San Francisco has some of the strictest environmental regulations in the country — and some of the most health-conscious residents. Yet the average home is still cleaned with products that contain VOCs, synthetic fragrances, and compounds that the EPA classifies as hazardous air pollutants. If you're hiring a cleaning service, you deserve to know exactly what's coming through your front door.
At Green Planet Cleaning Services, we've built our eco-friendly cleaning service around one principle: the products we use in your home should be safer than what you'd choose yourself. Every cleaner on our team is trained on the same EPA Safer Choice and GREENGUARD Gold certified product line — no substitutions, no "just this once" with conventional chemicals.
Let Green Planet Handle the Cleaning
Family-owned since 2010. 100% eco-friendly. Greentified™ Guarantee — if you're not happy, we re-clean for free within 24 hours.
Serving Marin County, San Francisco, Sonoma, Napa, San Mateo & Contra Costa.
Let Green Planet Handle the Cleaning
Family-owned since 2010. 100% eco-friendly. Greentified™ Guarantee — if you're not happy, we re-clean for free within 24 hours.
Serving Marin County, San Francisco, Sonoma, Napa, San Mateo & Contra Costa.
Let Green Planet Handle the Cleaning
Family-owned since 2010. 100% eco-friendly. Greentified™ Guarantee — if you're not happy, we re-clean for free within 24 hours.
Serving Marin County, San Francisco, Sonoma, Napa, San Mateo & Contra Costa.
Let Green Planet Handle the Cleaning
Family-owned since 2010. 100% eco-friendly. Greentified™ Guarantee — if you're not happy, we re-clean for free within 24 hours.
Serving Marin County, San Francisco, Sonoma, Napa, San Mateo & Contra Costa.
What makes a cleaning product truly safe?
The word "natural" on a cleaning product label means nothing legally. A product can contain formaldehyde-releasing preservatives, synthetic musks, and petroleum-derived surfactants and still call itself "natural." The only labels that carry regulatory weight are EPA Safer Choice, GREENGUARD Gold, and USDA Certified Organic.
EPA Safer Choice certification requires that every ingredient in a product — including fragrance components — be evaluated for human health and environmental impact. GREENGUARD Gold goes further: it certifies that a product's chemical emissions are safe for use in schools and hospitals. These are the standards Green Planet holds itself to.
Key Takeaway
"Natural" is a marketing term. "EPA Safer Choice" is a federal certification. Only one of them requires proof.
Green Planet's full product kit — every item EPA Safer Choice or GREENGUARD Gold certified.
Every product we bring into your San Francisco home
We don't leave product selection to individual cleaners. Every team member carries the same kit, every time. Here's exactly what's in it and why each product earned its place.
Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day
EPA Safer Choice
All-purpose surfaces, counters
Bona Hardwood Floor Cleaner
GREENGUARD Gold
Hardwood, engineered wood floors
Dr. Bronner's Sal Suds
USDA Organic
Kitchen, bathrooms, general cleaning
ECOS All-Purpose Cleaner
EPA Safer Choice + Leaping Bunny
Surfaces, appliances, glass
Method All-Purpose Spray
EPA Safer Choice
Counters, sinks, tiles
Seventh Generation Disinfectant
EPA Safer Choice
High-touch surfaces, bathrooms
Bar Keepers Friend
Non-toxic formula
Stainless steel, porcelain, tile grout
The ColoredClean™ system: why color-coding matters
Even the safest cleaning product can cause cross-contamination if the same cloth that cleaned your toilet is used on your kitchen counter. Green Planet uses the ColoredClean™ color-coded microfiber system to eliminate this risk entirely.
Yellow Cloths
Bathrooms only — toilets, sinks, tubs. Never leaves the bathroom zone.
Blue Cloths
kitchen surfaces, counters, appliances. Never used in bathrooms.
Why San Francisco homes need extra care
San Francisco's housing stock is older than most American cities — the median home was built in 1948. Older homes have less ventilation, more porous surfaces, and often contain lead paint or asbestos in walls and flooring. Harsh chemical cleaners can disturb these materials and increase off-gassing in already poorly ventilated spaces.
The city's famous fog also means homes stay damp longer than in drier climates. Moisture-loving mold spores thrive in San Francisco bathrooms and kitchens. Our Seventh Generation Disinfectant spray — EPA Safer Choice certified — kills 99.9% of bacteria and mold without the respiratory risks of bleach-based alternatives.
We serve all San Francisco neighborhoods — from the Victorian flats of the Haight to the modern condos of Mission Bay. Our product protocol is the same everywhere, because your family's health doesn't change by zip code.
