In a world of hazardous chemicals and developing environmental concerns, green cleaning can provide quick and easily solutions for every business.
With this in mind, Marshall University’s Lewis College of Business has partnered with Aetna Integrated Services to host a free Lunch and Learn workshop dedicated to educating our region’s business owners about the power of green cleaning.
Green cleaning is considered to be effective cleaning that protects health without harming the environment, according to Margie Phillips, energy management coordinator at Marshall.
“Green cleaning is catching on quickly and it is increasingly being recognized as a ‘no-brainer’ strategy for facilities concentrating on environmental goals,” Phillips said. “Through our workshop, we want businesses to understand the science behind cleaning, and how the chemicals in products can affect human health. Properly selecting and using green cleaning products can help safeguard the health and safety of not only our workforce, but our planet as well.”
Phillips said utilizing green cleaning methods in a business is the best way to become environmentally friendly.
“Many cleaning products contain toxic chemicals, which are harmful to your employees’ health,” Phillips said. “Green cleaning products improve indoor air quality, reduce risk from exposure, and protect the environment, while maintaining a healthy level of cleanliness and disinfection.”
Presentations by Doug Chapman, vice president of development for Aetna Integrated Services, and Dan McSweeney, global strategic account manager for the Tennant Company, will dispel myths behind green cleaning and discuss how businesses and individuals can be good stewards of the environment through the use of nonhazardous chemicals, proper equipment, processes, consumables, materials and recycling.
The “Green Cleaning for Your Business” Lunch and Learn workshop will begin at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, May 19, at the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall on Marshall’s Huntington campus. Registration is free for all community members. Space is limited and those interested in attending are encouraged to sign up immediately. Lunch will be provided.
For more information, contact Glen Midkiff, director of stakeholder development for the Lewis College of Business, at midkiff@marshall.edu or contact Phillips by calling 304-696-2324 or e-mailing philli10@marshall.edu. Register online at http://cleaninggreen.eventbrite.com.