You Don’t Eat It … You Clean With It The trend of bio-based cleaning products being used as a green alternative to caustic cleaning chemicals is growing. By: Diane Mahana V Visiting the cleaning section of a major “health food” retailer, shoppers will likely see rows and rows of cleaning products made from corn, soybeans, coconuts, citrus and other agricultural products. Many of these products, which are designed for the home market, were available more than 30 years ago. However, in the past few years, something very interesting has been happening in the profession-al cleaning industry: More and more of these agri-cultural-based products are finding their way onto Diane Mahana is the marketing manager for ProLink Inc., a JanSan marketing and buying group for the professional cleaning industry. for more info Visit www.cmmonline.com and type in search keyword: Sustainability . For more information on related products, visit www.cmmonline.com , select SUPPLIER SEARCH from the main navigation bar, and enter keyword: Green Cleaning . Delivering comparable results to convention-al chemicals with fewer adverse effects, bio-based variations leave surfaces clean and fresh smelling. 22 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • June 2010
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