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Chapter 4: Selection of Products, Dispensing Equipment, and Application Systems
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Criteria
Conventional
Mop and Bucket
Microfiber Mop
Pads and Bucket
Reusable Microfiber
Cloths
Reusable
Cotton
Cloths
Disposable Cotton
or Paper Towels
Presaturated
Wipes for Surfaces
Other
Advantages
and
Disadvantages
Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not
applicable
Useful in blood
spill kits for
cleaning up
bloodborne
pathogen spills
where handling of
contaminated
materials should be
minimized
Useful for incidents
in which
disinfectants are
required but
unavailable, such as
on a school bus (if
cleaned with
detergent first) or
on a field trip
Often mistaken for
hand wipes and
used
inappropriately
Often found
unsecured in
classrooms and
accessible to
students
Guidelines for
Use
Launder daily Launder daily Launder daily or rinse
and hang to dry
Launder
daily
None Check to see that
the wipes are
adequately
saturated
* Check state regulations. In Massachusetts, more than 1 inch of a hazardous product remaining in a container designates it as hazardous waste and must be
disposed of in accordance with the hazardous waste regulations 30.106, “(2) Definition of Empty. (a) A container or an inner liner removed from a lined
container that has held any hazardous material or hazardous waste, except a waste that is a compressed gas or that is listed or otherwise described in 310 CMR
30.136, is empty if: 1. all wastes have been removed that can be removed using the practices commonly employed to remove materials from that type of
container, e.g., pouring, pumping, and aspirating; and 2. no more than 2.5 centimeters (one inch) of residue remain on the bottom of the container or inner liner.”