Paying More for Sustainable Products
In a just-released survey conducted for The Sustainability Dashboard, a Web-based system that helps organizations measure and monitor their use of fuel, water, energy, etc, asked150 professionals, including facility managers and cleaning professionals, about their willingness to pay more for sustainable products.
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Chain Hotels Take Green Lead
A recent study by Stefani Svaren, who a student at the School of Hospitality Business Management in Pullman, WA, found that major chain hotels are far ahead of independent hotels in the area of sustainable and Green practices.
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A New Year and A New You… for Green Cleaning Professionals
Each winter, as one year comes to a close and a new one begins, I am asked my predictions for the year ahead, especially as it pertains to Green Cleaning. I am proud to say that for the most part, I have been “right on the money.” Most of my Green Cleaning predictions have materialized. My timing may not have always been exact, but the final outcome did occur.
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EcoSan Recycles Chewing Gum
Three and a half billion pieces of chewing gum are left sticking to streets in the United Kingdom (UK) each year. But now environmental big guns Carl and Sonja Wood of Ashford-based EcoSan Services have decided that gum has had it too good for too long. Their answer? The Gumdrop.
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