Description
“Green” or environmentally preferable products (EPP) are safer for workers, residents and children. They are also better for the environment and are safer to dispose. Click here to learn more.
Urban Edge Guidelines
- During the design stage of new products, select building materials that don’t require complex cleaning (wipe-able surfaces)
- Conduct a baseline review or survey of current cleaning products and practices in your project.
- Develop an integrated pest management approach that promotes cleaning and maintenance procedures that reduces the use of toxic pesticides
- Develop training for property management and custodial staff that includes information on product use as well as environmental safety and health requirements.
- Keep Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) information on file and available for review by custodial staff.
- Provide ongoing communications with residents, staff, and other users about new products or procedures.
- Select cleaning products that meet Green Seal standards and/or those used by the State of Massachusetts’ EPP program, when possible.
- Provide barrier mats that keep dirt from getting tracked into buildings.
Spotlight on Urban Edge
Urban Edge’s Cleaning Initiative
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Process
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Outcomes
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Resources
General
- Massachusetts Environmentally Preferable Products Program -Provides description of the State’s criteria for safer cleaning products and a list of approved vendors
- Green Seal –An independent, non-profit organization that identifies and promotes products and services that cause less toxic health effects, pollution and waste, conserve resources and habitats, and minimize global warming and ozone depletion.
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