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Green Cleaning
by b. banks

For healthier buildings, workers and world more and more facilities and cleaning businesses are wisely gearing toward green cleaning and cleaning methods. With the products being available as well as cleaning tecniques being used, green cleaning is helping us all. In researching costs of traditional cleaners, chemicals, equipment and products to the green ones this resource at ofee - Green Cleaning (Calc) is a great help. It can assist those in management-purchasing positions to better figure out cost comparisons etc..

Many people especially those working in smaller cleaning businesses can make some of their own products using things such as vinegar, borax, baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, and, hey, just plain water. There are many "home-brew" recipes for window cleaners, wall, oven and general purpose cleaners and more. Just google-away and see what you can find!

At The Janitor Store you will be able to find an amazing amount of useful information, green products plus training on green cleaning.

One popular green cleaning method being used these days is using reusable microfiber dust cloths instead of the old standard feather duster. The microfiber cloths will trap the dust keeping it from flying into the air. This will actually help quite a lot with maintaining clean air quality. The old style dusters will just move some of the dust off of what you are cleaning, and then sends the dust off into the air. You've all seen dust floating in sunlight, right? You breathe it, it comes back down... Not good, especially for those with allergies or breathing problems. People can end up staying home with sinus and allergy symptoms because of "dirty air", air exchange filers will need changing more often... poor air quality from either dust, mold or chemical fumes will definitely affect health and create cost.

Besides opting to use microfiber dust cloths and mop heads, some other green cleaning methods that you may wish to consider are:

• Using green cleaning solutions-chemicals
  
• Proper mixing of "safe" chemicals, following label dilution and application instructions and not just going with "more is better" or the "glug-glug" method of measuring...
  
• Using better greener equipment such as vacuums with hepa filters and equipment that runs limits excessive noise levels.

If you have any information you would like to share on any green cleaning that is going on in your building or business go ahead and check out and better yet, participate in our forum



Here are some great articles on green cleaning and methods from The Janitor Store:

Ever feel nervous using carpet spotter? Pretty strong smelling stuff, usually. Always made me feel like I was being exposed to something really pretty dangerous.Like maybe I might end up with severe mutations..got a visual going? Yeah, well if you're one of those who are supplied with some of those nasty chemicals for spotting carpet you might want to try this recipe instead to see how it does: . Very simple, just use baking soda and vinegar. Mix it into a paste consistency, then work into the stain using a stiff brush. When it dries vacuum up the residue. Might have to do this a couple times, but then most regular spotters don't get it all on the first try either. Good luck and like with any of this if you want to share your results and advice please check out the forum.