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Green Cleaning

Green Cleaning Program in Schools

(CT Public Act 09-81)

The State of Connecticut has required that each local and regional board of education implement a green cleaning program for all school buildings and facilities in its district.

The Naugatuck School District is committed to the implementation of this law by providing the staff and, upon request, the parents and guardians of each child enrolled in each school with a written statement of the school district's green cleaning program as well as making it available on its web site annually. The policy will also be distributed to new staff hired during the school year and to parents or guardians of students transferring in during the school year.

  1.  Green cleaning program means the procurement and proper use of environmentally preferable cleaning products as defined by the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) for all state owned buildings, schools and facilities. DAS currently requires that environmentally preferable cleaning products be independently certified by one of two third party certified organizations: Green Seal or Eco Logo
  2.  By July I, 2011 and thereafter no person shall use a cleaning product in a public school unless it meets the DAS standard.
  3. The types of cleaning products covered in this legislation include: general purpose, bathroom, and glass cleaners, floor strippers and finishes, hand cleaners and soaps. The preferred green cleaning products used by this school district are listed below.
  4. Disinfectants, disinfectant cleaners, sanitizers or antimicrobial products regulated by the federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act are not covered by this law.

The following statement will be part of this school districts program as stated in the law;

“No parent, guardian, teacher or staff member may bring into the school facility any consumer product which is intended to clean, deodorize, sanitize or disinfect.”

The implementation of this program requires the support and cooperation of everyone including administrators, faculty, staff, parents, guardians and facilities staff.

Any questions concerning the program can be directed to the Director of Facilities, Naugatuck School District at 203-720-5265.

Green Certified Cleaners Used in Naugatuck Schools

Type     

  Name  

Manufacturer

Location/Area  

Schedule

All-Purpose Cleaner

ES70

Enviro-Solutions

Hallways, classrooms floors, walls

Daily

Glass Cleaner

ES77-NFP

Enviro-Solutions

Windows, mirrors horizontal surfaces

Daily

Degreaser

ES75

Enviro-Solutions

Cafeteria, kitchen

Daily

Floor Finish

ES97 Zinc-Free

Enviro-Solutions

VCT flooring

As necessary

Restorer

ES-RESTORE

Enviro-Solutions

VCT flooring

Weekly

Neutral Cleaner

ES84

Enviro-Solutions

VCT flooring

Daily

Carpet Extraction

ES87

Enviro-Solutions

Carpeting

As necessary

Carpet Spotter

ES88

Enviro-Solutions

Carpeting

As necessary

Spray& Wipe

ES74

Enviro-Solutions

Walls, desks,

whiteboards

As necessary

Bio-Active Odor

Control

ES920

Enviro-Solutions

Bathrooms

As necessary                                                                          

Primary Chemicals Used

Product Description Use Manufacturer Certification
ES77 NFP-CS Glass Cleaner Windows/Mirrors Enviro-Solutions GS & Ecologo
ES84-CS Neutral Cleaner Floors Enviro-Solutions GS & Ecologo
ES70-CS GP Cleaner Hallways/spray&wipe Enviro-Solutions GS & Ecologo
ES64-CS NeutralDisinf. Clnr. Bathrooms Enviro-Solutions      GS & Ecologo
ES97-18 No-Zinc Floor Finish Floors Enviro-Solutions GS & Ecologo
Product  Description Use Manufacturer Certification
ES75-CS HD Degreaser Kitchen Enviro-Solutions GS & Ecologo
ES87-4 Carpet Extraction Carpets Enviro-Solutions GS & Ecologo
ES88-6 Carpet Spotter Carpets Enviro-Solutions Ecologo
Restore Floor Finish Restorer Floors Enviro-Solutions Ecologo
ES53-6 Cream Cleanser Porcelain Enviro-Solutions Ecologo
ES56-CS Mild-Acid Cleaner Washroom Enviro-Solutions GS & Ecologo
ES74-6 Spray&  Wipe White boards/stains Enviro-Solutions Ecologo
ES90-6 Stripper Floors Enviro-Solutions Ecologo
ES920-CS Bio-Active Washroom Washroom  odors Enviro-Solutions Ecologo
ES364 Neutral Disinfectant   Charlotte Products Ltd.