The winter months are when schools, healthcare facilities, offices, and many other types of locations become very concerned about infection control. Fortunately...
Most prevalent in the winter months, norovirus is the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis outbreaks in the United States resulting in as many as 21 milli...
After a fire eruption during asbestos removal in a high-rise building in New York City, the property faced asbestos contamination on 15 floors. Immediately foll...
Massachusetts' statewide commercial food waste disposal ban will take effect on Oct. 1, 2014. The ban was designed to divert food waste to energy-generating and...
SFGoodwill is launching a new initiative that will make donating textiles as convenient as dropping a bottle in a recycling bin. Designed to serve multi-unit ap...
With much of North America covered by snow and ice, now is the perfect time to review one of the most effective ways to keep facilities clean and healthy during...
The U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking industry feedback and demonstrated best practices in facilit...
When it comes to carpets, often commercial and residential consumers confuse apparent soiling with real soiling.
Real soiling is often defined as "any matter...
While entry and floor mats provide facilities with many benefits, care is required to make sure they are working properly, promoting safety, and protecting the ...
The recycling rate in the U.S. has risen less than six percent in the past decade and researchers have been trying to figure out why. A possible explanation was...
When used properly, both conventional and Green cleaning chemicals are relatively safe. Unfortunately, however, these products are not always properly handled, and accidents do happen.
chemical-cleaning-warningThis is one reason why the U.S. Department of Labor continues to list cleaning and custodial work as one of the most dangerous jobs in the country, mainly because of the many accidents involving chemicals that occur each year.
Stephen Ashkin, President of The Ashkin Group and CEO of Sustainability Dashboard Tools, LLC, believes 2013 will be a “tipping point” year for the professional ...
Most cleaning professionals have heard the expression “Green certified” when selecting environmentally preferable cleaning chemicals. However, do we all know ex...
