Most people you speak with will agree that having a recycling program in their workplace would be a great idea – however not everyone has a plan for creating one. Sometimes the most difficult part in creating a recycling program is just answering the question, “Where do I start?”
Topics: refuse, receptacle, recycled content, Recycling
The Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS)
The ISSA Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS) sets forth a management framework designed to assist building service contractors and in-house cleaning service providers develop quality, customer-centered organizations and is based on universally-accepted principles that have proved to be the hallmarks of well-managed, successful cleaning operations.
Topics: green, cims, waxie, green partner support, LEED, Green Seal, Scientific Certification Systems, Recycling, Green Cleaning, workplace wellness, Cleaning, environmentally preferred purchasing, Executive Order 13101, Executive Order 13423, Environment, green cleaning products, sustainable environment, ISSA, EcoLogo
By: WAXIE Editorial Staff | August 23, 2011
Keeping hands clean is one of the most important steps we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others. It is best to wash your hands with soap and clean running water for 20 seconds. However, if soap and clean water are not available, use an alcohol-based product to clean your hands. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers significantly reduce the number of germs on skin and are fast acting.
Read MoreTopics: Hand Hygiene, workplace wellness, Health
The Logic of Leasing
Did you know that you can acquire equipment without a substantial cash outlay through leasing? That you can upgrade or add equipment without difficulty? That you can match payments to your current cash flow.
Topics: cleaning equipment, floor machines, spin bonnet cleaner, cleaning equipment purchase, electric burnishers, pressure washers, wranglers, hard floor care products, water tank, electric pressure washer, gas pressure washer, Automatic Scrubbers, Autoscrubbers, Battery Burnishers, carpet extractors, sweepers
By: WAXIE Editorial Staff | August 12, 2011
Stone Floor Care Tips
There are thousands of types of stone that have been quarried throughout the centuries, and quarries are located all around the world. Stone is a natural solid formation of one of many minerals. These minerals came from the same liquid and gas minerals that formed the earth. Although these minerals are often difficult to identify, most of the minerals can be identified by their color, hardness and crystal formation. It is imperative to know the exact type of stone that is to be maintained.
Read MoreTopics: Hard Floor Care, flooring, cleaning tips, natural stone flooring
A Work Party
On Thursday July 7, there was an Opening Reception for the new Boundless Energy Exhibit at the Birch Aquarium in La Jolla, California – and the BigBelly (and WAXIE) was there!
Topics: compactor, trash compactor, trash can, trash, litter, solid waste, sanitation, waste services, disposal, Bin, container, litter can, litter bin, compaction, dumpster, refuse, receptacle, trash liners, Recycling, environmentally preferred purchasing, Executive Order 13101, Sustainability, sustainable environment, sustainable cleaning
Topics: carpet, Indoor Air Quality, workplace safety, floor matting
Choosing the right wet mop is important to overall mopping efficiency. The determining factors should be size, content and construction.
SIZE
A wet mop should be sized both to the person who will be mopping and to the wringer with which it will be used. The operator’s physical size and strength should properly match the mop size to prevent worker fatigue and low productivity.
CONTENT
Wet mops are available in a variety of fibers and each type of fiber is designed for a specific purpose.
Topics: Clean Water System, filter mop bucket and wringer, clean water, filter bucket, wringer, Hard Floor Care, microfiber, mops, Green Cleaning
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