EMMA'S ECO-CLEAN

An environmentally conscious, women-owned housecleaning cooperative

Our associated co-ops:
Emma's
Eco-Care
Natural Home Cleaning

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We are a worker-owned business that provides professional, environmentally safe residential and commercial cleaning services to the residents of San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.

We Offer
Our Vision
Our History
Our Cleaning Service


EMMA’S ECO-CLEAN
1155 Broadway, Suite 110
Redwood City, CA 94063
Phone: (650) 261-1788
Fax: (650) 599-9351
Email:emmasbiz@lmi.net

We Offer:

  • Friendly housecleaners thoroughly trained and skilled in least-toxic cleaning methods
  • Thorough attention to detail and impeccable service
  • All the cleaning products (i.e. vegetable-based soaps, baking soda, white vinegar) and tools necessary to do the job
  • Move-in/move-out service
  • Weekend cleaning
  • Work teams of two people in order to maintain our high quality of service and spend less time in your home/business
  • A standard service which focuses primarily on the kitchen and bathroom with complete vacuuming, dusting and mopping throughout the rest of the house/building
  • Attention to special requests i.e. oven cleaning, windows, refrigerator, ceilings, walls, etc.
  • Fully licensed and insured cleaners

For a free estimate call: (650) 261-1788

Our Vision:

To preserve the environment and promote the health of our customers and ourselves. We hope to share with our customers what we have learned so that they may be more informed and environmentally responsible. We have formed this cooperative based on our desire to support our families and be economically self-sufficient. When our cooperative is successful, we wish to help other women start their own businesses.

Our History:

Emma’s Eco-Clean opened its doors on Earth Day 1999. We started with five founding members who participated in a yearlong business training program through WAGES (Women’s Action to Gain Economic Security). We also completed 75 hours of rigorous industrial training from an expert in San Francisco who has her own least-toxic housecleaning business. Since opening, our cooperative has grown to 11 members and with WAGES, was awarded a 1999 Silicon Valley Environmental Business Award from the Peninsula Conservation Center Foundation. We were also nominated for a 2001 San Mateo County Sustainability Award.We make decisions collectively and jointly participate in the administration of our business. We have formed our own internal training program that empowers us to train new members of the cooperative ourselves. We strongly emphasize providing educational opportunities to our owners so they can obtain skills in business management as well as ecologically sound housecleaning.

Our cleaning service includes:

Our standard service focuses primarily on the kitchen and the bathroom.
In the Kitchen, we will:

  • Remove cobwebs
  • Empty trash
  • Clean the inside of the microwave
  • Wash windows in front of the sink
  • Clean stovetop
  • Remove spots from cabinets and refrigerator doors
  • Wash walls at eye level
  • Clean electrical appliances
  • Sweep and mop the floor

In the Bathroom, we will:

  • Remove cobwebs
  • Wash the walls and floor
  • Disinfect the entire toilet
  • Clean the bathtub and shower
  • Polish mirrors
  • Scour the sink
  • Empty trash
  • Remove fingerprints
  • Sweep and mop the floor
  • Remove mold and mildew

We then offer thorough dusting and vacuuming throughout the rest of the house/building and cater to any special requests (ovens, refrigerator, blinds, windows, ceilings, walls, etc.) you might have.

 

 

© 2004 WAGES