Office break room cleaning matters more than most businesses realize. Shared kitchens can carry more germs than almost any other space in the building. We see it firsthand every week at offices across the Lehigh Valley. The research backs it up too.
Why Office Break Room Cleaning Matters
A study from Kimberly Clark Professional, done with a University of Arizona microbiologist, swabbed nearly 5,000 surfaces in real offices. Break room sink faucet handles came back highly contaminated 75 percent of the time. Microwave door handles were not much better, testing high 48 percent of the time. Even the refrigerator door handle showed high contamination in about one in four offices. The same study found that better hygiene habits can cut cold, flu, and stomach illness by up to 80 percent. That is a real number worth paying attention to, whether you run a small office or a large one.
Break rooms are different from a private desk or office. Everyone in the building shares the same microwave, fridge, and coffee station regardless of department. A cleaner break room is not just about appearances either. It plays a real role in how healthy and comfortable your team feels every day.
The Break Room Spots We Never Skip
Every visit, we focus on the surfaces people touch most and clean least often. That means microwave door handles and interior panels, refrigerator handles, coffee station buttons, and the sink faucet. We wipe down countertops and shared tables too, since crumbs and spills sit there longer than anyone realizes. These are exactly the office break room cleaning trouble spots the research flagged.
How We Handle Office Break Room Cleaning
We use a dedicated green microfiber cloth for every kitchen and break room, separate from cloths used anywhere else in the building. That color coded system keeps kitchen germs from ever spreading to restrooms or office surfaces. For disinfecting, we rely on a plant based, EPA registered cleaner safe enough for food contact surfaces. You don’t need to rinse after we wipe down a counter or table. For extra protection, we also offer green electrostatic disinfection, which reaches surfaces hand wiping alone can miss.
Simple Habits That Help Between Visits
A little teamwork between cleanings goes a long way. Encourage staff to wipe up spills right away and rinse their own mugs instead of leaving them in the sink. Wiping the microwave interior after a messy lunch takes ten seconds and saves a much bigger job later. Small habits like these keep a break room feeling clean between our regular visits.
How Often Should an Office Break Room Be Cleaned?
Most offices do fine with a daily wipe down of counters and high touch spots. A deeper clean during regular professional visits handles the rest. Busier break rooms, especially ones with more than a handful of employees, often benefit from a slightly more frequent schedule. Even so, the right frequency really depends on how many people share the space and how often they prepare food there. That said, we can help figure out a schedule that fits your office once we see how your team uses the space.Break room care is one piece of the janitorial services we provide across the Lehigh Valley.
At Angst Cleaning, office break room cleaning is a standard part of every cleaning program we run throughout Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, and the rest of the Lehigh Valley. Combined with our EPA registered disinfectants and green electrostatic option, it forms a documented, verifiable approach to keeping shared kitchens genuinely clean. Learn more about our green cleaning services and see what our clients are saying in our Google reviews, or request a free quote to get started.
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To learn more about our office break room cleaning services or request a free estimate, contact Angst Cleaning at 610-730-1924 or contact@angstcleaning.com. We serve businesses in Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton, and throughout the Lehigh Valley seven days a week.
Proudly family-owned and operated since 1996, with dedicated teams serving businesses throughout the Lehigh Valley seven days a week.Office break room cleaning matters more than most businesses realize. Shared kitchens can carry more germs than almost any other space in the building. We see it firsthand every week at offices across the Lehigh Valley. The research backs it up too.
