Healthcare Gone Green: How Eco-Friendly Buildings Benefit More Than the Environment

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An eco-friendly facility or building is something to be proud of. In a day and age where the world needs all hands on deck to conserve as many natural resources as possible, doing your part to be environmentally conscious will not only make you feel great but will help make a difference. However, from a business standpoint, eco-friendly buildings have the opportunity to benefit more than just the environment.

Scranton Products wants all facility owners to continue to make environmentally conscious decisions when remodeling or renovating their buildings, but we also want you to be aware of how you can benefit from this path of material sourcing and usage. Continue reading to learn how eco-friendly buildings benefit more than just the environment.

Sanitary Benefit for Producer and End User

An eco-friendly building is constructed with environmentally friendly materials that are post-consumer based and 100% recyclable. While this contributes to decreasing the amount of industrial waste, it also helps to create sanitary products for facility owners and patrons. When you make an effort to turn your building into an eco-friendly one, you’ll need to use materials that don’t contain vast amounts of chemicals, which benefits you and your users in numerous ways.

The lack of chemicals used in the production of your materials will help to increase the level of air quality inside your facility. In fact, for your building to receive LEED certification, a globally recognized certifier for eco-friendly buildings, your facility must show that it promotes healthy air quality for everyone inside.

Another improvement that eco-friendly buildings will benefit from is the overall health of your patrons who use your facility. Sustainable products tend to be more resistant to germs, bacteria, mold, and mildew. For a facility that needs new materials for its bathrooms or new lockers, this is a significantly important aspect, as it directly pertains to the health of your customers.

Low Maintenance

With an eco-friendly building, you can use materials and products that require low levels of maintenance. All-natural products that resist mold, bacteria, germs, scratches, or dents require fewer repairs, therefore saving you money in the long run. Having an environmentally friendly facility or building that supports our changing environment is important, but having one that will cost you less money over time because of low maintenance will benefit you even more.

There are many beneficial qualities of opting for an eco-friendly building. While you’re doing your part to reduce environmental waste and close the loop of recycling, you can also do your part to create a cleaner and sturdier facility.

The many great qualities of a sustainable building is precisely why Scranton Products works to deliver eco-friendly materials. With our HDPE plastic base, you can use recyclable, durable, and sanitary materials to positively boost your building’s environmental impact.

You can find Scranton Products materials near you to see how you can start supporting our environment.

The Best Methods for Removing Graffiti from Lockers and Bathroom Walls

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In schools or public facilities, bathroom walls and locker rooms are at a high risk of graffiti. While it’s difficult to catch vandalism in the act, one of the best things that a facility manager can do is develop an effective plan for removing the graffiti as quickly as possible once it shows up. But what’s the best method for removing graffiti from lockers and bathroom walls?

Scranton Products is here to give you some quick and easy tips to return your facilities to their pristine state after vandalism. Read on to learn the best methods for removing graffiti from lockers and bathroom walls.

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3 Reasons Why Plastic Partitions Are Superior

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Business owners and facility managers may face serious consequences when they fail to choose the best material available for bathroom partitions, especially when they only consider the privacy aspect of the partitions.

Scranton Products wants your restrooms to have the best partitions available so you can avoid costly maintenance fees due to rust, mold, scratches, or any other problems that you may encounter. Continue reading to learn three reasons why plastic partitions are superior to the leading competition. Read more

Where’s the Restroom? How to Set Up Temporary Bathroom Facilities When Your Building Is Under Construction

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When your facility is under construction, one of the first things that you need to think about is setting up temporary restrooms for you and your employees to use. While obviously not the same quality as a working indoor restroom, if you set up your temporary facilities in the proper manner, you can avoid as much inconvenience as possible.

If you’re facility is planning to undergo construction, you need to be prepared to set up your temporary facilities properly. Continue reading for some tips from Scranton Products on how to set up temporary facilities when your building is under construction. Read more

School & Locker Room Locker Warranties

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If you’re redesigning a locker room or school, you want to be sure that you’re getting top-level value lockers that are built to last and backed by a warranty that proves it. When you look at lockers from Scranton Products, you’ll see that we stand by our products and are confident that they’re built to last.

Scranton Products offers two types of lockers that are designed for a wide variety of uses. Whether for a gym, a school, or for your employees, you want to be sure that you’re making the best selection available.

One ways that you can see how Scranton Products’ lockers are your best option is by diving into the warranties that support them. Read on below to learn more. Read more

How HDPE Products Can Make your Commercial Bathroom Partitions Better

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Are you tired of continuously having to repair and clean the partitions in your commercial bathroom or gym? Scratches, dents, graffiti, and germs can frequently affect your partitions, requiring more labor and extra costs to keep them in good working order. Fortunately, Scranton Products has a solution to the inadequacy of your current partitions.

Thanks to our HDPE Hiny Hiders, Scranton Products can provide bathrooms with a partition material that can make your life easier. Continue reading to learn more about how HDPE products can make your commercial bathroom partitions better. Read more

Can your Lockers be Durable and Still Look Good?

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When it comes to installing new lockers, you have many choices as far as available materials. While metal lockers are believed to durable and reliable, their design lacks visual appeal. And while plastic lockers have a new-age design, people have the misconception that they aren’t as strong as metal lockers. So can lockers be durable and still look good?

Contrary to popular belief, you can have durable and good-looking lockers for your facility by choosing HDPE plastic lockers, such as Scranton Products’ Duralife lockers. Continue reading so you can learn just how Duralife lockers are superior to metal lockers in both looks and durability. Read more

Why are my Lockers Growing Mold?

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It’s never a good feeling for facility managers when they notice the growth of mold on the inside or outside of their lockers. The result can require time-consuming steps to clean and  remove the mold as well as further inspection to find the root of the problem and  rid the lockers of any further mold.

If you’re a facility manager and you see this unwanted growth, you’re probably wondering to yourself, why are my lockers growing mold?

To help you understand the common problem of mold or mildew in your lockers, read on as Scranton Products dives into the cause of this common issue, its negative consequences, and an easy solution. Read more

Truly Sustainable Designs

In essence of the Greenbuild International Expo this week in New Orleans we feel that discussing sustainable material options for your restroom and locker room products are very important.

When you choose Scranton Products Hiny Hider Partitions, Resistall Partitions, Tufftec Lockers or Duralife Lockers you are supporting a healthier environment. Our products reduce industrial waste by using a blend of virgin and pre-consumer recycled content to produce a high quality product that is 100% recyclable. Read more

Get Serious About Health In Your Restrooms

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There are many choices when choosing a material for your bathroom partitions. Though you may not be aware of it, many of the materials available for restroom partitions are not solid throughout meaning that the core is made from a particleboard or cardboard core. These cores are subject to mold,mildew and/or rust in a wet environment. Read more