Green Cleaning Janitorial Service
for San Francisco & Marin County
What is Green Cleaning?
 The Federal Government defines green cleaning as "environmentally preferable" products and services that "have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose." In other words you can receive the same quality of cleaning while reducing your impact on the environment and creating a safer workplace.
Green cleaning is comprised of facility cleaning products and methods developed to improve occupant health and performance while minimizing impact on the environment. Some products claim to be green but only those certified green are used by our staff.
Why use Green Cleaning?
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Green cleaning improves the quality of the workplace and can increase productivity. Green cleaning helps to improve indoor air quality. Many traditional cleaning products contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs). When cleaning, these VOC's are released into the air through evaporation and can affect indoor air quality. When using green products and procedures you can see a reduction of eye, skin, and respiratory irritations. A reduction in headaches and nausea has also been recorded. This not only affects staff but also those visiting your facility. Healthier employees are happier employees and overall morale and absenteeism can improve.
Recent trends and the increasing awareness have made the environment a very important subject around the country. By implementing a green cleaning program you can do your part in reducing pollution and your impact on the planet which, in turn, makes the world a cleaner place.
How Do You Clean Green?
 The service we provide covers all aspects necessary in a green cleaning program. This includes but is not limited to: Green Certified solutions, HEPA filtration on all vacuums, microfiber towels/mops, and proper cleaning techniques.
The first and most recognized part of a green cleaning service is the use of proper cleaning chemicals. All cleaning products used are certified green. This means that they have gone through stringent tests and passed all the requirements necessary for certification. Some of these standards include: no carcinogens, no human or aquatic toxins, no reproductive toxins, non-corrosive to eyes or skin, non flammable, effective for intended use, and formulated and packaged for reduced environmental impact. These products help reduce health risks and environmental impact.
Air quality in the workplace is an issue everyone can relate to, especially those with respiratory problems. Our program includes the use of HEPA (high efficiency particulate air) filters in all of our vacuums. Conventional vacuums use filters that release fine particles back into the room. HEPA filters remove 99.9% of particulates .3 micrometers in size which are considered to be the most penetrating particle size. This is beneficial for asthma and allergy sufferers, because the HEPA filter traps the fine particles (such as pollen and dust mite feces) which trigger allergy and asthma symptoms.
Another part of our green cleaning program involves the use of microfiber products. Microfiber consists of very fine threads of polyester and polyamide (nylon) that combine to form a single thread. Microfiber cleans without streaking, smearing, scratching or leaving lint and is safe to use on all delicate surfaces. It will clean without scratching or harming the surface in any way. This unique cleaning tool is more effective at removing dust, dirt, germs grease and lime safely. Microfiber cloths last much longer than traditional towels/mops and therefore have less of an impact on the environment.
 Proper cleaning procedures are a very important, and often overlooked, aspect of a green cleaning program.
Due to the integration of different chemicals and cleaning tools, our reliable staff has been trained to safely and effectively clean green.
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415-459-1981
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