Wednesday, July 15, 2009



Green Cleaning is becoming the standard and more and more people are looking for green cleaning products. Though many still have concerns about how well the green products will clean, there are those products which we have relied on for years that are now becoming green seal certified.

Hillyard has introduced that now their popular cleaner "Top Clean" is now green seal certified. This means that a reliable product that does the job is now among the green family.

More specs on Top Clean.

Monday, July 13, 2009

Clean Restrooms - A Two Step Process


Clean Restrooms – A Two Step Process

Clean restrooms reflect positively on your employees, customers, and visitors. To reach this goal you need to use the right chemicals in the right way. Look for restroom cleaning products that:

• Easily remove soil from counters, floors, walls, and fixtures.
• Eliminate bacteria, germs, and viruses.
• Make the restroom appear and smell clean.
• Are safe to both the user and building occupants.
• Have minimal environmental impact

You can maintain clean and sanitary restrooms by following a two-level cleaning schedule - a combination of regular daily cleaning and weekly deep cleaning.
Regular Daily Cleaning

Trash removal, surface cleaning, disinfection, and restocking supplies needs to be done daily for most commercial or office restrooms.
Facilities in airports, restaurants, and other high traffic sites may need more frequent touch-up cleaning and restocking of soap and paper supplies to insure clean restrooms.

Routine cleaning involves the following tasks:

• Removing trash & replacing can liners;
• Refilling dispensers;
• Dusting high surfaces;
• Cleaning toilets & urinals with a non-acid bowl cleaner;
• Cleaning showers with a non-acid soap remover;
• Cleaning mirrors and other class surfaces;
• Cleaning walls, ceiling, partitions, doors, & light switches;
• Disinfecting all surfaces and fixtures; and
• Vacuuming floor and wet mopping with a cleaner/disinfectant.

Some products combine cleaning and disinfecting ingredients into one container. These combined products work well only on surfaces that are already relatively clean. For dirty surfaces, it is important to clean first, and then apply a separate disinfectant. To work well, this disinfectant must remain in place for at least 10 minutes.

Fairly mild products are available for daily restroom cleaning. Such products are reasonably safe to use, and have little environmental impact. Check the supplier’s directions, and mix the cleaning product with the correct amount of water. A diluted product is usually safer to use than a concentrated one.

Deep Cleaning

Deep restroom cleaning needs to be done weekly in most cases. However, a deep cleaning may also be required when you clean a restroom for the first time, or when you encounter particularly dirty situations. High traffic restrooms may need a deep cleaning once a day, even if routine cleaning is done more frequently.

Most deep cleaning can be done with your regular chemicals, again diluted according to the directions on the label. In addition, it may be necessary to spend more time removing soils with brushes and scrub pads. Some deep cleaning tasks may require stronger chemical products to remove stubborn deposits or stains.

Remember clean restrooms reflect positively on your employees, customers, and visitors. To make the job of cleaning your restroom easier take a look at the Cleaning Companion Machine.

EcoSoft Paper Is Green

When someone speaks of green or going green, they are often speaking of chemicals that are non-toxic and environmetal friendly. But did you know that paper too can be "green" and safer for the environment?

Take toilet tissue as an example. Most want a tissue that is soft and that's all they are concerned with when they go to select thier paper. There is, however, paper that can be soft and environmental friendly too.

Bay West Paper has thier line of EcoSoft paper that is 100% recycled and exceeds EPA guidelines for post-consumer waste. The EcoSoft paper has environmentally preferable packaging and is made with de-inking & bleaching processes free of chlorine.

Do your part to help environment and go green when you use EcoSoft paper.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Baxter Sales Summer Seminar

Have you registered for the Baxter Sales Summer Seminar and Training yet? If not, you may want to hurry and reserve your spot.

The date is August 11, 2009 which is just over 4 weeks away.

We have lots of vendors lined up bringing all their new products and we want you to be a part of the fun.

This year's topics are: Earth Friendly Products, Green Equipment, Green Cleaning, Cleaning for Health, Disease Prevention and MRSA.

Get more of the details here: http://www.baxtersales.com/seminar09.html

Download your registration form here: Registration Form

We look forward to seeing you there.
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