 "GreenCleaning” is an approach to janitorial services that offers better environmental performance and improved worker health and safety, while retaining the same sanitation quality as traditional, more chemical-intensive methods. When correctly employed, no "cleaning power" is sacrificed through green cleaning practices. Many cleaning products contain harmful chemicals that can have serious adverse effects on janitorial staff, building occupants, and the environment. Personnel handling cleaning products used to clean floors, carpets, plumbing fixtures, and other building elements can be at risk for a number of adverse health effects. Janitorial products can cause harm to the environment during their use, if they are poured down drains, circulated through building ventilation systems, or disposed of outdoors. Environmental damage can also occur during the development, manufacture, and transport of these products. Possible environmental consequences of janitorial product use include:
- Air pollution
- Bioaccumulation of toxic substances in plants and animals
- Endocrine disruption in wildlife, which reduces the ability to reproduce
- Ozone depletion
- Water pollution
Utilized correctly, green cleaning can help to reduce many of these health and environmental hazards.
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