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Green Cleaning

All buildings cleaned by the in-house Building Services staff use green cleaning products and services. Cleaning products used in these buildings are certified through Green Seal and are less harmful to those applying the cleaner, building occupants, and the environment than comparable products. Additionally all paper products and trash liners contain recycled content.

Green Cleaning Buildings (in-house):
     Alumni Memorial (Standard Operating Procedures, Guidelines)
     Black Cultural Center (Standard Operating Procedures, Guidelines)
     College of Law (Standard Operating Procedures, Guidelines)
     Dougherty Engineering (Standard Operating Procedures, Guidelines)
     Hesler Biology (Standard Operating Procedures, Guidelines)
     Hodges Library (Standard Operating Procedures, Guidelines)
     International House  (Standard Operating Procedures, Guidelines)

Green cleaning products are also used in buildings cleaned by the custodial contractor.  

Click here for a  table of cleaning products that may be used in buildings by Building Services staff
Request MSDS Sheets
Report Meeting Locations for Sensitive Populations (pregnant women, the elderly, and children)
Contact Disability Services to Report Special Needs
Click here for Green Cleaning program tips

 

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Questions about Green Cleaning or MSDS Sheets?

Contact:
Bob Porter
Building Services
Phone: (865) 974-5107
Email: bporter@utk.edu
or
Ali Virtanen
Public Relations Manager
Phone: (865) 974-2510
Email: avirtane@utk.edu


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cleaning products that may be used in buildings

Category Brand Detail Certification
Bathroom Cleaners  Brigh Solutions  Disinfectant DNA BC  
  BSL 12/QT DNA non acid br cleaner  
  Nattura  Non-corrosive bathroom cleaner GS-37
  Nattura Ultimate 14 NA Bathroom Cleaner 4/64 oz/ctn   
Brute Kelsan 44GL Gray Vented Brute  
Caddy Kelsan Gray Brute Maid Caddy  
Carpet Think Green Oxygen spotter  GS-37
  Think Green  Think Green extraction carpet cleaner  GS-37
Disinfectant  Johnsons Disinfectant GS-37
Dolly Kelsan Black Conversion Dolly (Keep 24FC)  
Floor Cleaners Nattura Non-solvent degreaser GS-37
  Nattura Ultimate 13 Non Solvent Degreaser  
Floor Finishes Nattura Sunrise Finish   
  Think Green Zinc free floor finisher with minimual odor.  Meets GS-40 standard
Floor Stripers  Nattura Power Stripper  
  Think Green Zinc free floor stripper with minimual odor. Refinishing required every three years Meets GS-40 standard
Gen Purpose Cleaner Nattura   All Purpose Cleaner  GS-37
  Nattura Ultimate 12 All Purpose Cleaner 4/64 oz/ctn  
  Stride Citrus All Purpose Cleaner GS-37
Glass Cleaner  Nattura  VOC free class cleaner  GS-37
  Nattura Ultimate 11 VOC Free Glass Cleaner 4/64 oz/ctn  
Gloves Nattura Large Glove  
  Nattura Medium Glove  
  Nattura Small Glove  
  Nattura XL Glove  
Laundry Detergent  BS Detergent  
Liner Heritage Bag  Line 100 33x39 Liner 30% Recycled Content
  Heritage Bag  Line 100 38x58 Liner  30% Recycled Content
  Heritage Bag Liner 250 30x36 Liner  30% Recycled Content
  Kraft 500/CS liner kl Kraft wax  
Liquid Hand Soap BSL    
  BSL    
  GOJO Foam Hand Cleaner GS-37
  GOJO Hand Soap Foam Audio  
Microfiber Rubbermaid 18" dust pad   
  Rubbermaid    
  Rubbermaid 18" dust pad with fringe  
  Rubbermaid 48" dust pad with fringe  
  Rubbermaid 18" frame   
  Rubbermaid 48" frame   
  Rubbermaid    
  Rubbermaid    
  Rubbermaid    
  Rubbermaid Ergo handle   
  Rubbermaid 18" scrubbing pad  
  Rubbermaid flex dust wand for microfiber system  
  Rubbermaid wand duster sleeve   
Paper Towels Big Fold Big-Fold towel  EPA Env. Preferable Product (40% post consumer and 95% recycled)
  Enmotion 40% recycled content  EPA Env. Preferable Product (40% post consumer and 95% recycled)
  Enmotion  6/800 white roll towel HQ 5X9  
  Envision Brown roll towel  EPA Env. Preferable Product (40% post consumer and 95% recycled)
  GP C Fold White  
  GP Natural roll towel  
  GP Hand Towel  
  Softpull 6/560 wht center pull towel long  
  Softpull 6/320 wht center pull towel reg   
Spray Bottles EMP 0-7/8" contour trigger sprayer   
  IMP 24oz contour graduated bottle  
Toilet Tissue FJ Jumbo tissue  
  FJ Coreless tissue  
  GP Compact coreless tissue  EPA Env. Preferable Product (40% post consumer and 100% recycled)
  GP Compact coreless SMK DBL roll   

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