Health Based Green Cleaning

OmniGloss uses an environmental preferable approach to cleaning limits the use of disinfectants to areas where people are likely to come into contact with contaminated surfaces (e.g., bathroom fixtures, telephones, doorknobs, and other high-touch surfaces). Disinfectants, by their nature, are designed to kill microorganisms. This is why we use EPA registered quaternary ammonium chloride, a non-bleach disinfectant, for applications where dis-infection is necessary. For our more specialized cleaning program like decontamination and sanitizing cleaning program, we use EPA registered products and healthcare grade cleaning solutions to clean for health.

Why green cleaning?

• Traditional cleaning products are released to the environment during normal use through evaporation of volatile components and rinsing down the drain of residual product from cleaned surfaces, sponges, mop cloths, etc.
• Certain chemical components in traditional cleaning products can present health concerns to exposed populations (e.g., irritations to eye, skin, or lung), or toxicity to aquatic species in waters receiving inadequately treated wastes. According to EPA, alkylphenol ethoxylates, a common surfactant ingredient in traditional cleaners, have been shown in laboratory studies to function as an "endocrine disrupter," causing adverse reproductive effects of the types seen in wildlife exposed to polluted waters.
• Volatile organic compounds (VOC) in cleaning traditional  janitorial products can affect indoor air quality and also contribute to smog formation in outdoor air.

Benefits of Green Cleaning

• Choosing less hazardous janitorial products (biodegraadable, low (VOC), low toxicity, etc), that have positive environmental impacts we are proud for taking steps to reduce exposure and minimize harmful impacts to both our employees and building occupants.
• This approach will improve indoor air quality; and reduce water and ambient air pollution while assuring service excellence by ensuring the effectiveness of cleaning in removing biological and other contaminants from the building's interior.