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Cleaning products get green seal of approval in Oklahoma City

 
CARRIE COPPERNOLL | Published: July 12, 2009    Comment on this article Leave a comment

Hospital custodians aren’t the only ones who smell cleaner fumes. Patients can inhale the vapors, too.

So when Mercy Health Center switched to environmentally friendly chemicals, the workers weren’t the only ones to benefit, said Paul Moreillon, manager of environmental services for the hospital. Reducing noxious fumes from the air helps employees, who use the chemicals every day, and patients, particularly those with respiratory problems.

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"We’re making the right choices for our people and for our patients and visitors,” he said.

Mercy and other state companies are part of a national trend to switch from traditional cleaners to green chemicals.

More than 3,300 products are certified green, said Linda Chipperfield, spokeswoman for Green Seal, the nonprofit agency that tests and approves green products.

The demand for green products is increasing, particularly products individuals can use in their homes, she said. That increasing demand means more companies are offering green options, and prices are dropping.

The trend bucks the perception that environmentally friendly products are expensive, Chipperfield said.

"They don’t have to cost more, especially if there are enough products on the market,” she said. "The demand creates supply.

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