Today, everywhere you go, people are constantly talking about going green and trusting a green cleaning company. People try their best in reducing the use of plastics and harmful chemicals in their daily lives. They are striving to make the planet a better place.
Eliminating or reducing the use of hazardous chemicals when cleaning is a way of promoting good health and a clean environment. This may otherwise be known as green cleaning. It is described as the use of products or services that have less impact on human health and the environment compared to industrially-available competing products or services that aid the same purpose. This description comes from terms seen in the previous U.S. President Barack Obama’s Executive Order No. 13514. Green cleaning and its products may solve many problems.
Some reasons why you should consider green cleaning are:
- promotes healthy humans and animals both indoors and outdoors
- upholds a safer home, building, or area and protects it from hazardous incidents
- provides a non -toxic and greener environment
- less expensive than traditional cleaning, with toxic chemicals and materials
- helps you become more attentive with the ingredients of cleaning products
- helps give back to the community as social responsibility from companies who use green cleaning products or services
- becomes a role model or innovative concept for others to follow
Green cleaning companies will help you achieve a greener cleaning process for your residential and commercial spaces. But first, you must know what to look for in a cleaning company that claims to be green or eco-friendly.
So, what makes a green cleaning company?
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The company should be using materials that reduce environmental impact.
These include the use of recycled materials, elimination of the use of non-biodegradable matter, and the reduction of paper waste.
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The company should be using chemicals that are green certified.
This means that these companies use non-toxic and eco-friendly. You can also check their products’ materials safety data sheet (MSDS). It is a document that contains information on the possible hazards of a chemical substance. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires all green cleaning companies to have MSDSs information for all the chemicals they use in their services.
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The green cleaning company must pass certain standards.
It must also be certified with Green Seal standards. For example, GS-49 Residential Cleaning Services certifies that the company passes a set of standards for professional cleaning services of residential facilities, areas, or spaces, to generate a green cleaning program that promotes a healthy human lifestyle and a clean environment. It is a standard that includes an emphasis on the environmental improvements that lessen toxicity and waste to occupants and staff in terms of its products, tools, equipment, and processes.
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They avoid fragrant chemicals and fresheners.
Pleasant odor often equates to harsh toxins in the air. These include allergens, carcinogens, and toxic chlorine. Note that professional green cleaning companies do not use fragrant chemicals to mask the effectivity of their cleaning.
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Green cleaning companies should have overall control (reduction and elimination) of harmful chemicals and processes.
Environmentally damaging materials are often found in cleaning solutions. For example, detergents contain products that include phosphates and phthalates. Thus, these contribute to the deoxygenation of the marine environment. Detergents may also contain ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid or EDTA, which binds to heavy metals that are lethal to both human and marine life. Green cleaning companies therefore would prefer alternative products with ingredients like citrates and bicarbonates.
They avoid butyl and oxalates which are toxic when inhaled and cause animal hormone regulation interference. Preferred surfactants include glycerol and isopropanol.
The use of certain cleaning materials is also taken into consideration. Green cleaning companies take into account their product consumption and minor chemical-reducing processes. They might use filters with their vacuum or other equipment to increase air quality. They might also have automatic dispensing technology to reduce waste in water and chemicals. All these minor things could significantly reduce the damaging impact to our health and environment.
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They must perform their intended function which is to clean.
Of course, before anything else, you would want to hire the company for its “cleaning” services. Additionally, the cleaning must be effective. Obviously, a cleaning product or service that could not clean is just a waste of time and resource. It just adds more waste to the planet. Therefore, it is vital for the company to decrease an effective cleaning performance for the maintenance of a safe and healthy indoor environment.
If you are to seek cleaning services, it might be of great value to you to consider going green. Go for a green cleaning company that believes in environmental responsibility with proper cleaning programs as goals. Prestige Property Services offers green office and janitorial cleaning!
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