Maintenance

HOST® IS GREEN SEAL CERTIFIED The Green Seal® is awarded to products that meet the standards of performance, safety and reliability. Because all three HOST dry extraction cleaners achieved the Green Seal Certification, you can be sure that they will promote a cleaner, healthier environment, cause less toxic pollution, reduce waste and conserve resources and habitats.

HOST dry extraction cleaners are United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) certified biobased products that contain 100% USDA certified biobased content by weight, and are the only dry carpet cleaners that have earned USDA BioPreferred® designation for Federal preferred purchasing (ASTM test method D6866). USDA BioPreferred products are composed in whole or in part of biological products or renewable agricultural materials, including plant, animal or marine materials. Products made from renewable resources reduce the demand for finite resources and are usually biodegradable or recyclable. HOST dry extraction cleaners require no special disposal.

EPA’s Design for the Environment Program (DfE): Safer Detergent Stewardship Initiative (SDSI)

Racine Industries, Inc., is a Champion, the highest level of recognition offered, in the EPA’s Design for the Environment Program (DfE): Safer Detergent Stewardship Initiative (SDSI). This reflects our ongoing corporate commitment to formulating safer and more biodegradable products.

Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)

HOST’s environmental scores via LCA are the best in the carpet cleaning category, leaving HOST with the smallest environmental footprint around. We intend to keep it that way. (Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology’s [NIST] Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability [BEES] Life Cycle Analysis.)

Environmental Management Approach

Many small efforts add up to making a big environmental impact. For instance, we give shipping preference to those using renewable resources. We use point-of-use water heaters to minimize heat loss through pipes and reclaim heat elsewhere to be reused. We source locally and recycle extensively. We are on the constant lookout for other such opportunities.

LEED® POINTS

The US Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System® “is a voluntary, consensus-based, national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings.” Using the HOST Dry Extraction Carpet Cleaning System contributes to earning credits to achieve and maintain building certification. Unlike other green cleaning systems, the HOST System goes beyond green cleaning and may contribute to credits regarding water and wastewater conservation, energy conservation, and Integrated Pest Management.

HEALTH & SAFETY

In accordance with Consumer Products Safety Commission and Federal Hazardous Substances Act regulations, HOST is not an eye irritant nor a primary skin irritant and is nontoxic by oral ingestion or by inhalation. HOST is not a WHMIS Control Product. HOST contains no dyes, contains no heavy metals, does not become airborne and has low VOCs. HOST Dry Carpet Cleaner’s Hazardous Materials Information System (HMIS) rating is: Health = 0; Flammability = 0; Reactivity = 0; Personal Protection = none required.

HOST dry extraction cleaners, HOST PREP® and HOST Spot Remover are proven as both cleaners and/or spot removers under the international third-party testing conducted by WoolSafe®. WoolSafe Approved Certification means that a product cleans well, that it will not damage fibers or colours, and that it does not leave a residue that would promote rapid resoiling. The WoolSafe Organization is an international certifying body focused on carpet cleaning and maintenance products for wool and wool blend carpets. Its purpose is to indicate that products have been tested and approved as being suitable for these carpets. Products are tested on a range of characteristics in two categories, defensive tests and performance tests. WoolSafe Approved means that the product is effective, has low resoiling characteristics, is low in alkalinity, has no bleaching agents, no optical brighteners, is non-flammable, non-hazardous, environmentally responsible and has clear and concise use directions.