Congratulations to the 2012 Green Cleaning Award Winners!

The winning team from Howard County Public Schools, which earned a Grand Award.

Today we're thrilled to congratulate the Green Cleaning Award winners for 2012! In the school district category, winners were:

• Grand Award: Howard County (Md.) Public Schools
• Silver Award: Portland Public Schools, Portland, Ore.
• Honorable Mentions:
  • Catoosa County Schools, Ringgold, Ga.
  • Lower Merion (Pa.) Public Schools

Every year, the Green Cleaning Award winners demonstrate best practices around green cleaning, galvanizing their school communities around the idea that all students, faculty and staff deserve a healthy place to learn and work. 

This annual award, presented by American School & University magazine, Healthy Schools Campaign and the Green Cleaning Network, recognizes schools with excellent and innovative programs on cleaning for health without harming the environment. Winners are judged based on the five simple steps to green cleaning outlined in HSC's Quick & Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools.

Congratulations to all award winners from everyone here at HSC!

Plus: Ready to go green at your school? Check out HSC's updated Quick & Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools!