Green Cleaning

Green Cleaning Services, Materials and Techniques

New Jersey is committed to the promotion of sustainable and green cleaning methods throughout its institutions and schools. As one of the most urbanized and densely populated areas in the Garden State, North New Jersey is especially committed to providing eco-friendly alternatives to toxic or hazardous to health chemical cleaning methods.

Sustainable Jersey and Clean Water Campaigns green and clean initiative are just some of the activists and organizations that are promoting a greener, cleaner, North Jersey. Green cleaning is part of a large eco-friendly campaign against the toxic effects of harmful chemicals on the environment. This is because the toxins in the chemical cleaners tend to accumulate in the region's rivers, such as the Hudson, or damage natural vegetation and soil in the area.

Green cleaning standards are applied in government offices in the state of New Jersey, such as administrative, legislature, or city council offices. As well as implementing the PEOSH standards for sanitation and hygiene in the workplace, which applies to the employees of government as well as privately employed individuals, government offices must also be cleaned according to ecologically friendly standards. Government offices are cleaned using green seal or certified environmentally friendly cleaning products.

Green cleaning in schools in the Garden State

Green cleaning is of especial concern in buildings such as K-12 schools which are frequented by a large population of young people for many hours each day. These young children do not have fully developed immune systems and will be more prone to the toxic effects of harmful chemical cleaning agents. Moreover, due to the high number of students and staff that congregate in the closed spaces of a school daily, it is very important to keep schools clean, hygienic and disinfected to prevent the spread of viruses and bacteria. Green cleaning has now evolved to include disinfecting processes that can get rid of the microorganisms, which may cause disease. It is moreover a cost-effective way of cleaning. That is why green cleaning is seen as a healthy alternative to cleaning schools with potentially toxic cleaning supplies.

Many New Jersey, public school systems, are involved in the Sustainable Jersey Green Cleaning plan for schools. The initial pilot projects which sought to determine how effective green cleaning would be compared to traditional chemical cleaning in older school buildings were successful, and many schools have now implemented green cleaning standards. The removal of chemicals which could trigger allergies and asthma attacks means that schools now need to employ professionally trained teams of green cleaners such as Commercial Janitorial to keep their buildings clean.

Green Cleaning standards

Green cleaning standards that can be applied when getting your building cleaned by professional green cleaners is the ISSA Cleaning Industry Management Standard for Green Buildings. ISSA is a nationwide researcher into cleaning technologies and advanced cleaning procedures that work to promote better green cleaning standards that are not harmful to human health.

Green cleaning products

Green cleaning products in the Garden State include the Green Seal Standards certified products, as well as the Environmental Protection Agencies Safer Choice, labeled products. Green Vacuum Cleaner Standards set out green cleaning standards for carpet and floor care while ECOLOGO certified cleaning products signify that the product has undergone extensive scientific testing and that it complies with environmentally friendly standards.

Green Cleaning technologies

The spread of green cleaning has been facilitated by the advanced technologies that mean relatively little cleaning agents are required to clean and disinfect an area. These include the use of the vibrating-action battery operated scrubber, which requires very little cleaner and water and has good cleaning properties.

Two bucket microfiber cleaning systems and microfiber cleaning cloths, which are color-coded to prevent cross-contamination, have replaced traditional mops microfiber applicator pads are used during floor finishes.

The use of air dryers, automatic soap dispensers, and touch-free faucets has reduced cross-contamination through touch, and green cleaning professionals use a no-touch system to deep clean restrooms on a daily basis.

To get fully trained professionals from Commercial Janitorial for your buildings daily, weekly or monthly green maintenancecontact our North Jersey office for more information about out green cleaning services.

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Green Cleaning in Public Schools

Studies have shown that switching to green cleaning can improve attendance and student performance on standardized tests. Therefore school administrators interested in improving the schools performance and bottom line should take a close look at green cleaning. For example, the Healthy Schools Campaign calculated that each 0.5% increase in attendance would result in an additional $300,000 in funding for some larger school districts. Other studies found that after a major renovation in which green cleaning was a key component, both attendance and scores on standardized tests increased. Therefore green cleaning which minimize exposure to harsh aggressive cleaners and VOC emissions result in clean schools that provide a better learning environment while under maintained schools lose credibility A cleaner healthier atmosphere will assist in performance of learning.

Green Cleaning in Universities

The needs of Universities are very different from schools. Universities compete for the top students and faculty, and a green cleaning program offers outstanding marketing benefits. But beyond the marketing hype of green cleaning are real tangible benefits to the health of students and employees and if done correctly to the financial well being of your institution. Commercial Janitorial can provide a detailed transition plan to move your university towards a green cleaning program with safer cleaning chemicals absent VOCs and industrial solvents resulting in a healthier overall environment

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Healthcare

Hospital success is measured in terms of patient outcomes. Nosocomial infections (infections acquired in the hospital) are of utmost concern to hospital staff and administration. Implement a green cleaning program in your hospital, clinic or healthcare facility could be of enormous value to both patients and staff. Green cleaning not only produces a safer environment overall, it reduce occupational exposures to nursing and environmental services staff, waste reduction, recycling and green issues. Implementing a green cleaning program in a hospital can provide the following benefits:

• Green cleaning differentiate the hospital as it competes for staff and patients
• Green cleaning makes environments more pleasant places to work and stay while maintaining sanitary conditions
• Green cleaning kills germs without the usual disinfectant smell we normally associate with medical settings
• Green cleaning allows for use of traditional cleaners in operating rooms that require antiseptic conditions
• With Green cleaning offices and waiting rooms are cleaned with green products that do not contain harsh chemicals that cause noxious odors, eye and nose irritations, and respiratory problems
• Green cleaning uses environmentally friendly furnishings and supplies manufactured without toxic materials
• Green cleaning helps your facility conform to the Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E) standards
• Improve safety, reduce waste, and become environmentally responsible

Green Cleaning in Nursing Homes

The green cleaning needs of a nursing homes differ significantly from the green cleaning needs of hospitals because their customers use a different decision-making process for picking a nursing home. Cleanliness is of course a very important issue, however due to increasing competition, marketing opportunities that green cleaning offers to help differentiate nursing homes from their competitors. By implementing a green cleaning program, your nursing home can promote real tangible benefits that improve quality of life for nursing home residents.

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Green Cleaning in Owner Occupied or Single Tenant Commercial Office Buildings

The needs of owner occupied or single tenant commercial Office Buildings focus around increasing productivity, quality, employee retention, sales and profits through creating a cleaner and healthier environment; more uninterrupted calls and happier occupant’s resulting in more sales and profits.

Green Cleaning in Multiple Tenant Leased Space Commercial Office Buildings

Because the property management company profits are not directly influenced by the increased productivity of occupants of multiple leased space commercial office buildings, their needs deal more with tenant retention, improved tenant satisfaction, reduced complaints, and marketing property to gain new tenants. Implementing a green cleaning program can help in all of these areas. Green cleaning adds real value to a property by cleaning from a green perspective. Green cleaning helps to maintain Class A status, lease space at a premium, and minimize tenant turnover by letting tenants to know that the building is cleaned and maintained from a healthy and sanitary approach. In a multiple tenant leased space commercial office buildings value to the owners investment LEED is the framework to obtain 12 points needed toward certification.

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Green Cleaning in Lodging and Hospitality

Green hotels are properties whose managers are eager to institute programs that save resources such as water, energy and reduce solid waste, while saving money. Distinguishing a property as a green building gives a proactive image A "we care" marketing campaign sits well with guests 83% of US travelers want to support environmentally responsible suppliers of products and services are willing to spend more money to do so Give guests a sense of contribution Let the guest know the products are doing the job needed, doing it well, and cleaning to protect human health "Green" Hotels Association recognize and support properties that are interested in environmental issues.

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