| Keeping the office building and environment clean is | | | | cleaners that use more packaging and plastics thus |
| always an on-going task. Traditionally, in-house | | | | making them not so eco-friendly. |
| cleaners are employed to ensure that a clean office | | | | Armed with such knowledge, more and more people |
| space greets the staff every morning. On a daily | | | | are adopting the green building concept. Going green |
| basis, the cleaners use various cleaning products to | | | | means taking measures to help protect the |
| wipe the tables, chairs, desks, cleaning glass and | | | | environment. Such measures include using cleaning |
| windows and while mopping floors. | | | | products that are manufactured with renewable |
| Daily cleaning is good. The problem is, most of the | | | | substances packaged in concentrated form, |
| cleaning products used are petroleum based, which | | | | improving indoor air quality, and using natural ways |
| means that they are using up a non-recyclable | | | | and means to keep the environment clean. |
| resource. The substances help to remove stubborn | | | | Cleaning product manufacturers are also paying |
| stains and dirt, but they are toxic and they can | | | | attention to the issue at hand. Major brands have |
| possible remove everything else in their path. In other | | | | come up with environmentally friendly products that |
| words, to achieve the goal of cleanliness, volatile | | | | are non-toxic, non-corrosive and non-petroleum |
| organic compound chemicals are released into the air | | | | based. These cleaning supplies and cleaning products |
| and our environment. | | | | are available for both residential homeowners and |
| Fortunately, buzz generated by the media has | | | | commercial building properties. |
| created a heightened awareness for these | | | | In a work environment, people sometimes neglect |
| environmental issues. More and more people are | | | | the issue of cleanliness. Most commercial buildings are |
| paying attention to the products they consume and | | | | fully air-conditioned. That means the space is |
| are using, and that includes cleaning products. A | | | | enclosed. When a toxic cleaning agent is used, the |
| residential home may use a small amount of toxic | | | | substances linger in the same space for hours and |
| chemicals, but a large commercial building may be | | | | sometimes days. That is why it is much better to |
| using gallons of damaging substances on a daily basis. | | | | employ green cleaning products for such spaces. |
| When non-environmental friendly products are used, | | | | Cleaning services that keep themselves up to date |
| two consequences emerge. Firstly, the use of | | | | understand these problems and needs will be at the |
| petroleum based chemicals draw on the Earth's | | | | forefront of the cleaning industry. They equip |
| limited resource - oil. Secondly, the toxic substances | | | | themselves with adequate knowledge, and switch to |
| released into the environment, which is invisible, could | | | | using environmentally friendly products for both home |
| be harmful to health. In fact, studies have shown | | | | and offices. Some people even choose to call these |
| that only 30 percent of petrochemicals used in home | | | | companies "Next Generation Green Office Janitorial |
| had been tested for safety. | | | | Services" and ?Green Certified Cleaning Services?. |
| It is also more difficult to dispose toxic cans. Many | | | | There are many benefits associated with going |
| homes and offices simply throw these cans into | | | | green. First and foremost, we can be sure that the |
| trash bags, and mix them up with ordinary trash. As | | | | environment is not damaged. On top of that, |
| a result, the toxic substances get into drains and | | | | everyone recognizes the direct benefit of having a |
| landfills. That cannot be good because these cans are | | | | cleaner and healthier work place. |
| non-biodegradable. In addition, these are ready-to-use | | | | |