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June 2019

Cleaning For Childcare Facilities

By | Cleaning

Kids are messy. You could pin it on their lack of coordination, absentmindedness, or general lack of ability to understand that if they don’t clean up, someone else will have to – no matter what the reason, the mess remains. When you’re a part of a childcare facility, be it an elementary school or a daycare, you don’t want to focus on how messy your space is; you want to focus on helping our children grow into productive, responsible members of society who clean up after their own messes. Anago has daycare cleaning services in Winnipeg you can trust; what special steps can you expect from us?

Kids are small, agile, and creative; that means the messes they make can get into really unexpected places. When we clean your space, we’ll be incredibly thorough, checking under desks, in small nooks and crannies, supply closets, and anywhere else the kids could have snuck into to make messes. We’re thorough in our cleaning process because we don’t want unexpected sights or smells to derail your day.

Immune systems are one of the more interesting challenges for cleaning services looking to work in childcare facilities. The immune systems of children aren’t as developed as those in adults, so it’s important to use cleaning products that won’t trigger health problems in kids. One way that we do this is by cleaning with green products that are low in volatile organic compounds (VOCs); this lowers the chance of an adverse respiratory response in vulnerable children. We can also use HEPA filter vacuums in order to remove dust, pollen, and dander from the air, helping those with allergies and asthma breathe easier.

The weaker immune systems of children also mean antibacterial cleaning agents are a must. There is a bit of a tradeoff, though; as strange as it sounds, we do want our kids to come in contact with some germs. We recommend using antibacterial products to clean surfaces, but it may not be in your best interest to use antibacterial soaps in your facility; these can create antibiotic resistant bacteria, and might leave kids with too weak an immune system. It’s a good idea to speak with healthcare professionals about how you want your facility cleaned, and what hygienic products you want to use. No matter what the specifications or recommendations, we can customize our solution to fit you.

That last sentence applies to every element of our services; this post is about childcare facilities, an intentionally vague term. Whether you’re a school, a day care, a community center, or any other spot that takes care of groups of children, we can help you. We can stop by and clean every day, once a week, once a month; whatever you need. No place is too big or too small for us to clean. We want to help you provide the best, cleanest, most rewarding experiences for children. We trust you to care for and nurture them; trust us to care for the space you’re in, so you can focus on what’s important.

Office Recycling Tips

By | Cleaning, Office Cleaning

Here, the professional office cleaning services of Anago Cleaning Systems offers the top tips to reduce your business waste:

Concentrate on Paper Consumption

The majority of office waste comprises of paper. The greatest impact action you can take to decrease your waste includes reducing consumption of paper. The two primary actions you may take to decrease paper include setting up all printers on double-side. This simplistic action might cut your paper consumption in half.

Step two is more technical and requires capital investment in order to setup yet is worth exploring if you hire over 50 staff. It’s referred to as “FollowMe printing’ or ‘pull printing’ and essentially relies upon a user who activates a print job at a printer.

The reason it works well is that more than 30 percent of print jobs sent to a printer aren’t ever collected. This method may decrease printing volumes by a minimum of 30 percent. If that sounds like an option, speak with your printer supplier who will have the ability to give you more information.

Reuse or Reduce

Strategies for paper reduction offer an excellent chance to decrease waste yet there also are other areas in which it’s possible to reuse or reduce resources. Take some time to browse other articles in your waste stream and explore methods of reducing consumption or reusing materials.

Slowly Expand Your System of Recycling

Once you’ve exhausted your reduction and reusing options it’s then time to consider your recycling options. The best systems for recycling begin small and build on sound foundations over a period of time to become exemplary.

Always begin with card and paper recycling as it usually is the highest volume and most visible waste product inside the office. Over a period of time try and expand your recycling system to additional waste materials – plastics, glass, batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, CDs, toners, furniture, food waste, IT equipment etc.

Buy Good Labelling and Bins

All of us know that offices utilize a ton of recyclable materials yet not all workplaces have designated spaces to recycle. As you present a new recycling option to your office be certain that the selection is well communicated to team members and that the recycling space is highly visible.

We suggest sourcing bins which are highly visible, look good, and are affordable. Separate waste bins for every recycling option is important because it ensures that waste streams don’t become contaminated and may be easily recycled. Use color-coded bins that are prominently displayed inside the office.

It’s helpful to include a photo of what may be disposed inside the bin and a punchy, short label that offers practical guidelines for staff members.

Remove Personal Bins

As there is a strong recycling system in place it’s important to remove as many general waste units – especially personal bins underneath each employee’s desk. The key includes having a small quantity of general waste bins that are centrally located, as well as a much greater ratio of recycling bins obtainable around the workplace.