2008 Press Release: Des Plaines Thinks Green!

For immediate release
October 7, 2008

The Des Plaines Public Works Department is "going green" with their cleaning products! Matt Duskett, Des Plaines Director of Public Works, Katharine Hanzlik, Assistant to the Public Works Director, and 6th Ward Alderman Mark Walsten, who has been involved in the City’s "green" initiatives, recently met with Patrick Muldoon, Vice President of Sales, Onyx Enviro Solutions. The City has purchased "green" cleaning products from the Chicago based company, Onyx Enviro," an eco-friendly single-source provider of facility supplies for a vast array of commercial industries… Currently, the company serves a cross section of government agencies, industrial and retail enterprises… carrying everything from light bulbs to bath tissues…"

One of the cleaning products that the City will be using at City Hall, the Public Works Garage and the Police Department, is a liquid solution composed of hydrogen peroxide and citrus oil. It is capable of cleaning a multitude of surfaces and materials, "95% of a facility with 2 dilutions." According to Muldoon, "H2Orange2," as it is called, reduces toxicity without sacrificing effectiveness, destroys odors during the cleaning process, eliminates grease and minimizes slips on floors, and cleans effectively without ammonia or alcohol.

(pictured above left to right) Katharine Hanzlik, Assistant to the Public Works Director, 6th Ward Alderman Mark Walsten, Matt Duskett, Des Plaines Director of Public Works, and Patrick Muldoon, Vice President of Sales, Onyx Enviro Solutions, display the new environmentally safe "green" cleaning products at Des Plaines City Hall.

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