A couple weeks back, I was invited by a friend to attend a boxing event hosted in his town. With nothing better to do, I decided it might be fun to go and experience something new. What I didn’t expect was the complete disregard for health and safety. Upon arrival, I learned that there would be...
When it comes to innovative cleaning products, the professional cleaner is often the first to know of a breakthrough. Microfiber was available to commercial cleaners long before it was available in retail stores. Green initiatives are certainly not a new concept to cleaners, but have just recently hit...
The Environmental Protection Agency and ISSA are working on a proposal to allow environmental or “green” claims to be used on disinfectants. This is very encouraging news for the industry. Currently, disinfectants are classified as pesticides and therefore not considered safe for the environment...
The other day I did my brother a favor and picked up my nephew from school. It had been a long time since I had to show up for the first week of school, but I was welcomed by that oh-so-familiar new school smell. It wasn’t overpowering, but not exactly subtle either. The combination of newly waxed...
Results of research and a recent study are challenging the widely held belief that disposable disinfecting wipes have few, if any, drawbacks. Not only are wipes used by cleaning industry professionals for quick clean-up and disinfectant jobs, they’re also used in other industries and by many consumers...
I recently had the opportunity to hear Carl Smith, CEO and executive director of Greenguard Environmental Institute, give a speech on indoor air quality. One point I particularly found interesting was on volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Over the years I have seen many cleaning products such as cleaning...
In the weeks following New Years, athletic facilities across the country see a spike in registration and gyms become overcrowded, making cleaning and sanitizing difficult for cleaning departments. A recent Newsweek article offers consumers six steps to preventing the risk of spreading germs and bacteria...
What is the difference between soap and hand sanitizers? To the common consumer, there is no difference, or so it appears. I was at park the other day with some friends for a picnic when I mentioned that I was going to the restroom to wash my hands. My friend stopped me and said that she has “soap”...