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Guidance and Training on Greening Your Janitorial Business

• INTRODUCTION
• About This Manual
• Acknowledgements
• CHAPTER 1: GREEN CLEANING BASICS
• What is Green Cleaning?
• Does Green Cleaning Work?
• Why is Green Cleaning Important?
• What Are the Federal Mandates for Green Cleaning?
• What Green Cleaning Standards Already Exist?
• Can Green Cleaning Help Reduce Regulatory Burdens?
• CHAPTER 2: TRADITIONAL VERSUS "GREEN" CLEANING PRODUCTS
• What Are the Health and Safety Effects of Traditional Cleaning Products?
• What is Sick Building Syndrome?
• What Are the Environmental Impacts of Traditional Cleaning Products?
• What Attributes Should I Consider When Selecting Green Cleaning Products?
• Sample of Environmental Attributes for Janitorial Supplies
• A Sampling of Environmental Attributes for Cleaning Products
• How to Evaluate Janitorial Products
• CHAPTER 3: GREEN CLEANING PRACTICES
• How are Cleaning Products Misused and What Injuries Can Result?
• How to Implement Green Cleaning Practices
• Special Issues: Specific Cleaning Practices
• Minimizing Product Use
• Match the Product with the Need
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Equipment
• Training
• Product Application, Handling, Storage, and Disposal
• CHAPTER 4: GREEN CLEANING MANAGEMENT APPROACH
• What Is the Process for Transitioning to Green Cleaning?
• Tips for Transitioning to Green Cleaning
• CHAPTER 5: FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL APPROACHES
• Department of Interior (DOI)
• National Park Service (NPS)
• General Services Administration (GSA)
• Department of Defense (DOD)
• Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• City of Santa Monica, California
• Other
• GLOSSARY/ACRONYMS
• UPDATED May 2003 - APPENDIX A: CLEANING PRODUCTS AND VENDORS
• Refer to and search EPA's updated vendor database for a list of vendors for:
• recycled content tissue products (bathroom tissue, facial tissue, toweling, industrial wipes)
• recycled content plastic trash bags
• To locate vendors of process-chlorine free janitorial paper products, visit the Chlorine Free Products Association to identify products that have received their certification. http://www.chlorinefreeproducts.org/endorsed.htm
• APPENDIX C: CHECKLIST GUIDANCE FOR DEVELOPING A GREEN CLEANING STEWARDSHIP PLAN
• Building Considerations C-1
• Adequacy of Current Cleaning Program C-1
• Cleaning Materials Usage
• Environmentally Preferable Attributes of Chemical Cleaners
• Paper and Other Consumable Products
• Chemical Storage and Dispensing
• Worker Health and Safety Considerations
• Equipment Considerations
• Hazardous Waste Management
• Training Considerations
• APPENDIX D: TRANSITION PLANNING, BUILDING MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT, AND WRITING A CLEANING STEWARDSHIP PLAN