If you are in a messy business, how you keep it clean can have a big impact on your employees and the environment. No one wants to work in a dirty office or industrial workplace, and many employees today are concerned with environmental safety and preservation. A modern workplace should support these concerns and employ the latest techniques and approaches to commercial cleaning, with an eye toward being environmentally friendly. An additional benefit is the impression on customers, especially in retail businesses where cleaning tasks are often highly visible to both customers and staff.

Protect the Environment While Cleaning

Historically, many commercial cleaning solutions contained harsh chemicals that not only were harmful to the personnel performing the cleaning tasks but also harmful to the environment when they were disposed of. While some tasks still require these chemicals, most routine cleaning tasks do not. Luckily today many options exist for utilizing greener resources for these tasks, such as cleaning solutions and cleaning implements. Immediate and long-term environmental impacts can be minimized by making the right choices in cleaning solutions.

Use Recycled Materials

Many options exist for recycled cleaning products, such as industrial rags and other materials. Utilizing recycled materials that can be refreshed and reused reduces landfill waste, and they actually may perform better than many disposable options. Rags are used for a variety of cleaning tasks, including wiping, absorbing liquids, scrubbing and more. Many companies produce rags made of natural reclaimed materials, which are great for meeting the needs of cleaning a modern green workplace. Cotton is a great material for this purpose and is a sustainable natural resource. 

Create a Green Workplace for a Happy Workplace

Keeping the workplace clean while protecting the environment is much easier today than it was in the past. Using an approach to ensure both goals are met can keep your employees happy and productive.