"Green" Cleaning Solutions? Green Mean Cleans

ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Dec. 11, 2013 - PRLog -- December 5th, 2013- When a water damage or fire damage occurs, ever wonder what goes into those products that makes it looking like it “never even happened’? Well, SERVPRO® industries, Inc. is a member of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Design for Environment (EPA/DFE) initiative. As a member company, SERVPRO® can access the listing known formally as CleanGredients. The EPA/DFE has established a set of criteria for formulating environmentally friendly cleaning products. Especially one in particular.

All Surface Green Clean #250 is an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional surface cleaners. It is pH neutral (a non acidic chemical) and contains no dyes or fragrances. All components are safe, non-toxic, phosphate free, and rapidly biodegradable. The product is designed as a product that cleans all surfaces that can be wiped or mopped. It can safely be used on walls, ceilings, countertops, floors, etc. The exclusive formulation contains both ionic and non-ionic cleaner that is naturally derived and provide excellent multi-functional cleaning.

Two areas that are not addressed, that are common in our restoration tasks are disinfectants and deodorizers. Disinfectants are “kill” agents and not considered green per the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). The EPA does classify

disinfectants by the overall toxicity. The lowest toxicity disinfectants get a rating of category 3. SERVPRO® provides a cleaning agent called Sporicidin, as a low toxicity disinfectant and it carries the EPA’s lowest toxicity rating of category 3. Therefore in the course of Green Cleaning it is recommended Sporicidin® be used for your disinfecting requirements.

The final area is deodorization. The problem with this is that the fragrances used in these products can cause reactions with certain individuals. The EPA does not currently have “Green” fragrances.  SERVPRO® provides a piece of equipment called an air scrubber, with activated charcoal to serve as a “Green” method of deodorization. This method will scrub the odor particles from the air and trap them in the activated charcoal filter. When using a chemical cleaning agent for any needs, the charcoal filtered air scrubber will give a clean fragrance and radiance everywhere needed.