Bloomington, IN – January 4, 2010 - Stephen Ashkin,
president of The
Ashkin Group and Sustainable Tool, LLC and founder of the Green
Cleaning Network and Green
Cleaning University, has just released his “Green Predictions for 2010.”
Ashkin has been the industry’s leading advocate for the use
of environmentally preferable cleaning products and systems for almost two
decades.
Looking back, Ashkin recalls a time not too many years ago
when his annual prediction was simply that “our industry would start taking a
closer look at cleaning products that have less impact on the environment,
users, and building occupants. I am pleased to say we have come a very
long way in the past few years,” says Ashkin.
So what are his predictions for 2010? Ashkin believes
the following are not only “in the cards” but will likely materialize in 2010:
- More
consumer and household cleaning products will be Green certified; this will
also bolster the use of Green certified cleaning products in the professional cleaning
industry
- The industry’s first Green certified disinfectants
will be available in the United States
- More
state and local governments will require Green Cleaning products and systems be
used in educational and government facilities
- Organizations, such as the Healthy
Schools Campaign, Practice Greenhealth, the Green Hotel Association, and
others, will grow in membership and influence
- More companies will require their vendors to
demonstrate they are taking steps to become Greener and more sustainable
- All segments of the professional cleaning
industry-manufacturers, distributors, and facility service providers-will
become more sustainable and environmentally responsible.
Ashkin also believes 2010 may be the year that the
professional cleaning industry is recognized for the leadership role it has
played in promoting Green Cleaning and environmental responsibility.
“Our industry has made a big impact on so many businesses
and [other] industries,” he adds. “We have become a role model of what can
be accomplished when an industry decides it is time to go Green.”
