Janitorial equipment and supplies are available for sale in Thomasville. These are cleaning equipment and supplies used by janitors for keeping buildings, schools and hospitals clean. These are used for cleaning the many components within a building, such as urinals, sinks, floors, carpets, surfaces such as countertops, taking out and disinfecting trash cans, cleaning lunch rooms and air conditioner vents. Some of the equipment that may be needed include floor mopper, scrubbers, vacuum cleaners, floor buffing machines, and floor strippers. These machines are manufactured by a number of outfits, and can be bought either new or used, both of which may be available in Thomasville. Supplies refer to the cleaning solutions used, such as detergents, cleaning chemicals, odor control chemicals, fresheners and disinfectants. Newer formulations also take into account the environment friendliness of the chemicals used. The machines alse use less water to save on natural resources.