Implementing Green Cleaning in Schools
The Healthy Schools Campaign helps schools meet their goals for green cleaning and sustainable initiatives. This article will feature tried and true tips to implementing a green cleaning program from a facility manager that has successfully done so. Pat Pizzo, assistant to the superintendent for administration and special projects at East Meadow Schools in Westbury, New York, and member of the Healthy School Campaign Green Clean Schools Leadership Council, offers his insight and advice to advancing green initiatives. |
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Restroom Care:
Manual & Powered Dispensers and Their Care
This article, authored by Steven Ashkin, compares the benefits of using either manual or battery-powered dispensers in the restroom. Additionally, it details the importance of a battery recycling program, which is essential in sustainability programs.
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The Dry Side of Carpet Care
Feature coverage details the steps necessary to dry carpeting. It will touch on when it's best to use an extractor or wet/dry vacuum and when fans will suffice. In addition, coverage outlines recommendations for dry times, quantity of fans and where they should be placed to optimize efficiencies.
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Laundering Microfiber Mops and Cloths
A profile of the laundry processes at Englewood Hospital in Eaglewood, New Jersey. |
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Cleaning Workforce Training--One Public School's Strategy
This article profiles an apprenticeship program at Newport News Public Schools, which is a structured training program designed to develop highly skilled employees. The program, a partnership among Newport News Public Schools, Thomas Nelson Community College and the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry, combines quality, hands-on career training with theoretical and practical classroom instruction.
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Management Column:
How to Properly Treat Your Cleaning Staff
This monthly column, written by Management's Ben Walker, offers solutions to management challenges he has witnessed while out in the field.
This month's column provides advice for managers on how to properly treat cleaning staffs.
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