subject: Green Cleaning Products Were Introduced Into The Market Quite Some Time Ago [print this page] Cleaning products were one of the first items to get an environmentally friendly make over in the commercial operating environment. Public buildings, hotels, and resorts were some of the first to adopt green cleaning standards. Now commercial green cleaning products and methods are a part of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) operations and maintenance standards. LEED standards rates buildings' energy efficiency and sustainability, and many building owners seek certification by this gold standard for green building.
Green cleaning products were introduced into the market quite some time ago. Early industrial green cleaners introduced to the market were many times considered not as effective as conventional cleaning products. Those that were effective were often green in name and packaging only. As the environmentally friendly movement grew, industrial green cleaner manufacturers slowly and quietly researched and developed better green cleaning products. The green cleaning product market is now unofficially regulated by Cleaning Industry Management Standards with endorsement from the Environmental Protection Agency. Formulas have improved over the years increasing the effectiveness and user friendliness of products.
Most industrial green cleaners contain enzymes or volatile organic compounds. Manufacturers of enzyme based commercial green cleaning products are constantly seeking formula improvements to create an effective formula that is also great for those with multiple chemical sensitivities. Even though they are organically based, green cleaning products made of volatile organic compounds give off noxious fumes that are irritating to humans.
Scientific research has led some industrial green cleaner manufacturers to produce formulas that contain microbes. Microbes are the natural consumers of organic waste products. These tiny organisms, which can only be detected with the aid of a microscope, conduct mass clean up efforts in nature so industrial cleaning manufacturers sought to harness their power in commercial spaces as well. The microbe based cleaning products not only attack organic waste products initially, but the microbe residue left from an initial cleaning session keeps on working long after the janitorial staff has left the area.
User safety and sustainability top the list of benefits for using microbe based commercial green cleaning products. Just as the tiny micro-organisms break down garden compost materials safely and effectively, the microbe cleaners break down and eat the organic wastes in public bathrooms, hotel common areas, food service kitchens, and auto shops. This type of industrial green cleaner is also classified as completely sustainable as the key ingredient microbes are readily available everywhere. Although not considered as a sanitizer, microbe based green cleaning products are effective for industrial deep cleaning.
