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Green Cleaning Products
The OGS
website has links to the various green products for:
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Cleaning
Products
(This listing is sorted alphabetically within each product
category: (1) by cleaning product category, (2) by Preferred
Source Vendor, (3) by State Contract Award Number with
Vendor Name and Contract Number, (4) by vendors that do not
have preferred source status or are not on state contract.
Within each sorting format, they are listed alphabetically
by Manufacturer.)
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Floor
Finish Products
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Floor
Finish Stripper Products
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Hand
Soaps
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Vacuum
Cleaners
go to:
http://www.ogs.state.ny.us/bldgadmin/environmental/ProductLists.html
Additional certified products may be listed on the websites
for Green Seal, Environmental Choice, and The Carpet & Rug
Institute---go to:
- Green Seal;
www.greenseal.org
- Environmental Choice Certified;
www.environmentalchoice.com
- The Carpet and Rug Institute;
www.carpet-rug.org/about-cri/cri-signature-programs/vacuum-list.cfm
(vacuum cleaners)
Questions
and Answers document about Green Cleaning
OGS's
Proposed Guidelines for Green Products
The
EPA has some information on Green Cleaning products at this
link.
OGS
has information on purchasing Green Cleaning products.
What is
a "green product"? Is it natural, recycled,
biodegradable, non-toxic, hypo-allergenic, etc. The
Consumers Union has a good website to sort out what these
terms mean on a product label
Another factor a school may wish to consider
with purchasing decisions is the New York State Department
of Labor's Public Employee Safety and Health regulations (12
NYCRR Part 820) was revised last November. Public
Employers in New York State must keep a record of all
employees exposed to subpart Z chemicals, and which employees
were exposed to which chemicals.
For
a list of OSHA's subpart Z chemicals use this link.
For
questions and answers about this Department of Labor
requirement, use this link.
For
information about the NYSDEC Green Schools click the link
below:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/41746.html
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