Green Product Resources

Listed below are additional green cleaning resources developed by nongovernmental organizations, federal agencies, and others that you should find useful in implementing a green cleaning program or otherwise in better understanding the green cleaning marketplace.

Collaborative for High Performance Schools Best Practices Manual: Volume IV of the Best Practices Manual issued by the Collaborative for High Performance Schools sets forth recommended green cleaning practices.

Green Cleaning Network: The Green Cleaning Network is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the marketplace for the purpose of accelerating the adoption of green cleaning.

Greening Your Purchase of Cleaning Products: This guide, developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s office of Environmentally Preferable Purchasing, is intended to be used by federal purchasers.

H2E Ten Step Guide to Green Cleaning Implementation : H2E, also known as Hospitals for a Healthy Environment, is now a part of Practice Greenhealth.

Integrated Pest Management for Schools: The U.S. EPA recommends that schools use integrated pest management (IPM) to reduce pesticide risk and exposure to children. Cleaning and maintenance activities are a key component of an IPM program.

Quick and Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools: This publication is made freely available by the Healthy Schools Campaign and sets forth step-by-step instructions for starting a green cleaning program in schools.

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