Why are Paper Products Part of a Green Cleaning System?
Green cleaning, as has been discussed previously, refers to much more than just cleaning chemicals. It involves all types of cleaning products and equipment. And it also includes paper products. There are many reasons that cleaning professionals, as well as building owners and managers, should transfer from conventional to environmentally preferable paper products. The first is black and white: we are cutting down more trees around the world than we can replace. According to Stephen Ashkin, a leading Green Cleaning advocate, in the United States alone more than 4.5 billion pounds of paper are used each year in commercial and institutional buildings. This requires the cutting down of more than 50 million treesa huge number to serve the needs of just one country. Green paper products, on the other hand, are made from at least 30 percent post-consumer recycled paper, which helps reduce the number of trees that must be destroyed for paper. There are also many other reasons why a Green clea
