Green Cleaning

A Partner Committed to Environmental Sustainability

Coverall believes that environmental responsibility and a proper cleaning program are compatible goals. We know that a comprehensive cleaning program includes the use of disinfectant chemicals along with equipment to reduce the spread of illness-causing germs and limit the chance of infectious outbreak increasing the safety of our indoor environments and workplace health. We provide our customers with an innovative, environmentally conscious, science-based cleaning system program that decreases the spread of infection while ensuring the well-being and safety of the humans and environment that we touch.

Our Environmentally Conscious Cleaning Approach

Disinfectant Cleaning Products

Coverall has been recognized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a "Champion" under the agency's Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative (SDSI). Champion is the highest level of recognition under this initiative and Coverall is the only cleaning company to be recognized. The SDSI is part of the EPA’s Design for the Environment program, which works in partnership with a broad range of stakeholders to reduce risk to people and the environment by preventing pollution. The program focuses on industries that combine the potential for chemical risk reduction and improvements in energy efficiency with a strong motivation to make lasting, positive changes. The SDSI was designed to recognize environmental leaders who voluntarily commit to the use of safer surfactants that break down quickly to non-polluting compounds.

Microfiber Cloths

Traditional commercial janitorial services frequently rely on paper towels as a primary cleaning tool. Aside from massive deforestation, the manufacturing process of paper towels usually involves chlorine, a toxic chemical that releases carcinogenic dioxins and furans. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, the paper industry is the third largest industrial contributor to global warming.

The Coverall approach uses environmentally compatible microfiber cleaning cloths and flat-mop pads that can be washed and reused up to 500 times, helping to save our forests and reduce environmental impact.

Multi-filtration Vacuums

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that indoor air can be two to five times worse than the air quality outside, and most Americans spend up to 90% of their time indoors. Conventional commercial vacuums are an indoor air quality nightmare as they return 40% of the dirt they pick up.

The Coverall approach offers environmentally responsible multi-filtration backpack vacuuming with HEPA to improve indoor air quality by removing 99.7% of germs and allergens (down to 0.3 microns).

String Mops vs. Flat-Mop Technology

Water conservation is critical for sustainability, energy conservation and habitat conservation. Conventional janitorial services use string mops and open buckets that waste water because it is an open system where water becomes contaminated and needs to be disposed and refilled, depending on how quickly the water becomes soiled.

The Coverall approach uses a flat-mopping technology with a controlled dispensing system. The cleaning professional releases just enough clean water, plus solution, onto the surface to properly disinfect and remove dirt. Flat-mop technology is a no-dip system where the water and solution is never contaminated, so the entire bucket of water – plus disinfectant solution – is used in full.