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Industrial cleaning products can have the opposite of the intended effect: rather than making offices and facilities cleaner, they can fill the air and water with harmful chemicals. Green cleaning products harness nature's tried and true techniques with the latest scientific developments to create the most effective and non-toxic cleaning products possible.
A number of innovative bio-technologies are on the market today that offer highly effective alternatives to traditional chemical formulas, proving that products don't need to be toxic to be...
Marking a shift in tactics after 20 years of certifying individual products or services, the nonprofit green certification group has launched a new project that will measure and seek to improve...
One year after setting a goal to cut corporate emissions by 8 percent before 2013, Diversey CEO today announced the company had already surpassed that target, and upped the goal to a 25 percent...
The head of the Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology at Hackensack University Medical Center talks about how she developed and promotes her line of green cleaning products, the lessons all...
A near-Herculean effort, Newsweek's new list of the greenest companies in the S&P 500 Index may be imperfect -- and are sure to be debated -- but they may also be the best effort to date to...
Tim Spring, the CEO of Marcal, explains the deep green roots of his company and says that its products offer a counterpoint to the old belief that greener products always perform worse. ...
Tim Spring, the CEO of a company that makes all its products from 100 percent recycled stock talks about how a firm that was green 'before Greenpeace bought their first rubber boat' is adapting to...
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...Chuck Gordon, the CEO of Siemens Water Technologies, explains why water is the next frontier for companies looking to reduce their footprint, and explores some of the challenges they face on their...
In these uncertain and cash-strapped times, how do you convince customers that buying green is smart and profitable? We asked four companies for their tips on selling the real value of green...
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New research finds water tops the list of environmental concerns, while a slew of reports look at ways of addressing what might be the world's most pressing environmental problem. ...
Purdue scientists working with polymers say they've developed "eco-friendly coatings" that can be applied in industrial and household settings to create surfaces that resist oil and can...
In 2008, Pitney Bowes diverted 7,523 tons of materials from landfills or incineration, such as plastic machine-covers, cardboard, foam and film packaging, wooden pallets, steel, aluminum, copper...
The satirical newspaper The Onion recently reported the FDA has approved salmonella and included a mock quote declaring salmonella "not nearly as destructive or fatal as you'd think." The piece...
What's inside the stuff we buy? When it comes to food, it's hard to know. As for other things including the household products like cleaners and air fresheners, the ingredients are usually a...
Of the 35,000 dry cleaners in the United States, only 35 use toxin-free carbon dioxide cleaning methods. A Seattle startup called Blue Sky Cleaners is aiming to grow that number. ...
Exxon Valdez has finally begun to give money to lawsuit claimants 20 years after its 11 million gallon oil spill in the Prince William Sound. ...
Download this free, 90-minute webinar about the Cleaning Industry Management Standard, the first consensus-based management framework of its kind. ...
The ISSA, the leading trade association for the cleaning industry, provides a short online video, an FAQ list, a copy of the standard and other free tools and resources about the guidelines. ...
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