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Choosing less hazardous cleaning products (e.g. biodegradability, low
toxicity, lower VOC content, reduced packaging, etc.) will minimise
harmful impacts to cleaning staff and occupants, and help maintain
the good indoor air quality.
Furthermore, driving choice of cleaning materials and products based
on the environmental issues first and foremost will reduce related
water, waste, and ambient air pollution.
Green Seal [
1]establishes requirements for cleaning service
providers, including in-house and external cleaning services, to create
a green cleaning system that protects human health and the
environment.
There are many resources providing environmentally friendly cleaning
products including: Green Seal, EPD [
2](publishes green
specifications of cleansing products requirements), Kadoorie Farm
and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation [
3], Consumer Specialty
Products Association
[4], US EPA [
5], etc.
1
Green Seal
http://www.greenseal.org/2
EPD – List of products with recommended green specifications
http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/how_help/green_procure/files/Green_Specifications.pdf3
Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation – Green Cleaning Products
http://www.climatechange.hk/cht/green-cleanse-product-highlights.aspx4
Consumer Specialty Products Association – Household Cleaning Products and Green Cleaning Products
http://www.aboutcleaningproducts.com/5
The United States Government Environmental Protection Agency – Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP)
http://www.epa.gov/epp/index.htm