The Health and Finances of Green Cleaning

December 10, 2011 – By Steve Ashkin — Imagine two scenarios that take place commonly across America: The first is in a private-sector boardroom of a corporation looking for ways to improve its bottom-line. The second in the public-sector board meeting of a school district seeking to improve fiscal efficiencies as well as student results [...]

Green Cleaning to Sustainability

September 23, 2011 – When talking about sustainability, we are actually discussing at least two general concepts, interrelated but separate nonetheless. For instance, very often when I meet with facility managers and cleaning professionals to discuss the evolution of Green cleaning and sustainability, they think I will be going over such things as: Increasing recycling [...]

Time to Close the Green Gaps in Green Cleaning

July 26, 2011 – Steve Ashkin writes about how the changing of the seasons, no matter which continent you live on, is also a good time to evaluate your Green Cleaning programs and look for, what he calls, gaps. While North America is experiencing a long-deserved warm summer, Australia and other countries in the Southern [...]

Why Ingredient Disclosure is Important in Green Cleaning

July 22, 2011 – Many of us would assume that if a cleaning chemical has already been labeled green by a leading certification organization it must be pretty safe, assuming it is used correctly as instructed. This is true, at least in comparison to many conventional cleaning products used for the same or similar purposes. [...]

Green Cleaning Interview with Steve Ashkin

June 24, 2011 – Steve Ashkin sits down and answers questions about where Green Cleaning is headed and why the demand for it is increasing in the country’s largest facilities. What’s new for Green Cleaning Products and Techniques for 2011 and into 2012? In the realm of Green Cleaning, we are seeing an expansion of [...]