Harter Supply is going Green with paperless invoicing! Our Accounts Receivable department will be distributing a form with your mailed invoices throughout the next few weeks. This form will provide us with the correct e-mail information in order to make sure your invoices are being sent out to the correct address in your organization. We understand the person who orders our products is not always the person paying the invoice for our products. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated to avoid any future confusion. If you have not received the A/R update form with your most recent invoice you can email info@hartersupply.com. Please include the following information: company name, Accounts Payable contact with their email address, and phone number. E-mailing our invoices is another way we are trying to cut our annual costs in order to keep customer’s prices steady. As you know we have a strong reputation for keeping our prices competitive in the market place, therefore we are always trying to find new ways to cut our costs. E-mailing your invoices will also help in our efforts to promote Green habits in the work place.

Many cleaning companies and facility managers have either made the switch to green cleaning or are planning to do so at some point in the future. But it can be tough to imagine just how big of a change it will be and what it will look like when you are practicing Green Cleaning methods and using green cleaning chemicals. What many people do not understand about Green Cleaning is that using green certified chemicals is not the only change that must take place in order to secure a green indoor environment. Switching to green chemicals is the first step but the most important step after that is training your cleaning staff to use green cleaning techniques. Here is an example of a traditional cleaning situation, and then what it would look like if you use green cleaning chemicals, tools and methods in the same situation.

Another "greener" method of cleaning is to apply the cleaning chemical to your microfiber cloth rather than spraying the surface. This reduces the amount of vapors released into the air and protects surrounding surfaces from overspray. As you can see, making simple changes in the products, tools and methods you use to clean will put you on the road to Green Cleaning success. Copyright (c) The Janitorial Store (TM)

We want to hear from you our customers. Please participate in our pole question of the month to the right. Is practicing Green Cleaning techniques and methods of high priority to you and your organizations?

Poll Question Yes We are Planning on for the Future The subject has been brought up but not practiced This is not something of high importance in my organization Email:

What You Should Know about the pH Scale The pH scale determines the acidity or alkalinity of a solution. The scale ranges from zero to 14. The zero end of the scale is where solutions are very acidic. Moving up around two on the scale is the rating for lemon juice. Around three is vinegar, beer, and cola. Pure water has a pH of seven, which is neutral. As you move up the scale from seven, solutions become more alkaline (some chemicals in this range are commonly referred to as bases). Milk of magnesia has a pH of 10, household ammonia has a pH of 11, and household bleach has a pH of 12. Oven cleaners fall between 13 and 14. Solutions at either end of the scale are extremely corrosive. It is important to know about the pH scale because improperly using cleaners with too low or too high of a pH can ruin surfaces. In addition, mixing low pH solutions with high pH solutions is dangerous and can even be deadly. Employees need to be aware that mixing chemicals together to make their own "super" cleaning solution is never a good idea.

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