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Custodial Services Sustainable Practices: Green Cleaning

Custodial Services Sustainable Practices: Green Cleaning. Green Cleaning. What is Green Cleaning? Why Green Cleaning? What standard is Rose-Hulman using? What is Rose-Hulman currently doing? What buildings does this apply to? What’s next at Rose-Hulman?. What is Green Cleaning?.

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Custodial Services Sustainable Practices: Green Cleaning

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  1. Custodial Services Sustainable Practices: Green Cleaning

  2. Green Cleaning • What is Green Cleaning? • Why Green Cleaning? • What standard is Rose-Hulman using? • What is Rose-Hulman currently doing? • What buildings does this apply to? • What’s next at Rose-Hulman?

  3. What is Green Cleaning? • Green Cleaning is part of an initiative for Sustainable Practices by using environmentally responsible products. • Simply put, Green Cleaning is a method of cleaning that uses environmentally friendly products which are packaged in recyclable containers, reduces indoor air-pollution, minimizes waste, and has reduced health & safety risks.

  4. Why Green Cleaning? • Health and Safety of our Staff and Customers • Environmental Stewardship • Waste stream Reduction • Improved Indoor Air Quality • It’s the right thing to do.

  5. What Standard is Rose-Hulman Using? • Rose-Hulman uses the Green Seal Environmental Standards as the guideline for our Green Cleaning Program. • www.greenseal.org • www.epa.gov/epp

  6. What Standard is Rose-Hulman Using? • Green Seal Environmental Standard for Cleaning Services (GS-42) • Green Seal Environmental Standard for General-Purpose, Bathroom, Glass, and Carpet-Cleaners (GS-37) • Green Seal Environmental Standard for Paper Towels and Paper Napkins (GS-09)

  7. What Standard is Rose-Hulman Using? • Green Seal Environmental Standard for Floor Care Products: Finishes and Compatible Strippers (GS-40) • Green Seal Environmental Standard for Hand Cleaners and Hand Soaps (GS-41) • Green Seal Environmental Standard for Tissue Paper (GS-01)

  8. What is Rose-Hulman currently doing? • We have implemented the use of Microfiber Cloths, Dust-Wands, and Dust Mops. • Microfiber reduces our usage of paper-products, thus reducing our waste stream. • Microfiber is reusable and is proving itself to be very durable.

  9. What is Rose-Hulman currently doing? • We are in the process of eliminating all aerosol products. • We have eliminated “household” cleaning products such as bleach & vinegar. • We have began to reduce the number of products in Ready-To-Use bottles. • We have increased our use of Green Seal Certified Ready-To-Dispense Cleaners.

  10. What buildings does this apply to? • All Academic and Administrative buildings maintained by Custodial Services (Facilities Operations) are being cleaned by the Green Seal standards.

  11. What’s next at Rose-Hulman? • Introduce Microfiber Wet-Mopping • Staff Training and Education • Documented Standard Cleaning Procedures • Building Specific Green Cleaning Plans • Continued Reduction of Solid Waste • Increase Recyclable Output

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