A cleaning system, comprising: a surface cleaning apparatus (10, 2010, 3010), comprising: a housing (12, 14, 3012, 3014) adapted for contacting a surface of a surrounding environment to be cleaned; a suction source (205, 2016, 3056); a suction nozzle assembly provided on the housing (12, 14, 3012, 3014) and defining a suction nozzle (3054, 594) in fluid communication with the suction source (205, 2016, 3056); and a rechargeable battery (22, 2022, 3472) mounted within the housing (12, 14, 3012, 3014) and electrically coupled to the suction source (205, 2016, 3056) and configured to enable cordless operation of the surface cleaning apparatus (10, 2010, 3010); and an apparatus charging contact (936, 2936, 3382) electrically coupled with the rechargeable battery (22, 2022, 3472); and a cleaning tray (900, 2900, 3380), comprising: a tray body configured to at least partially underlie at least a portion of the housing (12, 14, 3012, 3014); a charging unit (920, 2920, 3386) operably coupled to the cleaning tray (900, 2900, 3380) and electrically couplable to a power source configured to operably couple and charge the rechargeable battery (22, 2022, 3472) of the surface cleaning apparatus (10, 2010, 3010), the charging unit (920, 2920, 3386) comprising: at least one tray charging contact (946, 2946, 3382) located on a portion of the tray body; characterized in that the charging unit (920, 2920, 3386) further comprises: a moveable tray cover (948, 2948, 3400) operably coupled to the tray body and configured to move between a covered position wherein the at least one tray charging contact (946, 2946, 3382) is covered and an opened position wherein the at least one tray charging contact (946, 2946, 3382) is accessible. a surface cleaning apparatus (10, 2010, 3010), comprising: a housing (12, 14, 3012, 3014) adapted for contacting a surface of a surrounding environment to be cleaned; a suction source (205, 2016, 3056); a suction nozzle assembly provided on the housing (12, 14, 3012, 3014) and defining a suction nozzle (3054, 594) in fluid communication with the suction source (205, 2016, 3056); and a rechargeable battery (22, 2022, 3472) mounted within the housing (12, 14, 3012, 3014) and electrically coupled to the suction source (205, 2016, 3056) and configured to enable cordless operation of the surface cleaning apparatus (10, 2010, 3010); and an apparatus charging contact (936, 2936, 3382) electrically coupled with the rechargeable battery (22, 2022, 3472); and a housing (12, 14, 3012, 3014) adapted for contacting a surface of a surrounding environment to be cleaned; a suction source (205, 2016, 3056); a suction nozzle assembly provided on the housing (12, 14, 3012, 3014) and defining a suction nozzle (3054, 594) in fluid communication with the suction source (205, 2016, 3056); and a rechargeable battery (22, 2022, 3472) mounted within the housing (12, 14, 3012, 3014) and electrically coupled to the suction source (205, 2016, 3056) and configured to enable cordless operation of the surface cleaning apparatus (10, 2010, 3010); and an apparatus charging contact (936, 2936, 3382) electrically coupled with the rechargeable battery (22, 2022, 3472); and a cleaning tray (900, 2900, 3380), comprising: a tray body configured to at least partially underlie at least a portion of the housing (12, 14, 3012, 3014); a charging unit (920, 2920, 3386) operably coupled to the cleaning tray (900, 2900, 3380) and electrically couplable to a power source configured to operably couple and charge the rechargeable battery (22, 2022, 3472) of the surface cleaning apparatus (10, 2010, 3010), the charging unit (920, 2920, 3386) comprising: at least one tray charging contact (946, 2946, 3382) located on a portion of the tray body; characterized in that the charging unit (920, 2920, 3386) further comprises: a moveable tray cover (948, 2948, 3400) operably coupled to the tray body and configured to move between a covered position wherein the at least one tray charging contact (946, 2946, 3382) is covered and an opened position wherein the at least one tray charging contact (946, 2946, 3382) is accessible. a tray body configured to at least partially underlie at least a portion of the housing (12, 14, 3012, 3014); a charging unit (920, 2920, 3386) operably coupled to the cleaning tray (900, 2900, 3380) and electrically couplable to a power source configured to operably couple and charge the rechargeable battery (22, 2022, 3472) of the surface cleaning apparatus (10, 2010, 3010), the charging unit (920, 2920, 3386) comprising: at least one tray charging contact (946, 2946, 3382) located on a portion of the tray body; characterized in that the charging unit (920, 2920, 3386) further comprises: a moveable tray cover (948, 2948, 3400) operably coupled to the tray body and configured to move between a covered position wherein the at least one tray charging contact (946, 2946, 3382) is covered and an opened position wherein the at least one tray charging contact (946, 2946, 3382) is accessible.