suming, expensive and raise safety issues. For example, cleaning an entire facil-ity with disinfectants can lead to repeated exposure, causing potential skin, eye and respiratory irritation. Alternatively, continually switching between cleaning equipment or solution can also result in dumping costly chemi-cals during switch-outs or buying mul-tiple machines to tackle diverse cleaning requirements. To combat these cleaning obstacles, facilities can benefit from innovative technology that provides floor cleaning machines equipped with multiple and sep-arate liquid cartridges. The cartridges can house water and cleaners of differing strengths, preserving them during nonuse and preventing dump-ing expensive solutions during chemical switchovers. Additionally, these cartridges can be changed in a matter of seconds, effort-lessly switching between products. This technology allows operators to achieve industry standards by applying disinfectants to high-risk contamination areas and utilizing a less intense cleanser for low-risk sectors. Advancements In Cleaning Technological advancements in the clean-ing industry have adapted floor clean-ing machines for unparalleled versatility in cleaning, resulting in environmental solu-tions that deliver green cleaning perfor-mance. A single machine now offers a variety of cleaning options to effectively man-age multiple cleaning challenges without requiring additional pieces of equipment or cleansers — offering facility owners a cost effective, green cleaning solution. Advanced cleaning equipment can be programmed to coincide with the degree of soil on the floor, increasing scrubbing pres-sure and detergent as needed to reduce waste, water consumption and rework. Cleaning requirements can vary within the same building, as not all areas require the maximum detergent concentration to produce quality results. The standard cleaning ratio is 128 parts water for every one part detergent, offering an extreme dilution ratio for low to moder-ately soiled floors. Machines now include advanced fea-tures that enable selecting from pre-set detergent ratio options that allow person-nel to distribute an appropriate dilution for particular cleaning needs. This technology allows machines to operate on an ultra-low detergent settling with a ratio as low as 400:1, saving at least 50 percent detergent, while adhering to the necessary cleaning standards. As the health concerns and environmen-tal impacts of traditional cleaning methods continue to become an increasing con-cern across a wide variety of industries, green cleaning techniques have evolved to provide cost effective alternative methods that combine superior cleaning results, reduced environmental and health impacts and facility sustainability. CM ELIMINATES ODORS original formula NEW products cigarette smoke dumpster & chute ire & lood laundry TO REQUEST A SAMPLE Phone • E-mail • Visit our Website 888.873.3442 www.odorcide.com [email protected] Circle Product Information no. 206 on page 32 Circle Product Information no. 205 on page 32 www.cmmonline.com 27
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