Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 1st September 2016 Issue no. 737
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Products Study reveals innovations in self-cleaning surfaces positively impact jansan industry
Global food safety firm NSF International and Euro Consultants Group join forces Global food safety auditing, training and consulting organisation NSF International, has completed the acquisition of Euro Consultants Group, the Wavre, Belgium-based food safety and quality service company. Graffiti gone with Greyland chemicals
ISSA/Interclean Istanbul postponed RAI Amsterdam, ISSA and local partner UBM, have announced that the ISSA/Interclean Istanbul exhibition, originally scheduled for 7th - 9th September 2016, has been moved to 18th - 20th October, 2017. After careful deliberation the organisation has made the decision to postpone the event, citing rising concerns from exhibitors and visitors regarding travel in and out of the country as the chief motive. Australia's contractors continue to embarrass themselves
A great initiative brings recycling to more public parks
Microban relaunches global textiles division this month
IICRC calls for s400 consensus body volunteers The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning & Restoration Certification (IICRC) is seeking volunteers to serve on a consensus body for the development of the new BSR-IICRC S400 Standard for Cleaning, Maintenance & Restoration of the Commercial Built Environment. Applications are now being accepted. Captive audience situation leads to development of micro cleaning/disinfecting system
New hospital facility service technology aims to improve patient experience
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countries worldwide! Welcome to the first edition of Cleanzine since our Summer break. I hope that if you too, have had a break, it’s been a good one.
One festival I’ve attended for years is set in the grounds of a stately home. The owner told me this year that more than half the energy used ‘in the house’ and for the festival and other events held on the land, now comes from a combination of this human waste and food waste and peelings. That’s really good, isn’t it?
I know it’s likely to be a long way down the line but I can’t help thinking that we need to be installing more of this type of facility in our public spaces. Local authorities throughout the UK are closing down our public toilets to save money, but if compost loos were used instead, the pressure on our sewage systems would be reduced and the waste could be sold to generate income that could be put towards stocking them with toilet tissue and sanitiser, couldn’t it? Cleanzine goes out to 163 countries. If you’re reading this from somewhere that compost loos are common, please let me know about your experiences of them. Please get in touch either by emailing me or posting a comment on our Facebook page. www.facebook.com/Cleanzine
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      This Week's News
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I’ve attended several festivals over the Summer and although I’ve been banging on about the benefits of compost loos for years I don’t believe I’ve shared any pictures. The ones I’ve used have been semi-permanent, posh wooden shacks with proper seats set into a wooden platform, with a pit below for everything to drop into. Users sprinkle sawdust over their contribution and everything smells really sweet, all the time. At some stage after the composting process is complete, the waste is removed and used to create energy. Perfect!
This year at another festival I saw temporary compost loos being installed, so took some pictures. These were raised to create space for green waste bins or non-porous sacks, which were to be taken away before composting had been completed, to the facility that would use the waste. This meant that effectively there would be no waste and that the festival field would be left as was, once all the revellers had departed.
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