Presenting Green Cleaning 101

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Taylor C. Gill 415-382-8858 Ext.
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• Presenting Green Cleaning 101

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Green Cleaning Overview

• Defining Green Cleaning
• The Cleaning Plan / Tools Systems
• Green Cleaning Opportunities and Examples

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The Impact of Cleaning on the Environment

• 6 billion pounds of chemical
• 4.5 billion pounds of paper
• 500 million pounds of equipment
• 35 billion plastic liners

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What is Green Cleaning?

• Cleaning to protect health while minimizing any
  negative effects on the environment
• products and services that reduce the health
  and environmental impacts compared to similar
  products and services used for the same purpose.
  Executive Order 13101

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Green Cleaning is more than a new product

• It requires the willing participation of all
  those involved in the process.

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Implementing a green cleaning program

• Planning the project
• Choosing products equipment
• Establishing procedures
• Training
• Documentation communication
• Continued TRAINING

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Green Cleaning LEED Points

• Credit 3.1 High Performance
  Cleaning Program 1 Point
• Credit 3.2 3.3 Custodial Effectiveness
  Assessment 1 to 2
• Points
• Credit 3.4 3.6 Purchase of Sustainable
  Cleaning Products
• Materials
  1 to 3 Points.
• Credit 3.7 Sustainable Cleaning
  Equipment 1 Points
• Credit 3.8 Entryway Systems 1
  Point
• Total Possible Points 8

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Process for Change / Create a Baseline

• What products are being used
• What do products cost
• Where are they being used (are the same products
  used everywhere?)
• Frequency
• Training and communications how often.
• Are there other opportunities for improvement

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Process for ChangeAdministrative Support

• Essential to have top management support for
  implementing green cleaning
• Recommend having a team to come together to make
  changes in cleaning products and practice

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Building / Facility Impact

• Improved occupant health
• Improved performance, productivity quality of
  work
• Reduced complaints
• Reduced tenant turnover
• Marketing benefits
• Improved overall profitability

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Process for change dynamics

• Out-sourced Services
• Contract language
• How are supplies purchased
• Unions
• Different structures have different challenges

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Green Cleaning Components Its Not Just About
Chemicals

• Products
• Disposable Janitorial Products (i.e. paper)
• Equipment
• Procedures
• Source reduction and pollution prevention
• Safe for tenants
• Safe for staff (especially product users)
• Safe for environment (creates minimal amount of
  pollution, especially PBTs)
• Encourage sustainability

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Green Cleaning Products Systems Overview
STOP WASTE.ORG - FACT SHEETS
Environmentally Preferable Janitorial Cleaning
Products For Commercial Applications
Environmentally Preferable Janitorial Paper
Supplies in Alameda County
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Cleaning and Janitorial Maintenance Products

• Use Green Seal Certified products
• www.greenseal.org
• Use low VOC products for other categories
• MSDS full disclosure
• Use concentrates with dispensing equipment
• Increase the life of finishes
• Use metal-free floor finishes
• Maintain a log of all cleaning activities
• Train cleaning personnel

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Trash Liners

• Should be manufactured with a minimum of 10
  post-consumer recycled content
• Consider not using trash liners in recycle (dry)
  trash cans
• Consider using a different color liner for
  recycle trash vs. wet trash

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Hepa Vacuums
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Cross Contamination Color Coded Cleaning Systems
Dusting Moping
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Color Coded Cleaning Systems

• Microfiber color coded cleaning cloths
• Clean better
• Can be laundered up to 500 times
• Last longer
• Microfiber flat mop cleaning systems
• Wet mops hold less water means less streaking
• Dust mops (dry) hold dirt rather than pushing it
  around
• Can be laundered
• Double bucket cleaning system
• keeps dirty contaminated water away from clean
  water

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Janitorial Paper and Other Disposable Products

• Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines
• www.epa.gov/cpg/products.htm Stopwaste.org
• Toilet tissue 20 minimum PC content
• Paper hand towels 40 minimum PC content
• Industrial wipes 40 minimum PC content
• Facial tissues 10 minimum PC content
• Plastic trash liners 10 minimum PC content
• Processed chlorine free
• Large rolls
• Hands-free dispensers that limit paper
• Micro-fiber cloths, mops and bonnets
• Recycled containers, buckets, carts, mats, etc.

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Recycling Program
Walk-Off Mats at ALL entryways Proper Recycling
Container set up
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Day Cleaning Option

• Conserves energy related costs
• Reduces employee turnover
• Increases worker productivity
• Requires less supervision
• Decrease in security related costs
• Tenants perception of cleaners is enhanced

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Occupant Recycling

• Establish a waste reduction and recycling program
  that addresses the separation, collection and
  storage of materials for recycling including (at
  a minimum) paper, glass, plastics, and metals
• Encourage a high level of recycling by building
  occupants
• The success of recycling programs is dependant
  upon ongoing educations

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Green Cleaning Case Study
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Green Cleaning Case Study100 Pine Street, San
Francisco Golden Dumpster Winner LEED EB
Winner

• San Francisco Department of the Environment Case
  Study
• "Weve saved a ton of money and made our tenants
  very happy."
• Dale Sperling, CEO, Unico Properties
• Property Summary Profile
• Address 100 Pine St., San Francisco, CA 94111
• Management Company Unico Properties, Inc.
• Contact Margot Crossman, [phone]
• Square footage 402,534 sq. ft.
• Tenant population 40 Tenants
• Retail tenants 1 small Café
• Employee population 800
• Janitorial Vendor Township Building Services,
  Inc.
• 3-time 1st place winner Commercial Recycler of
  the Year Awards
• Type of Recycling Program Wet/Dry
• Annual Tons diverted 150 (2002)
• Annual Diversion rate 70 (2002)
• Annual Cost Savings 16,000 (2002)

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Strategy Resources

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• Website for technical support and training
  StopWaste.Org, BOMA-East Bay USGBC.

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• Thank You