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Woman pinching her nose while standing next to two overflowing dumpsters.

Don’t Let Dumpster Odor Ruin Your Summer

Spring and summer are just around the corner, and when the temperatures start rising, foul odors from your dumpster can quickly turn a beautiful sunny day into an unpleasant one. Not only do these offensive odors smell bad, but they create a negative impression on the cleanliness of your business. Although most dumpsters will likely experience foul odors at some point, summer heat often intensifies an already problematic space.

Fortunately, with a few simple steps, it’s easy to get and keep dumpster odor under control.

Two people standing on white floors with one person holding a walker.

Why Carpet Cleaning is a Must for Senior Living Facilities

All types of carpeting require regular cleaning to function properly, and that goes beyond just feeling soft on your feet and looking good. Carpet also functions a bit like an air filter by trapping dirt, dust, bacteria, and debris. This means that keeping your carpets clean is important for any business, but especially for senior living and assisted living communities. Elderly people are more susceptible to illness and disease, so the benefits of deeply cleaned carpets is especially important for these facilities, not just for health reasons, but for many others as well.

Man cleaning the inside of a dumpster with cleaning foam.

Questions to Ask When Hiring a Cleaning Professional

Just like with many other areas of life, sometimes you get what you pay for. So the next time you are getting ready to hire a cleaning service, don’t just plan to hire the first person you talk to or the company with the lowest quote. Instead, here are a few questions to help you sort out who the best company for the job would be.

A device cleaning tiles in the middle with half of the side clean while the other half is still dirty.

Does Your Tile Need a Refresh?

Tile floors and walls are common in residential and commercial settings, and while tile is well suited to these environments due to their durability and cleanability, the grout in between can be a major challenge to keep clean. In this blog we’ll discuss why grout is so hard to clean, and what you can do to keep yours sparkling.

A row of office cubicles and office chairs.

Start Off Your New Year with a Clean Slate

The new year is just around this corner, which means this is the perfect time to get your business ready for the upcoming year. There’s no better way to start off the new year than with a clean slate – literally! Unfortunately, so many spaces in a business get neglected, but we’ve created this helpful checklist to ensure that your business is clean, safe, and healthy to start the new year off on the right foot.

A person wearing blue gloves and wiping down a computer screen.

How to Disinfect the High-Touch Surfaces of Electronic Equipment

Electronic equipment is a major spreading source of germs and bacteria. Studies show that keyboards, phones, mice, and other equipment can be up to 10x dirtier than a toilet seat. With flu season in full swing and COVID still hanging around, it is more important than ever to disinfect these high touch areas. Not only does disinfecting equipment help prevent the spread of illness, but it also helps protect equipment from damage resulting from the buildup of dust, grime, and dirt. So, you know you need to clean your electronics, but what chemicals are safe for use on them? Learn more in our latest blog.

A man putting Christmas lights into a trash chute with a big red stop circle on top of the Christmas lights.

Holiday Maintenance Tips for Your Trash Chute

Thanksgiving has passed and Christmas is just around the corner. That means decorations are popping out and gifts are being readied for giving. While this may produce a lot of joy and cheer, it also produces a lot of waste, and that’s not always good for your trash chute. Unfortunately, some of that waste should never find its way down your garbage chute.

Man using a cleaning foam outside of a dumpster.

Out of Our Service Area? You Can Still Use Our Products!

We have great news! Did you know that we offer options so you can handle the cleaning on your own with the same amazing products? We have a Foam Cart and Foam Caddy available for simple, DIY in-house cleaning.

Interior of a trash chute with cleaning foam.

Is It Ok to DIY Clean Your Trash Chute?

With the internet at our finger tips, it’s simple to look up do-it-yourself ways to tackle about any project. These tips can be great and

Cleaning Your Trash Chutes and Dumpsters in the Fall & Winter is Still a Must

When you think of things at an apartment complex or condominium that tend to get the messiest and grossest out of all other areas, what do you think of? If you are the maintenance supervisor of one of these facilities, you know the answer is the trash chutes and other trash holding areas. While you may think that these areas only need attention during the warmer months, think again.

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