Several products, in the Shaklee line of green cleaners alone, claim to have antimicrobial properties. Positive aspects that sway institutions towards using environmentally friendly cleaners include the fact that the health and safety of custodians is an established priority at most schools. Environmentally friendly cleaners contain no toxic materials and do not react in a dangerous manner when accidentally mixed with other cleaning products. The odor of conventional products is not just a question of aesthetics. Volatile chemical particles from cleaners can lead to or aggravate a variety of health problems such as Sick Building Syndrome.
Proper foresight supports the use of green cleaners.
Government legislation is moving toward safer products for both users and the environment. By switching to green cleaners now, an institution allows itself to make a gradual, well-informed transition into the use of these products, instead of being relegated to a sudden switch due to legislation that may well be inevitable. There is also a compelling moral argument for the use of green cleaners. To not attempt to use such products flies in the face of evidence that conventional cleaners are detrimental to the health and safety of their users. Moral compunction also demands some regard for the environment in which one exists.