Behind the bleach
How your campus rooms get cleaned
Rosie Githinji
Issue date: 7/1/09 Section: News
"When you don't get parents' complaints, you're doing a good job," Watson said. "This is one of the cleanest campuses around."
There are situations that come up when L&L Janitorial cleans the apartments. L&L had one apartment they had to fumigate and throw out all the furniture because the apartment was in such bad condition, but that does not happen often, according to Watson.
L&L Janitorial has their own process when they start to clean. When they get an apartment or residence hall space to clean, they break it down into three parts, according to Toni Bailey, a sub-contractor for L&L Janitorial.
Workers each take the kitchen, bathroom or living room to clean, according to Bailey.
"We start high and work low," Bailey said.
Bailey and her fellow workers clean light fixtures, above the doors, behind counters and under the beds. They take apart the kitchen appliances and degrease them, and even make sure the electrical box exteriors and fire extinguishers are sparkling, according to Bailey.
Legate and the L&L crews hope that students will feel compelled to keep up the standards of cleanliness that have been set for the rooms. 3,500 students live on campus and there were zero complaints in regard to cleanliness last year, according to Legate.
"We're not satisfied with doing a good job,"
There are situations that come up when L&L Janitorial cleans the apartments. L&L had one apartment they had to fumigate and throw out all the furniture because the apartment was in such bad condition, but that does not happen often, according to Watson.
L&L Janitorial has their own process when they start to clean. When they get an apartment or residence hall space to clean, they break it down into three parts, according to Toni Bailey, a sub-contractor for L&L Janitorial.
Workers each take the kitchen, bathroom or living room to clean, according to Bailey.
"We start high and work low," Bailey said.
Bailey and her fellow workers clean light fixtures, above the doors, behind counters and under the beds. They take apart the kitchen appliances and degrease them, and even make sure the electrical box exteriors and fire extinguishers are sparkling, according to Bailey.
Legate and the L&L crews hope that students will feel compelled to keep up the standards of cleanliness that have been set for the rooms. 3,500 students live on campus and there were zero complaints in regard to cleanliness last year, according to Legate.
"We're not satisfied with doing a good job,"
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