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Rethinking Recycling

Creative solutions for tackling new waste challenges brought on by the pandemic

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green, floor care, floor, sustainable,
Amy W. Richardson

How to Green Your Hard Floor Care Routine

Hard Floors

Green cleaning experts discuss ways sustainable floor care has evolved and how you can “green” your cleaning routine with effective processes and tools that are good for the environment and safe for your cleaning team.

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HVAC System, HVAC, COVID-19
Jon A. Barrett

COVID-19 and HVAC Systems

Health and Safety

HVAC air conveyance systems must be routinely inspected, maintained, and cleaned to operate most efficiently and cost effectively.

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Recycling
Nicole Bowman

Rethinking Recycling

Facility Management

As we look to the future of commercial recycling programs, it’s clear that many of the changes brought about by the global pandemic are here to stay.

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floor, floor care, communication,
Michael Catanzaro

Floor Care and the Art of Communication

Hard Floors

Good communication on how to take care of hard floors is the key to a sustainable workplace environment and healthy facility.

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Entrepreneurial Paradox
Chuck Violand

Overcome the Entrepreneurial Paradox

Business and Management

Learn how to embrace change and the unexpected responsibilities of business growth.

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Robotic Floor Scrubbers
Amy W. Richardson

In Focus: Robotic Floor Scrubbers

Technology and Trends

Rising labor costs, increasing health and safety concerns, and limited resources are factors contributing to the rapid implementation of robot cleaners, including autonomous floor scrubbers.

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Floor Care Planning
Susan Scapparone

5 Floor Care Planning Tips for K-12 Facilities

Hard Floors

School facility managers should make floors a summertime priority, especially with new federal stimulus funds.

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Lessons Learned From COVID-19, Healthy Facilities, Healthy Building
Stephen P. Ashkin

3 Lessons Learned From COVID-19

Facility Management

High-performing facilities must follow these critical lessons to maintain not only a healthy building, but also a healthy bottom line.

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burned out
Tim Poskin

You’re Burned Out. Now What?

Business and Management

The top reasons and methods for reigniting the fire that led you to the cleaning industry in the first place.

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Clean Freaks
Amy W. Richardson

Clean Freaks for Now or Forever?

Business and Management

A new generation of clean freaks can offer a lot of opportunity for service providers who have successfully adapted, but it may seem daunting to an exhausted workforce on the front lines.

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Rocio Villaseñor

University Makes Disinfecting Wipes for Campus

Health and Safety

In spring 2020, the University of Georgia (UGA) began to make its own environmental disinfectant wipes to be used around campus.

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Sponsored by Spartan Chemical Company

Find Your Floor Care Personality!

Products

Answer the following questions based on the floor care program you followed prior to the pandemic.

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ACS
Sponsored by ACS Industries Inc.

Your Hard Floor Care and Janitorial Specialists

Products

Since ACS introduced the metal sponge in 1939, we have expanded into non-woven hand pads, sponges, mops, brooms, brushes and finally floor pads in the early 2000s. Now with the acquisitions of ETC and Treleoni® in 2017, the floor pad offering with ACS today is second to none.

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3M Floor Care
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3M Advanced Floor Care System Provides High Gloss with Less Effort

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Bona Products
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Bona Commercial System™ Resilient Floor Solution

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Kaldec Medical Center realized these benefits from implementing the Bona Commercial System™ Resilient Floor Solution.

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Brulin Holding Company Products
Sponsored by Brulin Holding Company

Transform Your Floors and Meet Your Expectations

Products

Transform Your Floors is a program that takes you through the steps to identify, define, and meet the floor care expectations of any given facility.

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