Properties of Eco-Friendly Power Washer Soap

While consumer demand may prompt the change, businesses in nearly every sector need to weigh the effects of their business on the environment. The power washing industry is no exception. Environmentally unfriendly cleaners can kill plants, weaken grass, and pose hazards to local wildlife and pets. When the cleaners are washed away into street drainage, they can accumulate in the local water system, where they can contaminate overall municipal systems or linger in the water. Switching to green cleaners preserves local plants and wildlife around the cleaning site and doesn't pose as significant a risk of toxicity for the surrounding area.

Green cleaners aren't just specially formulated to include fewer or less harsh toxic ingredients. They're also specially formulated to use less water to create an equally powerful cleaning punch as the past generation of cleaners. Different cleaners respond differently in various water temperatures, so you can better calibrate the amount of water you need to clean various surfaces.

Even if you're using your customer's water connection and the bill doesn't go to you, using less water without sacrificing performance is always beneficial

Eco-friendly cleaners tend to be less toxic. The chemicals are less caustic, less harsh, and less dangerous to the environment, surfaces, and workers in contact with it. While power washing cleaners may still pose potential hazards, especially in concentrated forms, your team can safely mix, apply, and rinse away the cleaners.

Eco-friendly power washers tend to have fewer ingredients, not just safer ingredients. This allows manufacturers to produce them more sustainably before they even reach you or distributors. At the point of use, having fewer chemicals also helps you predict and control their effects on different surfaces.

Eco-friendly soaps need to be biodegradable to truly be considered eco-friendly. Look for soaps that guarantee that they'll start to degrade after being exposed to hot water. This means that they won't build up in the soil around cleaned buildings or build up in the municipal water system.

Requiring less water is both a feature and a benefit of eco-friendly cleaning agents. These solutions don't need high volumes of water to unlock their surfactant capabilities. They also are very soluble and respond better to water, meaning there's less risk of dry cleaners scratching fragile surfaces or any solution being unevenly incorporated.

The easiest way to simplify your search is to choose a single brand that offers many eco-friendly cleaners for different surfaces and applications. This ensures you're using compatible products and simplifies future procurement and inventory tasks. Hotsy is well-regarded for being a brand that has registered several eco-friendly cleaning solutions with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

There are also different label features you can look for that provide a "green" guarantee level. Hotsy's Verde All-Purpose cleaning agent, for example, explicitly identifies itself as eco-friendly on the label. You can also look for its Hazardous Materials Identification Systems (HMIS) rating; chemicals rated at 0 represent a low hazard, while chemicals rated at 4 represent a high hazard. Choose cleaning solutions with the lowest possible rating.