Find A Green Carpet Cleaner

So you want to have your carpets and sofas cleaned in an eco friendly way!

How do you find a green carpet cleaner in the U.K?

As you are looking on here your first step is obviously an internet search, this may come up with a local, good quality carpet cleaner, and it is important that the cleaner is reasonably local as it’s not very green if he has to drive 100 miles! Try narrowing your search to something like Southend green carpet cleaner, some areas are well covered with environmentally aware carpet cleaners and others are not yet, although through the carpet cleaning forums, principally ‘Cleanitup’ we are changing this. There are websites devoted to green carpet cleaners but as yet there is no organisation which is dedicated to this, maybe I should start one!

How can I tell if the carpet cleaner is really green?

All industries have their jargon and general bull and carpet cleaning is no different, there will always be people who will claim anything they believe will give them an advantage. Questions to ask would be.

What chemicals are you using?

Are you clean water rinsing? This means applying any chemicals first and then using the machine to extract the loosened dirt using water only .

Are you using any enzymes? Asthma sensitization is often caused by enzymes and these should be avoided.

Are you using the minimum amount of chemical which is conducive to achieving a high quality clean? If less is applied then less is left in the carpet.

When I first started green carpet cleaning I had to order my solutions by the case as my supplier said there was no demand, for them and he would be left with a lot of slow moving stock, it is still a bit like that but slowly more carpet cleaners are becoming aware of the possibilities.The internet has allowed cleaners from across the industry to come together and exchange information and has created a group of better educated and more aware cleaners. So if your carpet cleaner says there is no green way of cleaning then you can tell him there is and he should read this article, after all that’s how we all learn by sharing information.I have contacts across the country who are cleaning green and would be happy to pass on their details.

Another major advantage of the green carpet cleaning method is that carpets and upholstery will stay cleaner longer, mainly because shampoo residues are not left to attract dirt.