Green Cleaning

Environmentals Standards

Cleaning For A Reason strives to improve the environment both within and outside the workplace.

In everything we do, we attempt to reduce the amount of chemicals we use without compromising hygiene. By doing so, we have an end-goal of reducing the strain on public treatment systems before they discharge into the environment. In the more immediate term, we also hope to improve the workplace, by improving air quality and reducing the amount of airborne pollutants.

Environmental protection is an integral part of planning, management and ongoing operations. We ensure our activities comply with all legislative requirements, including government regulations, waste minimisation, resource recovery, waste tracking controls and accessing advanced technologies.

Cleaning For A Reason recommends and implements, wherever possible:

Reduction: Reduce waste production at the source, consistent with economic sustainability. Prioritise minimisation of hazardous components (if any) of the waste stream.

Recovery: Incorporate recycling, composting, or energy recovery wherever operationally feasible.

Reuse: Recycle materials so they are removed form the waste stream within the parent process.

 

Environmental Initiatives

We take our social responsibility seriously and examples of our commitment to the environment of our clients’ workplaces include:

Reduced emissions to air indoors/occupants: Cleaning For A Reason promotes the use of high efficiency (HEPA) filters in all vacuum cleaners and suggests regular cleaning of ceiling spaces, ductwork and ceiling tile surfaces to reduce airborne emissions

Avoidance of hazardous emissions: In conjunction with our clients, we ensure the provision of adequate ventilation to cleaners’ cupboards and storerooms.

Energy Conservation: We suggest the labelling of light switches to identify areas of control to assist cleaners in conserving energy where possible and minimise lighting levels after hours.

Waste Recycling: Commitment to assist in corporate education programs for a formal waste minimisation plan.

Colour coding of all on-site waste bins to match the ongoing education and training programs

Environmentally friendly cleaning products: Cleaning For A Reason supports the use of environmentally friendly products across all sites.

All products are non-toxic and environmentally based, for example lemon which has natural disinfectant properties.

Recycling of paper products: Collection and reuse of scrap and discarded office paper

Formatting of documents to reduce printing of multiple ‘draft’ copies

Equipment: All cleaning equipment used in our services is selected based upon performance and quality and is operated and maintained to the manufacturers specification.

Colour coded cleaning cloths and mop pads are used for each service to avoid cross contamination between surfaces.

Stocks of toilet paper, bin liners, paper towels etc can be provided.