Green Cleaning Guide

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Green, or environmentally preferable products are often defined as "products or services that have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose." Green cleaning is the practice of effectively protecting people's health while choosing products which are not harmful to the environment. Many professional cleaning companies offer green cleaning for businesses and individuals. In addition, green cleaning products are becoming more and more widely available.

Benefits of Green Cleaning

Many benefits are associated with a green cleaning products including:
Improved indoor air quality
Fewer complaints from office and janitorial workers about their indoor environment
Reduced or no adverse environmental impact
Saving company owners money
Conserving natural resources
Enhancing and protecting natural habitats
Improving employee productivity and satisfaction
Optimizing life-cycle performance of building materials
Contributing to the health and well-being of the community

Green Cleaning Workshop

Improving indoor air quality and cleaning green

This fun, fact-filled workshop discusses how to improve indoor air quality through a variety of means including choosing green cleaners. It discusses in depth how to evaluate cleaning products to get the one(s) best fitted to protecting your health and the environment. Finally, the workshop illustrates how participants can make their own cleaning products and shows examples of their ingredients.

The presentation explores ideas such as:

Indoor air quality and how to improve it
How to identify legitimate green cleaners
What to avoid in cleaning products
How to make you own cleaners

If delivered at your office of group, there is an option to also make your own cleaner in teh session. It requires an extra 15 minutes and costs $25 extra.

How offices can participate:

Bookings are available through Green Calgary.

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