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If you've thought about switching to green cleaning, you've got a lot to think
about before jumping in feet first. First, you need to know just what green
cleaning means. Too many people think that by switching to green cleaning
chemicals, they're now providing environmentally friendly cleaning services.
Although it's good to make the switch, there's much more to it than that.
Green cleaning is defined as a system of cleaning that promotes healthy
surroundings for building occupants, and is also less detrimental to the
environment.
So what does "cleaning green" vs. "green cleaning" mean? It means we should
be cleaning for health and hygiene first, and the environment second. You
shouldn't clean for "green" first if you lose something in health and hygiene,
or if you have to work harder to get the job done.
If you're considering switching to a green cleaning program, you also need to
think about your cleaning procedures and the equipment you're using. For
example, if you're using an upright vacuum cleaner with a cloth bag, then you're
allowing dust to become airborne because the vacuum doesn't have a filtration
system to keep the dust contained in the machine. Your upright vacuum is not an
environmentally friendly piece of equipment and you should consider switching to
another type of vacuum with a HEPA filtration system.
If you're using feather dusters to dust, you're allowing dust to become
airborne, which is not the "cleaning green" way to clean. Instead, you should
make the switch to microfiber cloths, which contain the dust rather than
spreading it around or making it airborne.
Making changes like these means you're concerned about the health and safety
of the building occupants, including yourself and your cleaning workers. And, it
also means you're "cleaning green"!
There are many more things you need to know if you'd like to provide
environmentally friendly cleaning services, so if you're interested in making
the switch to "cleaning green", check out our new Green Cleaning Ebook featured
above.
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