HOST® -- Green, Clean & Dry

“Green Cleaning.” While it’s on everyone’s minds, it means different things to different people. The one thing people can agree on is that with their HOST Dry Extraction Carpet Cleaning System, Racine Industries continues to be committed to making the most environmentally friendly products they can. The HOST System is a proven method for achieving clean and dry carpet that looks its best every day while contributing to a healthier, cleaner environment inside and out. HOST is the only dry carpet cleaner, to be both Green Seal® Certified and tested as biobased by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

Following are HOST’s top 10 green attributes:

1. Green Seal Certified. Based on its reduced human and aquatic toxicity and reduced smog production potential, HOST meets the environmental standard for industrial and institutional cleaners.
2. Saves Energy. The HOST System requires no heated water and no blowers; dehumidifiers or HVAC systems are needed for drying time and to remove excess water.
3. Conserves Water. HOST deep cleans carpet with 97 percent less water than the traditional wet cleaning methods. If all the carpet in the United States was cleaned just once with HOST rather than water extraction, Americans could save 10 billion gallons of water.
4. Prevents Mold & Mildew Growth. HOST does not leave carpets wet with dirty wastewater that typically contributes to mold and health problems.
5. Made from Renewable Resources. HOST is the only certified carpet cleaner with recycled content.
6. Removes Dirt and Reduces Allergens. Research studies have shown that one cleaning with the HOST System using HOST machines reduces dust mites by 78 percent, dust mite allergen by 75 percent, cat allergen by 85 percent and mold spores by 85 percent.
7. No Special Disposal. While wet cleaners require special disposal, HOST requires no such treatment and can be composted.
8. Contributes to Earning US Green Building Council’s LEED® points. Using the HOST System contributes to earning LEED points in several categories.
9. Non-toxic. HOST is non-toxic by oral ingestion or by inhalation.
10. USDA Certified. HOST is the first and only dry carpet cleaner certified as biobased by the USDA.

About Racine Industries, Inc.
Founded in 1935, Racine Industries is known for manufacturing the innovative HOST Dry Extraction Carpet Cleaning System, which is used in commercial, institutional, and residential carpet cleaning worldwide. Racine Industries is headquartered in Racine, WI. For more information, visit www.hostdry.com.

About Green Seal, Inc.
Green Seal is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to safeguarding the environment and transforming the marketplace by the promotion of the manufacture, purchase, and use of environmentally responsible products and services.  Founded in 1989, Green Seal provides science-based environmental certification standards that are credible, transparent, and essential in an increasingly educated and competitive marketplace. For more information, visit www.greenseal.org.

Reprinted from Floor Care Professional, June 2008