Tips for Offering a Greener Clean
October 13, 2022
Businesses should not have to choose between a clean or green workplace. For a while, it was a challenge to find green cleaning supplies that delivered results up to par with traditional cleaning services. Thankfully, that’s no longer the case, high-quality options for safer and green cleaning have never been more readily available.
Are you looking for ways to make your cleaning practices better for the environment? Here are a few tips and tricks for a greener cleaning solution.
Greener Cleaning Methods
Green cleaning goes beyond the use of eco-friendly cleaning products. Equally important are the products’ performance and cleaners’ methods when cleaning. Without proper training, many cleaners go overboard when applying cleaning agents, using double or even triple the necessary amount. Bitu-Ox™ provides efficient, highly concentrated industrial-strength solutions to minimize the volume of product needed without sacrificing the quality of your services, resulting in a more efficient and healthier clean.
Reduce Water Usage
If you want to reduce the volume of water used to clean your facility or equipment, on top of green cleaning products, you’ll also need greener cleaning supplies. One of the easiest ways to reduce water usage is to switch from traditional cleaning materials and use microfiber instead. Microfiber cloths and mop pads require less water than any other type of textile used in janitorial services, making them ideal for green commercial cleaning. For industrial cleaning, consider harvesting rainwater on the jobsite. Water collected in rainwater tanks or harvesting ponds can be used for washing tools and vehicles, mixing cement, dust suppression, cleaning of roads and pathways, and could even be connected to the onsite ablution facilities to be used to flush toilets.
Cleaner, Greener Air
Many businesses hire green cleaning services to help them improve air quality in the workplace. Green cleaning products generate fewer toxic fumes and reduce airborne irritants. While reducing the number of harsh chemicals in the workspace is one way to improve air quality, cleaning agents aren’t the only contributing factor to indoor air pollution. Various forms of airborne particulate matter, such as dust, pollen, and mold spores, are even more significant pollutants in the typical workplace. To reduce air pollution caused by particulate matter, ensure your employees use HEPA filtration vacuums. HEPA filters trap airborne particles as small as 0.3 microns in diameter and prevent vacuums from emitting these pollutants into the air.
With decades in the cleaning products industry, we have put years of research and development into our Bitu-Ox™ line of products to ensure they are a safer, effective option to hazardous chemicals many companies use worldwide. Bitu-Ox™ products are tough on dirt without putting pressure on the environment. We specialize in manufacturing and supplying premium quality cleaning products that are biodegradable, waterway safe*, and made right here in the USA. For more information on our range of cleaning products, contact us today!
*Product ingredients, except for surfactants, demonstrate an acute aquatic toxicity equal to or greater than 100 mg/L. Surfactants demonstrate an aquatic toxicity of greater than or equal to 10 mg/L, but contain no products of concern and are readily biodegradable.
