Green Partner Support
Standards, Ecolabels & Attributes
GREEN SEAL ™
Green Seal is a US-based independent non-profit organization founded in 1989 to identify and promote products and services that have less impact on human health, the environment and our natural resources. Green Seal certified products have met strict criteria for reduced toxicity, reduced packaging and required performance testing, as verified by a third-party review and a manufacturing site audit, as well as ongoing compliance monitoring. Green Seal’s mission is to use science-based programs to empower consumers, purchasers and companies to create a more sustainable world. Green Seal has 32 standards in over 375 product categories including Sanitary Paper Products (GS-1), Institutional Cleaners (GS-37), Institutional Floor Care Products (GS-40), Institutional Hand Cleaners (GS-41) and Institutional Specialty Cleaners (GS-53).
A professional in the cleaning industry can choose to utilize the Green Seal product certification standards to specify and source third-party certified products which have a more sustainable profile. Green Seal certified green cleaning products in the categories of institutional clean- ers and carpet care (GS-37), institutional floor care products (GS-40), institutional hand cleaners (GS-41), institutional specialty cleaners (GS-53) and sanitary paper products (GS-1) can help a facility reach its overall sustainability goals, and can potentially contribute to LEED O+M certification for the building or CIMS-GB certification for the cleaning service provider. For more information on Green Seal, please visit www.greenseal.org. WAXIE has several Green Seal certified products from which to choose, including all-purpose cleaners, glass cleaners, neutral floor clean- ers, restroom cleaners, carpet cleaners, hand soaps, hand sanitizers, floor finishes, floor finish enhancers, floor strippers, and sanitary paper products. Your WAXIE Account Consultant can work with you to design and implement a customized green cleaning program which includes Green Seal certified products.
FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL ® (FSC ® )
FSC is an independent non-profit organization that was founded in 1993 to help consumers and businesses identify products from responsibly managed forests. By purchasing FSC certified products, you’re helping protect forests for future generations. FSC Chain-of-Custody certification tracks FSC certified material from the forest and through the supply chain to the consumer, verifying that FSC certified material is identified or kept separated from non-certified material throughout the chain, including all stages of processing, transformation, manufacturing and distribution. A professional in the cleaning industry can choose to utilize FSC certification standards to specify and source products which have a more sustainable profile. FSC certified green cleaning products in the categories of hand towels, bath tissue and facial tissue can help a facility reach its overall sustainability goals, and can po- tentially contribute to LEED O+M certification for the building or CIMS-GB certification for the cleaning service provider. For more information on FSC, please visit www.fsc.org. WAXIE has several FSC certified products from which to choose, including a variety of options for paper towels, bath tissue and facial tissue. Your WAXIE Account Consultant can work with you to design and implement a customized green cleaning program which includes products which are FSC certified.
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