 12 heavy-duty non-scratch scrub pads | |
| ◐ | 12 cellulose sponges | 2× 24-pk HDX microfiber cloths bought 8/20 (closet substitute) |
| ☐ | 6 long-handled dish brushes | |
| ☐ | 4 narrow detail brushes (equipment, corners, sink drains) | |
| ☐ | 2 bottle brushes | |
| ☐ | 2 plastic bench scrapers (counters + dried food) | |
| ☐ | 4 bus tubs (collect, soak, transport dirty dishes) | |
| ☐ | Wire drying racks or drying mats — air-dry without wet stacking | |
| ☐ | 24 cotton dish towels (hands + clean equipment) | |
| ☐ | 36 washable wiping cloths — split: sanitizing / general / floor |
🧪 SANITIZING — Test strips, not guesses7 items
⚠️ Bleach and vinegar must be stored SEPARATELY and never mixed. Dilute per product label and verify with test strips — never estimate.
| ☐ | 1 gallon plain unscented NON-splashless chlorine bleach (food-contact safe) | |
| ☐ | Chlorine sanitizer test strips | |
| ☑ | 6 clearly labeled heavy-duty spray bottles | bought 8/20 — 3× Pro 32oz + 4× Zep 32oz (7 total) |
| ☐ | 4 small sanitizer buckets | |
| ☐ | Waterproof labels | |
| ☑ | Permanent markers | bought 8/20 — Sharpies + Inkzall |
| ☐ | Measuring cup or dispensing pump reserved for sanitizer mixing |
🫧 DEGREASING + GENERAL CLEANING — Cut the grease6 items
| ☐ | 2 gallons septic-safe fragrance-free multipurpose cleaner/degreaser | |
| ☑ | 2 gallons distilled white vinegar (mineral buildup, non-food-contact only) | bought 8/20 — 3× 128oz Harris 30% concentrate (stronger than distilled) |
| ◐ | 4 large boxes baking soda | 2× 12oz shakers bought 8/20 — need 2 more large boxes |
| ☐ | 4 cans Bon Ami powder cleanser (stainless, sinks, cookware) | |
| ☐ | 24 rolls heavy-duty paper towels | |
| ☐ | 12 rolls reusable shop-style cleaning towels |
🧹 FLOOR CLEANING — Leave no trace underfoot6 items
| ☑ | 2 commercial brooms | bought 8/20 — push broom + Libman stiff broom |
| ☑ | 2 dustpans | bought 8/20 — Libman giant + scoop dustpan |
| ☐ | 2 floor squeegees | |
| ☑ | 2 mops | RCP mop combo bought 8/20 (+ RCP tandem bucket wringer) |
| ☑ | 4 washable replacement mop heads | bought 8/20 — 2× 2-packs cotton refills |
| ☑ | 2 mop buckets | RCP tandem 31qt bought 8/20 (bucket+wringer) |
🧼 HANDWASHING + PERSONAL HYGIENE — Clean hands, safe feast8 items
| ☐ | 2 gallons unscented liquid hand soap | |
| ☐ | Hand-soap dispensers for every handwashing station | |
| ☐ | Paper-towel dispensers or accessible holders | |
| ◐ | 6 boxes powder-free nitrile gloves: 2 M, 3 L, 1 XL | 45 pairs L bought 8/20 — need M + XL |
| ☐ | 2 boxes waterproof finger bandages | |
| ☐ | 2 boxes assorted waterproof kitchen bandages | |
| ☐ | 4 finger cots | |
| ☐ | 2 nail brushes for handwashing stations |
🗑️ TRASH, GREASE + GRAY WATER — The gift of clean camps9 items
| ☑ | 100 heavy-duty 42–55 gal contractor bags | bought 8/20 — 150 Husky 42G (3×50ct) |
| ☐ | 100 13-gallon kitchen trash bags | ◐ 8gal 50ct ×4 + 4gal 35ct ×2 bought 8/20 (partial — need 13gal) |
| ☑ | 4 sealable 5-gal buckets w/ lids (grease / scraps / gray-water) | bought 8/20 — 16 Homer buckets + 10 leakproof lids |
| ☐ | 1 large roll heavy-duty aluminum foil (cooled grease from pans/griddle) | |
| ☐ | Absorbent pads or oil-dry for grease spills | |
| ☑ | Zip ties or strong bag ties | bought 8/20 — 500-pk |
| ☑ | Waterproof labels + permanent markers | bought 8/20 — 84 Sharpies + Inkzall pens |
| ☑ | Covered trash cans at each station | bought 8/20 — 2× Brute 44gal + 1× 32gal forest green |
| ☐ | Fire extinguisher | ⚠️ VERIFY — camp must have |