-Five Simple Steps
Five Steps Overview STEP 1: Use Green Cleaning Products STEP 2: Introduce Green Equipment and Supplies STEP 3: Adopt Green Cleaning Procedures STEP 4: Use Green Paper and Plastic Products STEP 5: Share the Responsibility
-Implementation
Implementation Overview Sustainability Considerations Ongoing Infection Control Choosing Green Cleaning Products Choosing Green Equipment and Supplies Developing Green Cleaning Procedures Choosing Green Paper and Plastic Products Green Cleaning for Food Service Integrated Pest Management Training Issues and Opportunities Choosing a Distributor
-Long-Term Success
Success Overview Create a Green Team Develop a Green Cleaning Plan Adopt a Green Cleaning Policy Implement the Green Cleaning Plan Evaluate Progress Communicate About Green Cleaning Learn about new technologies
-Resources and Tools
Resources Overview Documents and Links Forms and Checklists Glossary of Terms Government Resources
-Partners
Partners Overview Healthy Schools Campaign Authors and Acknowledgements Corporate Green Team Sponsors Participating Organizations Copyright and Usage Information

Documents and Links

Overview and Training

Dummies Guide to Green Cleaning
Green Clean Network

Green Clean University

Cost Comparison

Report on Green Cleaning Pilot Projects, ChicagoPublic Schools, Healthy Schools Campaign 2003

The City of Santa Monica Environmental Purchasing Case Study

New York Office of General Services Cost Calculator for Comparing Prices

Floor Care

The Carpet & Rug Institute Cleaning and Maintenance Guidelines

Choose Green Seal Floor Care Report
Green Seal Environmental Standard for Cleaning Services

Graffiti Removal

Graffiti Remover Research and Field Test Report; the Search for Safer Products, Stacey Stack, 2003.

Green Paper Products, Recycling and Conservation

Choose Green Report: Bathroom Tissue and Paper Towels, Green Seal.

National Resources Defense Council Fact Sheet: Saving Paper in Schools

The Resourceful School Project: Fun Facts About Recycling

Hazardous Materials

Common Hazards in Janitorial Cleaning Products

Cleaning for School Health: Asthmagens in Institutional Cleaning Products, Inform Inc. 2006

California Regulations for Reducing Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions from Consumer Products

Explanation of Sample MSDS excerpted from “Buy Clean Intitiative Training Manual for Eastern Kentucky School Districts” by the Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center

Indoor Air Quality

EPA Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools

Do School Facilities Affect Academic Outcomes?, Mark Schneider, November 2002

Maintenance and Operations

The Collaborative for High Performing Schools Best Practice Manual Volume IV Maintenance and Operations (see pp. 255-308)

Mats

IAQ Design Tools for Schools - Entry Mat Barriers

Pollution Prevention

Pollution Prevention Calculator

Procurement and Purchasing

Green Seal Criteria for Green Procurement, November 2003

INFORM - Strategies for a better enviornment

Sample Green Cleaning Policies

Healthy Schools Campaign sample policy

Sample Healthy Cleaning Policy for Massachusetts School Districts

Guidelines and Specification of the Procurement and Use of Environmentally Sensitive Cleaning and Maintenance Products for All Elementary and Secondary Schools in New York State or on the web visit New York State Office of General Services.

Guidelines and Specifications for the Green Cleaning Schools Act - Illinois

 

 

  
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