Office cleaning is viewed by many businesses as just an extra cost, but the value it provides is necessary. By maintaining a clean and professional office space you will impress clients, and create a healthier work environment for you and your employees. We understand professional janitorial cleaning may not be in every business’s budget, but there are many ways to get your employees involved to help maintain a clean office. Here are several creative office cleaning solutions to motivate your employees to do their part in keeping the office clean.

Educate Employees: Keeping your employees educated and aware of what they can do to help maintain a clean office is important. Small things like not wiping feet on an entrance mat or throwing garbage in the recycling bin can make a big difference in keeping a clean office.  By promoting, educating and enforcing good office cleaning habits your employees will have a healthier workplace that can even save you money on cleaning in the future.

Have Cleaning Supplies on Hand: In your office you should keep basic cleaning supplies on hand so you’re your employees can clean up small messes or spills. Having simple items like Tide to Go pens, disinfectant and microfiber cloths on hand make it easier for your employees to address and clean up any smaller accidents in the office.

Delegate Tasks: Delegating tasks to your employees is a great way to make sure that they are doing their part in keeping the office clean. For example, if employees are not cleaning the office microwave create a schedule and post it in the kitchen area. This way cleaning the microwave becomes a responsibility rather than a task that goes overlooked.

Make Cleaning a Contest: Cleaning does not have to be boring and in fact offices can be creative in motivating their employees to help clean. For example, you can have a clean desk contest and give away an I-Pod to the employee with the cleanest desk.  Another contest you can hold is a recycling contest. Divide your office up into teams and every time someone recycles an item that team gets a point. If you get caught not recycling your team will lose a point. There are many ways you and your office can be creative with cleaning and turn it into something fun rather than a boring chore.