Healthier Cleaning Products for Peralta
by Jack Lin - December 14th, 2008.
Green Seal certified cleaning products await distribution from the District Warehouse
Beginning in summer of 2008, the District Warehouse began purchasing Green Seal™ certified cleaning products for use by custodians at all Peralta sites. Now, everything from disinfectants, glass-cleaners, grout cleaners, general purpose cleaners, and even handsoap have been verified to be environmentally healthful, meaning they have low VOC-content, low odor, low toxicity and/or PH-neutral.
The process for instituting green cleaning supplies started in 2006 with Warehouse Supervisor Shawnee Martinez arranging a to discuss the topic with college head custodians. District Office Head Custodian David Russell was the first to test the products from local small business supplier Starline Janitorial Supply. Starline provides green cleaning chemicals manufactured by Buckeye International.
