Category Archives: Dishwashing

Take the Steps to Ensure all of Your Water is Clean

Recent events in Flint, Michigan led to many local and state agencies, as well as schools and businesses to investigate their water systems. Lead has been found in some communities and officials are tackling those issues. Although water fountains are typically disinfected and well maintained by cleaning staff, the lead in those types of water systems can’t be easily washed … Continue reading

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It’s Outdoor Party Time – Have Your Food and Drink Service Equipment Ready

Sparking up the outside grill signifies the celebration of the warm weather. Whether you operate a catering business that offers services for outdoor events or planning an outdoor gathering at your home, start the year fresh by cleaning your outdoor equipment. Not only does it make a lasting impression, it help extend the life of the equipment.

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How to Clean Child Care Facilities

Although there are many resources available to assist in understanding what the best practices are for cleaning childcare facilities, there are no official government standards. Whether you have a cleaning service clean a childcare facility or internal staff take on the responsibility, it has to be a team effort to ensure the facility is not only clean, but sanitized and … Continue reading

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How to Properly Select Chemical Proportioning Systems

Chemical Proportioning Systems allow many business that prepare chemicals to be diluted properly to use for a variety of cleaning tasks. Not only does it assist in the dilution process, they also make it safer and less time consuming for employees to do the dilutions. Over-diluting won’t get the job done properly – especially in facilities that have strict requirements … Continue reading

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Catering with Care: 5 Tips to Catering Success

With wedding season in full swing, many catering companies and facilities that offer refreshments will find themselves booked through the summer. Food safety is important during preparation and presentation in any catering situation. Using extra care in small areas can be the difference between a mostly-safe catered event and a perfectly-executed one. Below, we’ve rounded up 5 tips to make … Continue reading

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How to Remove Hard Water Deposits

We have all struggled with hard water deposits somewhere in our facility at one time or another. These nuisances are mineral deposits—calcium, lime, and other hard mineral buildup —left over when pure water evaporates. Hard water deposits can leave your surfaces looking dirty, dingy, and gross, giving visitors a poor impression of your organization or business. In some extreme cases, … Continue reading

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How to Choose a Commercial Dishwashing Detergent

If you maintain a restaurant, kitchen, cafeteria, hotel, hospital, or school, chances are you will eventually need to choose a dishwashing detergent to serve the needs of your facility. You have lots of choices, but with the right information, you can decide which product is right for you. The Benefits of Buying Wholesale When you are maintaining a facility, it … Continue reading

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Cleaning Your Refrigerator

Your refrigerator may be the most neglected part of your kitchen. The dishes likely receive the most attention, followed by the kitchen surfaces such as the countertops and stovetop. The sink is probably cleaned often as well. But your refrigerator, the place where the majority of your food is stored, is often forgotten. It usually takes a significant event, such … Continue reading

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Tips for Cleaning Outdoor Floors

We spend a vast majority of our time cleaning indoors, and for good reason. But we sometimes forget that our outdoor spaces need cleaning too. Outdoor floors can be made of anything from concrete floors to wooden decks, and they each require different methods of care. Outdoor floors must be maintained so that they do not accumulate dirt and discoloration. … Continue reading

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Choosing the Right Gloves For the Job

Many facilities that you may manage or work in adhere to OSHA standards, which stands for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This portion of the US Department of Labor is put in place to ensure that employees are safe in their workplace. If you work in an industry that can utilize the products on Worldwide Janitor, chances are that … Continue reading

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What’s the Deal With Phosphates?

Whether shopping online or at the grocery store, you may have noticed that some dishwashing soap and laundry detergent is labeled “phosphate-free.” Here at Worldwide Janitor, we sell both laundry and dishwashing detergents that are phosphate-free as well as those that contain phosphates. In this article, we’ll talk about what phosphates are, and what advantages and disadvantages they offer. A … Continue reading

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Now Accepting Bitcoin on Worldwide Janitor

Yesterday we were happy to announce that we are now accepting Paypal payments, and today we decided to take things a step further by adding Bitcoin to our list of available payment methods. At Worldwide Janitor, we value freedom and liberty, so the fact that Bitcoin is a currency not tied to any one government entity makes it appealing to … Continue reading

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Now Accepting Paypal on Worldwide Janitor

We are happy to announce that we are now accepting Paypal as a method of payment for goods purchased on WorldwideJanitor.com. At Worldwide Janitor, we want to make the buying process as convenient and safe as possible for everyone. Many consumers prefer to use Paypal because of the additional layer of security it provides when making online purchases. It also … Continue reading

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How to Care for and Clean a Stainless Steel Sink

Stainless steel sinks are very functional because they don’t chip or stain like porcelain or plastic. However, their sleek and stylish beauty and high quality practicality do come at a cost. Stainless steel sinks can be a pain to keep clean as they easily reveal each and every fingerprint that connects with its surface. The skin basin can also dull … Continue reading

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Which of your dish detergents contain phosphates?

Phosphates get a bad rap from environmentalists. Why? Mainly because they contribute to algal blooms in the environment when they leave our municipal waste systems. Because of this, most consumer dishwashing products no longer contain phosphates. That being said, many consumers like products with phosphates simply because they do a better job of cleaning. This makes them particularly suited for … Continue reading

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Tips for Commercial Dishwashing

Soap and water have many good uses, but cleaning dishes is not one of them. If you run a commercial food service operation whether it’s a restaurant, bakery, catering company, coffee shop or home-based retail business, you need some serious cleaning agents. Even office environments can benefit from upgraded dishwashing techniques to get coffee mugs clean and well sanitized. When … Continue reading

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