CM/Spotlight: Sustainability Sustainable Cleaning Starts With A Source Control STRATEGY By: Dennis Knapp Matting is a sure way to protect floors and building occupants, while enhancing the green nature of your building. W Image courtesy of IngramPublishing/Thinkstock Dennis Knapp is the director of sales for Crown Mats and Matting, one of the oldest and leading matting manufacturers in the U.S. He has more than 18 years of JanSan industry experi-ence and has been with Crown Mats for 11 years. He may be reached through the company website, www.Crown-Mats.com. When it comes to green cleaning, an often under-emphasized area is the need for matting at all build-ing entries. Stopping dust, soils and contaminants before they ever enter a facility helps reduce the need for clean-ing and enhances indoor environmental quality. This is why it makes sense to place effective matting systems at the heart of any green cleaning program. The most effective type of mats are referred to as high-performance mats, which are higher-quality mats that have a performance life of sev-eral years. These mats are often part of what is called in green cleaning a soil “source control” strategy. Often, facility managers, even cleaning profes-sionals, overlook the immense impact that side-walks, parking lots, entries and other surrounding for more info Visit www.cmmonline.com and type in search keyword: Mats . For more information on related products, visit www.cmmonline.com , select BUYERS’ GUIDE from the main navigation bar, and enter keyword: Matting . Keep dust, soils and contaminants out of a facility to reduce the need for cleaning and enhance indoor environmental quality. 30 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • August 2013
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