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Questions and Answers:
Q. How can I be sure I am not being duped into buying products or using a service that make untrue claims about chemical safeness?
A. Take a good look at the claims the product is making. Check that they meet the EPP environmentally preferable products. Additionally third party certification inures an independent unbiased party has reviewed and certified the product. Services must use the proper procedures when using green cleaning programs. Green cleaning is not just using safer products, it is a complete program.
Q. What does green cleaning mean for you and to the industry?
A. Green cleaning is best described as cleaning to protect health while minimizing the effect on the environment.
Q. How much more will a green cleaning program cost me?
A. Overall you will save money, when you institute an entire green program, by looking at ways to become more productive and truly analyzing your entire cleaning operation. cost factors will go down in other areas.
Q. How do I know that the green cleaning product will do as well as my current product?
A. That's what the certification is for to ensure the products are safer for human health and for the environment and to work just as well as the standard products or better before they become certified. The technology has advanced to the point where green cleaning can give similar results to conventional cleaners.
Q. How can a maintenance manager convince upper building management to go green? What is the best way to demonstrate environmental or health needs?
A. Green programs equals healthier employees, more satisfied tenants. A commitment to the green cleaning program means a closer look at your overall cleaning program which will result in lower costs, greater productivity and less employee turnover.
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