As businesses embrace sustainability—driven by growing awareness and the United Nations' 2030 targets—many are asking how to adopt more sustainable cleaning practices.
The answer is Green Cleaning.
What is Green Cleaning?
Green Cleaning is a method that prioritizes environmental health and human well-being. It goes beyond traditional cleaning by focusing on:
- Non-toxic, biodegradable, and sustainable cleaning products.
- Reduced use of harmful chemicals and disposable materials.
- Practices like using reusable tools and minimizing water waste.
The goal is to effectively clean and maintain your facility while minimizing the impact on the environment and the health of your employees and customers.
Professional Eco-Cleaning Products
A common misconception is that green cleaning products can't match the power of traditional chemicals. The reality, however, is that performance is a non-negotiable requirement for professional certified green cleaning.
For a product to be authorized by a third party—a core element of green cleaning—it must meet strict environmental and safety criteria while demonstrating high efficacy. For instance, achieving the EU Ecolabel requires products to comply with specific, detailed performance standards outlined in the Cleaning Product Group, ensuring they effectively remove pollutants without sacrificing cleaning power.
"The EU Ecolabel ensures less water and energy consumption by guaranteeing that its detergents have optimal cleaning performance even at low temperatures without over-dosing. Companies must provide documentation demonstrating that the product’s fitness for use has been tested, as specified in the criteria".
How to make your cleaning processes more sustainable?
Sustainability is a general term and there are many ways to improve it. We have created a list of ideas to help you make green cleaning easy to tackle, and a selection of our most sustainable products we can offer.
1 - Choose Concentrated Cleaning Products
By reducing the overall volume of chemicals and product being shipped, they minimize the amount of packaging material and the environmental impact of transportation from production to final use. Crucially, concentrates support a circular approach by enabling users to easily refill reusable spray bottles countless times, which significantly boosts plastic reuse and lowers overall waste.
2- Choose Cleaning Products With an Ecolabel
Ecolabels are the gold standard for verified sustainability. Awarded after a comprehensive assessment by an independent body, they certify a product's durability and its environmental impact throughout its entire supply chain—from production to disposal, not just the raw materials and packaging.
Key ecolabels in the cleaning sector include:
3- Reduce Water Usage
Implementing Low-Temperature laundry solutions in an On-Premise Laundry is an effective strategy to significantly reduce water consumption. This approach not only provides excellent hygiene and high customer satisfaction but also delivers savings on heating energy, cuts down total washing time, and reduces linen replacement costs. By utilising high-quality laundry solutions, you can immediately reduce the costly cycle of rewashing, which inherently saves water and energy. A prime example of this benefit comes from one of our customer case studies, where they successfully reduced their CO2 consumption by 20% and saw an overall cost reduction of £9,508 from accumulated savings on water, electricity, and labour.
Some of our top performing sustainable products:
Diversey’s SURE products like detergents and disinfectants for daily cleaning and hygiene are vegetable based and 100% biodegradable. Products contain ingredients derived from by-products of the agri-food industry, originating from sugar beet, maize, straw and coconut
2 – SmartDose system
These deliver an accurate dose of concentrated product into a reusable bottle or buckets removing the need for ready to use products. For every one bottle of SmartDose concentrate, the number of ready to use Trigger Sprays needed is 350.
The Microfibre head requires less water in use and the mop heads are washable up to 400 times, saving the equivalent of 60 mops heads in landfill.
4 - Scott Control Toilet Roll 100% Recycled
Manufactured from 100% recycled fibres and certified by both FSC® and the European Ecolabel, they’re the ideal choice for businesses looking to combine comfort with sustainability.
The Business Case for Green Cleaning
Sustainable cleaning delivers a clear return on investment (ROI) by appealing to consumers and driving down operational expenses.
Consumers consistently show a preference for sustainable brands, making your green commitment a powerful differentiator.
Furthermore, applying the principles of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle directly impacts total operational costs.
Contact us today to make the first step in your Sustainable cleaning journey.
