Environment and Sustainability

For recycling to be truly successful at your facility, it can never be an afterthought. Check out these tips from the EPA to create a recycling program that's deliberate and robust.

Setting up green cleaning processes in your facility's maintenance protocols will help you achieve higher customer satisfaction, preserve your employees’ health, and improve indoor air quality.

From classroom cleaning to groundskeeping and facility maintenance, SSC Services for Education works with its clients to prioritize tools and techniques that protect human health and the environment.

To help the industry respond to sustainability matters, ISSA has launched a global initiative to provide timely resources, guidance, and other tools for supporting short- and long-term goals.

Sustainability is an idea whose time has come. ISSA is calling for volunteers, particularly those who have technical expertise and a passion for sustainability, to join its Sustainability Committee. Don’t miss your chance to make a difference within the industry and contribute to a better world.

Facility managers looking for ways to reduce the waste their buildings produce should conduct regular waste audits and analyze their facility’s existing approach to waste management.

As the importance of green cleaning rises within the industry, so does the emergence of best practices for implementing a green cleaning program in facilities.

Smart restroom technology adds intelligence to restroom cleaning operations. By adjusting restroom cleaning procedures based on real-time conditions, facilities can stay on top of restroom cleanliness while contributing to corporate sustainability goals. 

You might have already heard of “hygiene theater”—when actions that appear to reduce health risks are actually just for show. Similarly, “sustainability theater” claims to be effective, but in reality does little to reduce the risk of harm to the environment.

If you’re still using traditional methods to test your facility’s indoor air quality, you could be missing critical data. Learn how using the latest air quality testing technology can make your building’s air safer and give you more peace of mind.

For the cleaning industry, it may be important to define sustainability using business-oriented terms—terms that connect the operational strategy and tactics directly to the long-term guiding framework of a business.

Don't leave a large environmental footprint when you attend ISSA Show North America 2022. Learn some easy and fun tips to help you tread more lightly when traveling.