While carpet cleaning and professional cleaning are viewed as two distinct industries with their own special needs, concerns and interests, they do have many things in common.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently recognized Joe Bristor and Wanders, Inc. for its leadership in developing an environmentally oriented set of industrial and institutional cleaners as part of the agency’s Design for the Environment (DfE) program.

Most cleaning professionals have heard the expression “Green certified” when selecting environmentally preferable cleaning chemicals. However, do we all know exactly what “Green certified” really means?

Core Products’ new Hydroxi Pro Force D is a hospital-grade, EPA-registered disinfectant that contains zero VOCs and is ideal for green cleaning.

Enviro-Solutions has announced the beginning of an ongoing feature on its Facebook page called “Ask Mike…About Green Cleaning,” according to a press release.

We asked a panel of experts about green cleaning for a Q&A in our October issue of ICS and our experts delivered – so much so that there was no way we could fit all of their complete answers into the magazine. So while we included the highlights to their answers in the magazine, there was a lot more to many of their answers – and it was too good of stuff to not share. Read on to see the answers, in full, from Doyle Bloss (HydraMaster, U.S. Products), Mike Kerner (Legend Brands), Frank Kinmonth (Chemspec), Jessika James (Prochem) and Mike Sawchuck (Enviro-Solutions).

The Ashkin Group and Sustainability Dashboard Tools, LLC have partnered to launch a new program promoting optimism regarding our planet’s myriad environmental challenges, according to a press release.