A cleaning system, comprising: a surface cleaning apparatus , comprising: a housing adapted for contacting a surface of a surrounding environment to be cleaned; a suction source ; a suction nozzle assembly provided on the housing and defining a suction nozzle in fluid communication with the suction source ; and a rechargeable battery mounted within the housing and electrically coupled to the suction source and configured to enable cordless operation of the surface cleaning apparatus ; and an apparatus charging contact electrically coupled with the rechargeable battery ; and a cleaning tray , comprising: a tray body configured to at least partially underlie at least a portion of the housing ; a charging unit operably coupled to the cleaning tray and electrically couplable to a power source configured to operably couple and charge the rechargeable battery of the surface cleaning apparatus , the charging unit comprising: at least one tray charging contact located on a portion of the tray body; characterized in that the charging unit further comprises: a moveable tray cover operably coupled to the tray body and configured to move between a covered position wherein the at least one tray charging contact is covered and an opened position wherein the at least one tray charging contact is accessible. a surface cleaning apparatus , comprising: a housing adapted for contacting a surface of a surrounding environment to be cleaned; a suction source ; a suction nozzle assembly provided on the housing and defining a suction nozzle in fluid communication with the suction source ; and a rechargeable battery mounted within the housing and electrically coupled to the suction source and configured to enable cordless operation of the surface cleaning apparatus ; and an apparatus charging contact electrically coupled with the rechargeable battery ; and a housing adapted for contacting a surface of a surrounding environment to be cleaned; a suction source ; a suction nozzle assembly provided on the housing and defining a suction nozzle in fluid communication with the suction source ; and a rechargeable battery mounted within the housing and electrically coupled to the suction source and configured to enable cordless operation of the surface cleaning apparatus ; and an apparatus charging contact electrically coupled with the rechargeable battery ; and a cleaning tray , comprising: a tray body configured to at least partially underlie at least a portion of the housing ; a charging unit operably coupled to the cleaning tray and electrically couplable to a power source configured to operably couple and charge the rechargeable battery of the surface cleaning apparatus , the charging unit comprising: at least one tray charging contact located on a portion of the tray body; characterized in that the charging unit further comprises: a moveable tray cover operably coupled to the tray body and configured to move between a covered position wherein the at least one tray charging contact is covered and an opened position wherein the at least one tray charging contact is accessible. a tray body configured to at least partially underlie at least a portion of the housing ; a charging unit operably coupled to the cleaning tray and electrically couplable to a power source configured to operably couple and charge the rechargeable battery of the surface cleaning apparatus , the charging unit comprising: at least one tray charging contact located on a portion of the tray body; characterized in that the charging unit further comprises: a moveable tray cover operably coupled to the tray body and configured to move between a covered position wherein the at least one tray charging contact is covered and an opened position wherein the at least one tray charging contact is accessible. <EOS>