IJCSA has a Green Cleaning Service Directory, that will give you access to companies that are green cleaning certified. Green cleaning affects every living creature on this earth and the positive effects it has on these creatures are many. From eliminating toxic chemical runoff, minimizing air pollution, and protecting complex ecosystems, the benefits of green cleaning are truly great.

Green cleaning eliminates toxic runoff by utilizing natural ingredients that break down into harmless elements before reaching any waterways. Green cleaning does not use dangerous chemical elements, like phosphates, which have ill effects on aquatic animals and all plant life within a certain area.

Green cleaning reduces air pollution drastically by using products that cut down or even eliminate the release of dangerous volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The reduction or elimination of these harmful carbon-based chemicals in the air means lowering the risk of organ toxicity, respiratory distress, and cancer risks to animals. VOCs also contribute to the production of acid rain, which negatively alters the PH levels in streams and lakes killing wildlife like fish, frogs, and invertebrates, as well as completely preventing fish eggs from hatching, usually resulting in death.

Not only does green cleaning eliminate or reduce the number of VOCs released to ecosystems, it also eliminates the use of dangerous chemical elements like chlorine. This chemical destroys fish's gills, strips their slime coat leaving them vulnerable to diseases and infections, and causes their internal organs to fail. Again, green cleaning positively affects the ecosystem by using products that contain ingredients that easily break down, as opposed to ingredients that will turn into persistent organic pollutants that build up in the fat of aquatic organisms, and the lipids and waxy surfaces of plants, who are the food source for other animals, thus continuing a constant chain of built up pollutants in wildlife, negatively affecting their health and even killing them.

Green cleaning eliminates toxic runoff, minimizes air pollution, and protects complex ecosystems, all of which benefit every living creature on earth. To find a cleaning company that is a certified in green cleaning, visit IJCSA’s  Green Cleaning Service Directory.