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Healthy High Performance
Low Environmental Impact
Cleaning Program
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900 Arch St. Little Rock, AR 72202 (501-372-6677)
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The Importance of Cleaning
Cleaning for Health can reduce contaminant levels.
Dr. Michael Berry, author of Protecting the Built Environment:
Cleaning for Health, was able to quantify reductions in contaminant
levels when improved cleaning methods were used. Reducing the
source of the problems can improve the health of building occupants.*
Total Fungi
61
Total Bacteria
40
Total VOC's
48
Airborne Dust
52
0
20
40
60
80
% Reduction in Contaminant Levels
* Source Michael A. Berry, PhD (1994), Cleaning For Health:
Protecting The Built Environment.
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The Importance of Cleaning
Study links improved cleaning to improved health outcomes.*
Source Leonard R. Krilov, MD, (1996),"Impact Of An Infection control Program In A
Specialized Preschool, American Journal of Infection Control (24:167-173).
Dr. Leonard Krilov, Cornell University conducted a study at The Association For Children
With Downs Syndrome school.While Dr. Michael Berry has shown improved cleaning
methods reduce contaminant levels, Dr. Krilov wanted to see if improved cleaning
methods positively impacted certain health related events and absenteeism levels.
Absenteeism
46
Antibiotic Use
24
Doctor Visits
34
Total Illnesses
24
0
10
20
30
40
50
% Reduction in Health Related Events
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The Importance of Cleaning
Improve productivity by improving the indoor environment.
Researchers show productivity improvements from 0.5% to 7% are not
unusual when improving the indoor environment.*
Green cleaning is one way to improve the indoor environment by removing
contaminants that affect peoples health. Studies show lower illness and
absenteeism rates when improved cleaning methods are used.
* Source Stephen P. Ashkin, (March 2005),"The Health and Finances of Eco-Cleaning," via3.net
Put cleaning into a meaningful financial perspective.
According to BOMA, salaries and benefits for a class A office building account for
$275 per square foot, while cleaning only accounts for about $1.25 per square foot.
Recapturing 0.5% of productivity is worth $1.37.
Based on an 8 hour workday 0.5% is less than 3 minutes a day!
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The Importance of Cleaning
Reducing absenteeism in schools.
In the Syracuse (New York) Public School District, Barry Moore of Opus Consulting
reported an attendance increase of 11.17% after implementing an improved
cleaning strategy. The additional attendance resulting from better cleaning
led to increased funding in the amount of $2.5
million!*
* Source Stephen P. Ashkin, (March 2005),"The Health and Finances of Eco-Cleaning,"
via3.net
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USGBC and LEED
USGBC has developed the LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design)
Green Building Rating System, which is a voluntary, consensus-based national
standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings. LEED was
created to define “green building” by establishing a common standard of
measurement and to stimulate “green competition.”
A LEED for Existing Building project can earn credits toward green building
certification by implementing a green cleaning program, and a LEED for New
Construction project can earn an innovation credit by submitting a written green
cleaning policy. Even if your facility is not pursuing LEED certification, LEED for
Existing Buildings can still be used as a guide to describe best practices in
operations and maintenance of a facility.
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LEED-EB and Green Cleaning Points
LEED-EB
Sustainable
Sites
Max 14 Points
Material &
Resources
Max 16 Points
Max 22 Points
Green Site /
Exterior Mgmt.
2 Points
Cleaning
Products
3 Points
Entryway
Mats
1 Point
Recycling
Janitorial
Closet
1 Point
3 Points
IAQ
Cleaning
Policy
1 Point
Green Cleaning
Max 12 Points
Chemical
Cleaning
Equipment
1 Point
Water
Efficiency
Max 5 Points
Energy &
Atmosphere
Max 23 Points
Innovation
1 Point
Per Case Basis
Certified
32-39 Points
Silver
40-47 Points
Gold
48-83 Points
Platinum
84-99 Points
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Green Seal is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to
safeguarding the environment and transforming the marketplace by
promoting the manufacture, purchase, and use of environmentally
responsible products. They certify hundreds of products using credible,
science-based, and transparent standards. The Green Seal certification
program meets the standards set by the International Organization
of Standards (ISO). The program is equivalent to the Global Ecolabelling
Network standard.
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ECO LOGO
EcoLogoCM is a third-party ecolabeling program and the only standard in North America
approved by the Global Ecolabeling Network, an international association of ecolabeling
programs, as meeting the ISO 14024 environmental labelling standard. Like the U.S.
government’s Energy Star Program, EcoLogoCM was originally founded by the
Canadian government and is now widely used across North America.
EcoLogoCM provides a market incentive to manufacturers and suppliers of
environmentally preferable products and services in more than 120 product categories
(more than 7,000 products currently certified), and thereby helps purchasers, consumers
identify products and services that are less harmful to human health and the
environment.
EcoLogoCM certification provides the assurance that those products and services meet
stringent environmental standards that have been verified by a third party auditor.
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Carpet & Rug Institute
The CRI Seal of Approval program identifies effective carpet
cleaning solutions and equipment that clean carpet right the
first time and protect a facility’s carpet investment. Not all
products clean well enough to earn the Seal of Approval
distinction, so look for the blue and green CRI Seal of Approval
as proof that you are purchasing or using a quality product.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
BioPreferred
U.S. Department of Agriculture, BioPreferred aims to
increase the purchase and use of biobased products made
from biological or renewable agricultural materials.
BioPreferred is a Federal Government preferred
procurement program as well as a voluntary labeling
program (in development) for the broad-scale marketing of
biobased products
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EPA Comprehensive Procurement
Guidelines (CPG)
CPG
The EPA is a federal agency whose mission is “to protect human health and the
environment.” CPG is the federal government's buy-recycled program and is authorized
by Congress under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA is
required to designate products that are or can be made with recovered materials and to
recommend practices for buying these products, including ranges of post consumer and
total recovered materials content.
Once a product is designated, procuring agencies are required to purchase it with the
highest recovered material content level practicable. CPG-designated products from the
cleaning industry include paper towels (40-60% postconsumer fiber), bathroom tissue
(20-60% postconsumer fiber), and plastic trash bags (10-100% postconsumer content).
CPG is referenced as the requirement to meet in the Sustainable Cleaning Products &
Materials section of the LEED for Existing Buldings Green Building Rating System.
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EPA Design for the Environment (DfE)
DfE reviews all product ingredients, by functional group (surfactant, solvent, etc.),
identifying their key health and environmental characteristics and building a continuum
of improvement toward safer chemicals. DfE review is green-chemistry focus,
recognizing those products whose ingredients fall on the green end of the continuum. In
addition, DfE has teamed with the GreenBlue Institute to develop the Clean-Gredients
database, which uses the DfE methodology and “green screen” to identify safer
chemicals for cleaning products (see www.CleanGredients.org). Recognition from the
DfE Program can be used to identify cleaning products that have demonstrated an
environmentally preferable profile.
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High Performance Cleaning
14 Key Areas
People with Special Needs
Dusting and Dust Mopping
Entryways
Floor Care
Carpet Care
Restrooms
Food Areas
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OSHA Blood-Borne Pathogen
Diluting Cleaning Products
Indoor Plants
Integrated Pest Management
Recycling
Hot Spots
Trash
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People with Special Needs
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Entryways
85% of the soil brought into any building can be
contained within the first 10 to 15 feet.
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Where Does Soil Come From?
• 80% from Foot Traffic**
• 15% Airborne
• 5% Other
Highlights the need for proper traffic matting at all building
entrances. Matting should allow an average size adult to take
three full steps on each foot.
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Entryways
$600 To Remove 1 Pound of Soil
The International Sanitary Supply Association (ISSA) estimates that it costs $600 to
capture and remove one pound of soil after it is tracked into a facility. An entrance mat
can easily accumulate over 1 pound of soil in a day in some facilities.
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Restrooms
Restrooms Make up 10 to 15% of a
buildings square footage &
75 to 80% of the buildings bacteria
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Hot Spots
ATP Test Results
Bio Film
Hot Spots
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Hot Spots
Bacteria Hot Spots
Bacteria hot spot – Restroom levers & knobs.
Tested 195 to 899 on the ATP test. Anything over 75 could cause illness.
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Hot Spots
Bacteria Hot Spots
Bacteria hot spot - restroom doors.
Tested 277 to 1336 on the ATP test. Anything over 75 could cause illness.
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Hot Spots
Bacteria Hot Spots
Bacteria hot spot – Phones.
Tested 177 to 1136 on the ATP test. Anything over 75 could cause illness.
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Hot Spots
Bacteria Hot Spots
Bacteria hot spot - water fountains.
Tested 152 to 714 on the ATP test. Anything over 75 could cause illness.
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Hot Spots
Bacteria Hot Spots
Bacteria hot spot - keyboards.
Tested 114 to 731 on the ATP test. Anything over 75 could cause illness.
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Hot Spots
Bacteria Hot Spots
Bacteria hot spot - stair rails.
Tested 450 to 702 on the ATP test. Anything over 75 could cause illness.
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Hot Spots
Bacteria Hot Spots
Bacteria hot spot – Desk.
Tested 178 to 931 on the ATP test. Anything over 75 could cause illness.
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Green Cleaning Products
 Chemicals
 Paper Products
 Plastic Liners
 Mats
 Equipment
 Tools
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Green Cleaning Chemicals
Glass Cleaners, All Purpose Cleaners, General
Purpose Cleaners and Washroom Cleaners should
meet the requirements of:
GS-37 and/or CCD-146
Hand soaps should be free of antimicrobial
ingredients except as preservatives or where
required by code or regulation (i.e. food service
and healthcare) or meet the requirements of:
GS-41 and/or CCD-104
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 Carpet Care Products should meet the
requirements of:
GS-37 and/or CCD-148
 Floor finishes should be durable, slip
resistant and free of zinc (metal-free) and
meet the requirements of:
GS-40 and/or CCD-147
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Green Cleaning Chemicals
 Other cleaning chemicals not covered by GS-37
(i.e. furniture polish, odor control, metal polish,
disinfectants) should meet the following:
California Code of Regulations for the
maximum VOCs by product category.
• No Aerosols
• No Carcinogens
• HMIS Rating 2 or Less
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Green Cleaning Chemicals
Chemical Dilution Control Systems
should meet the following:
 A closed loop system
 Equipped with back flow
Flex-gap or Aire-gap
 Adjustable Dilutions Rates
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Green Cleaning Paper Products
Paper hand towels should contain a
minimum of 40% post-consumer
recycled content or meet the following:
GS-09 and/or CCD-086
Toilet Tissue should contain a minimum of
20% post-consumer recycled content or
meet the following:
GS-01 and/or CCD-082
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Green Cleaning Paper Dispensers
• Eliminate folded towels
• Use dispensers with adjustable towel and delay settings
• Stub roll features eliminates waste
• Touch free dispensers stops the spread of germs
• Look
for controlled-use tissue dispensers
• Make sure all dispensers are ADA compliant
• Covered dispensers help protect unused rolls
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Green Cleaning Plastic Liners
Liners should contain a minimum of
10% post-consumer recycled content and
sized properly to minimize excess material.
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Green Cleaning Entryway Mats
85% of the soil brought into any building can be
contained within the first 10 to 15 feet.
• Bi-level
construction
• Rubber backing
made with PCR
• Provide a safe
surface for traffic
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Biodegradable FoodWare
• Bagasse is biodegradable foodware made from the biomass remaining after
sugarcane stalks are crushed to extract their juice.
• The ecotainer™ line of foodservice packaging has been designed to provide a more
environmentally sensitive alternative to standard paper packaging.
• Spudware is biodegradable cutlery made from 80% starch (potato or corn) and 20%
soy or other vegetable oil. Potato and Corn are annually renewable resources.
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Green Cleaning Equipment
Vacuum Cleaners should meet the
requirements of:
CRI Green Labeled vacuums
 Capable of capturing 96% of
particulates 0.3 microns in size
 Operate with a sound
level less than 70dBA
 Ergonomically designed to
minimize vibration, noise and user fatigue.
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Green Cleaning Equipment
Carpet Extraction Equipment shall
meet the requirements of:
CRI Bronze Seal of Approval at a minimum.
Hot water extraction equipment shall
be capable of removing sufficient moisture
such that carpets can dry in less
than 24 hours.
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Green Cleaning Equipment
Automatic Floor Scrubbing Machines
Shall be equipped with:
 Variable-speed chemical feed pumps to
minimize the use of cleaning chemicals.
Environmentally preferable gel batteries
 Water saving technology that extends
scrubbing times between refills
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Green Cleaning Equipment
Floor buffers and Burnishers
must be equipped with:
 Vacuums, guards, and/or other devices
for capturing fine particulates
Should operate with a
sound level less than 70dBA.
 Rubber bumpers to reduce potential
damage to building surfaces.
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Green Cleaning Tools
Use only dusting tools that capture and remove the
dust such as MicroFiber. Always color code you cleaning tools.
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Green Cleaning Odor Control Tools
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Green Cleaning Water Saving Tools
Waterless Urinals
Save water & Save money
 Easiest to maintain & clean
 Free of odor / No cartridge
 Largest waste trap of any waterless urinal
 Lowest operational and maintenance costs
 Quickest return on investment
 All natural ZeroFlush® Odor Barrier
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Green Cleaning Water Saving Tools
AutoFaucet With Infrared Technology decreases water usage
up to 70 percent, conserving precious resources and reducing
costs. Reducing maintenance cost and utility expenses further
contribute to an excellent ROI.
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Green Cleaning Recycling Tools
SMARTER RECYCLING SOLUTIONS
From desk side and public areas to high-capacity collection and
disposal, Myers Commercial Products is your source for
cost-effective recycling solutions.
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