UPTON undefined  With nearly 1,200 students, many of whom spend class time in auto body shop, a professional kitchen or manufacturing setting, Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School has a lot of heavy cleaning to do.

But 18 months ago, the school embarked on an effort to replace its cleaning supplies and processes with environmentally friendly, nontoxic products. It's now one of the few schools in the state to be totally “green.”

“The school's always strived to be ahead of the curve,” said James Brochu, director of construction and facilities. “With efforts the staff has made in green cleaning, we're maintaining that positive drive forward.”

School officials knew that switching to green cleaning would be good for the environment and the health of students and staff, but they were skeptical whether green products would clean as well as those with strong chemicals

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