Clean Green | Laundry Certification Requirements
To become certified as Clean Green, a facility can follow one of two paths:
1. Perform listed best management practices (BMPs) and achieve water and energy use standards in accordance with millions of laundry pounds produced as shown on the table.
2. Perform a combination of BMPs considered more indicative of environmental stewardship and attain either water or energy standards.
Water and Energy Standards Laundry Certification Requirements
| Water Standard | |
| 2.6 gal/lb. | > 5M pounds annually |
| 3.2 gal/lb. | ≤ 5M pounds annually |
| Energy Standard | |
| 3,000 BTU/lb. | > 5M pounds annually |
| 3,700 BTU/lb. | ≤ 5M pounds annually |
Best Management Practices Laundry Certification Requirements
- Boiler heat recovery or direct-fired hot water heater
- Wastewater heat recovery
- Wastewater pre-treatment (mechanical)
- Wastewater pre-treatment (advanced)
- Water reuse technology
- Alternative energy – solar or geothermal
- Energy audit (every three years)
- Fleet vehicles, alternative fuels
- Fleet vehicle route optimization
- Low temperature detergent
- NPE-free detergent
- Preventative boiler or water heater maintenance program
- Recycling program
- Skylights or energy-efficient lighting
- Slug discharge control plan or spill prevention plan
