Saw a study a while back claiming that the typical American family could discard 85% of the cleaning chemicals in their utility room by simply using microfiber cleaning cloths . I find a similar situation in commercial cleaning. Microfiber scrubs better than a cotton rag or a sponge, and absorbs better;...
I get a look in a lot of my competitors' janitor closets, and at the kit carried from building to building by the occasional crew doing route work. Lots of unsafe chemicals ; lots of unnecessary chemicals; lots of opportunity for confusion and injury . We find that most buildings can be cleaned,...
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02/03/2010 Just published an e-mail newsletter on the economic benefits of Green Cleaning; it summarizes a number of posts to this blog. We cover cleaning products, recycling, health and Indoor Air Quality, measuring indoor air quality and touch-point sanitation in addition to the tangible benefits of...
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When I'm doing a service proposal, I do my best to get a look at the current service's specs - not so much the price, but the details of what's included. Mostly I want to know if the ongoing monthly bill includes burnishing & refinishing, exterior windows, periodic carpet cleaning &...
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I've seen some confusion on industry blogs about "all purpose", or multi-surface, cleaning, for everything from desktops to touch-points (doors, phones, computer mice, countertops, etc.) - regarding both chemical and procedure. The system we've developed involves damp wiping, with a...
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12-22-2009
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Just caught an article in Cleanlink that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections have increased over 90% in the last 10 years, according to Princeton University scholars. Further, community-associated MRSA infections (those not acquired in the hospital) are increasing at a much...
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