Welcome New Green Team Supporters
The Healthy Schools Campaign is pleased to announce that the following organizations have signed on as partners and sponsors:
New Sponsors
Green Team Leaders:
Georgia-Pacific
Green Team Members:
Tennant Company
Green Team Supporters:
Cascades Tissue Group; EnvirOx, LLC; GOJO Industries, Inc; Hillyard; MISCO Products Corporation; Racine Industries, Inc; Rochester Midland Corporation
Green Team Affiliates: Chemcraft Industries; Coastwide Laboratories; Kaivac Cleaning Systems; Unger Enterprices, Inc; United Laboratories, Inc.
Participating Organizations
Council for Educational Facilities Planners
ISSA, The Experts on Cleaning and Maintenance
National Association of Charter School Authorizers
National Association of School Nurses
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
Parents Education Network
Green Clean Schools Website Offers Ongoing Resources
Interest in green cleaning is growing rapidly, as individuals and organizations discover the critical link between healthy school environments and learning. In order to provide timely and helpful information to this growing legion of green cleaning advocates, HSC is offering resources through our green clean website, GreenCleanSchools.org. The site offers online access to portions of The Quick and Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools, plus the following regularly updated features:
- News from the Green Clean Schools Initiative
- Green Clean Schools Blog
- Ask Steve, a question-and-answer column by one of the nation's green cleaning leading experts
- Green Clean Updates, highlighting new market and regulatory developments
Green Cleaning Success Stories
In addition, the website includes the Five Simple Steps, along with information about participating organizations, sponsors and selected green products. Check out this relevant resource at www.GreenCleanSchools.org.
Guide Author Steve Ashkin Co-Authors Green Cleaning for Dummies
Steve Ashkin, author of the Quick & Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools, has recently co-authored the book Green Cleaning for Dummies. The special industry-specific book made its debut this month at the ISSA conference for leaders in the cleaning and maintenance industries.
Bill Balek, Director of Legislative Affairs for ISSA, said the association’s decision to publish the book was easy. “We are committed to greening the cleaning industry and the time to do it is now,” he said. “Steve Ashkin and David Holly were able to provide trustworthy and unbiased information about this important trend. They were involved in green cleaning long before it became mainstream, and they continue to provide outstanding leadership as green cleaning gains momentum and becomes the norm.”
Green Cleaning for Dummies provides specific coverage on several types of organizations, including schools and universities, health care facilities, and office buildings. Readers will also discover how to measure the impact of going green, choose green products, communicate with clients about their new processes, and implement a green training program.
“Based on our extensive experience greening the cleaning industry, we were able to cut this somewhat technical and confusing topic down to size, making it easy for anyone to get started.” said Ashkin, who has spent more than 25 years in the cleaning industry and the past 17 years advocating for environmentally preferable cleaning.
To order Green Cleaning for Dummies for $40 (plus shipping), please email ISSA or Steve Ashkin.
Plus: Discuss Green Cleaning for Dummies at HSC's blog » |
