Green Child Magazine Back-to-School 2012 | Page 61

Safe & Green
Cleaning in Schools
There is a growing demand in schools,
in many cases driven by municipal or
state mandates, to use green cleaning
products and services. But how can
you be sure that the cleaning products
used in your child’s school are truly
green?
One way is to ask your school administrators if the products and services
used are certified by an independent,
third-party organization like Green
Seal.
Green Seal, established in 1989 to protect human health and safety, is an independent non-profit organization that provides certification and science-based
environmental standards for a wide range of products and services.
Green Seal recently awarded certification to the first public school custodial service in the nation to qualify under its standard for commercial cleaning services,
Howard County Public School System in Maryland. This certification covers the
use of environmentally preferable products and the reduction of hazardous and
toxic chemicals, as well as proper maintenance and upkeep of the overall facility.
For more information on green products and services in schools visit:

www.GreenSeal.org
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