Green Cleaning

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found indoor air to be at least 2 to 5 times more contaminated than outdoor air. Many of the cleaning chemicals used to clean our buildings are contributing to this poor indoor air quality. As such, there exists a great opportunity today to invest in knowledge and training to promote green cleaning programs and practices.

Green cleaning is defined as "cleaning to protect health without harming the environment". In other words, green cleaning is the method of cleaning with techniques and products that have minimal impact on the environment and indoor environmental quality.

What are VOCs?

It is important to note that many people think that the “clean smell” is required for the cleaning process for it to be effective. Unfortunately, this is a common misconception. Those smells associated with our cleaning products "working" are actually VOC’s (volatile organic compounds), which are chmicals that contribute to poor indoor air quality. They are unnecessary to the cleaning process. Green cleaning products have significantly reduced or eliminated VOCs.

Green cleaning is something that you can do yourself. For example, the Daily Green's website has homemade recipes for non-toxic, green cleaning products.

You can also pay for green cleaning services to come to your home. For example, certain carpet cleaning services may use green techniques or products to clean your home.