Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 30th April 2026 Issue no. 1208
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 International News
Products Northwood relaunches Leonardo Washroom brand
Nilfisk joins Freudenberg following takeover completion
ECHA SEAC on REACH PFAS restrictions consultation explained
Why lone working is one of the cleaning sector's biggest safety blind spots
Why AI integration is an opportunity we have to get right in cleaning
"Artificial Intelligence is seemingly now everywhere in the working world, present across almost every sector and aspect of modern life. J36 professional cleaning robot explores new possibilities for retail and commercial floor care
Interclean Amsterdam 2026 closes on a high as global cleaning industry comes together
New modular spray system facilitates mobile and efficient equipment and plant sanitation
Interclean Amsterdam announces Amsterdam Innovation Award 2026 winners
Miller Environmental completes acquisition of Haz-Mat Environmental Services and Canco
Safety professionals worried about mass adoption of AI, reveals new report
Sofidel accelerates decarbonisation with a new biomass boiler In France
Europe's tissue industry: supporting jobs along with hygiene
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I rest my case about councils having to accept some responsibility for residents’ resorting to flytipping. And I believe, once you’ve read the following, you’ll see why…
I’m one of the lucky ones, living in a borough that collects all of its residents’ bins, every week, rather than having the fortnightly and sometimes even gappier collections suffered by some other Brits. The collections cover – along with waste fit just for landfill - cardboard, paper, plastics, tins, glass bottles/jars and food. And, (something I found on the website five weeks back but don’t recall having been notified about separately)“clean foil scrunched into a ball no smaller than the size of a tennis ball”, clean foil trays and empty squeezy tubes.
I was on the website as I had cardboard that wouldn’t fit into the bin, along with a bag of rags/textiles that I couldn’t make use of or pass on to someone else. I knew I could leave large pieces of cardboard next to my bin and that they’d be collected. I also knew clean rags/textiles needed to be left in a clear, sealed and labelled plastic bag but that collection was only fortnightly – I wanted to learn which week I should leave it outside. I was pleased to see that rags are also collected weekly now.
As I said, that was five weeks ago. Neither the extra cardboard nor the bag of textiles were taken, so I filled out a ‘complaints’ form on the council’s website & received an apologetic email which assured me they’d be taken the following week. After that next collection, I emailed to thank the council for sticking to its word. It was only upon my return from a walk into town two days later, that I realised that the rag bag was still there, tucked between my bin and a boundary bush. I emailed the council again but as I’ve not received a response, I assumed I’d need to fill out another form.
I re-attached the label that had disappeared and left the bag on the recycling bin the following week to ensure that it couldn’t be missed. I had to do the same the following week but this time kept an eye out for the recycling team and when everyone was preparing to move on I ran out and asked the man who’d been responsible for taking my bins why the rag bag hadn’t been collected and briefly explained what had been happening. His response was that the ‘cage’ for textiles is so small that there’s never any room in it. “We have loads of spare vans and I keep saying we should send one out to collect all the surplus,” he explained. “But they never listen!”
I’m going to fill out another complaint form and see what happens. Watch this space…
 This Week's News
Industrial & institutional cleaning chemicals market projected to hit USD 108.6 billion by 2033
This growth is primarily driven by the increasing emphasis on hygiene and sanitation - particularly in the healthcare, food & beverage, and hospitality industries, as well as stricter regulatory requirements for cleanliness and safety in public and private spaces, says the report. WFBSC’s Global Executive Congress 2026, Las Vegas; registration now open
The Congress will be hosted in partnership with The Building Service Contractors Association International as part of its Contracting Success Conference, bringing together senior leaders from across the global cleaning and facilities services industry for three days of education, strategy and networking.  Pudu Robotics inaugurates US HQ in Dallas, accelerating long-term growth in the Americas
As a central hub for nationwide and cross regional operations across the Americas, Dallas brings strong strategic advantages. The area offers well-developed logistics and supply chain infrastructure, a business friendly environment and access to a broad base of enterprise customers. Its central location will allow Pudu more efficient coverage across both North America and South America. SOAPBOX: call for the wider use of recyclable gloves in cleaning & FM
I started researching about gloves and came across Polyco's reusable Pura gloves which to date have been largely used in the food processing sector and are little known about in cleaning and FM circles.  Genesis Biosciences launches next-generation concentrate
Manufactured in the UK, the new concentrate has been designed as a single versatile solution to replace multiple conventional cleaning chemicals across more than eight professional application environments including washrooms and sanitary areas, agricultural environments, industrial facilities, and waste handling and refuse areas. SBFM ranked third in Ward Hadaway Yorkshire Fastest 50 list
 OCS extends and expands soft services partnership with British Land
Started 1st April, the contract means that OCS will continue servicing British Land's western portfolio while taking on responsibility for its eastern portfolio for the first time, integrating the two parts of the business into a single, cohesive soft services operation. The Cleanzine Archive Search We keep an extensive archive of news stories and product information that have featured in past issues of The Cleanzine. If you would like to run a search of the The Cleanzine web site using the search tool below please just go ahead by entering in the name of the person, product or company or any other key words that you are looking for. How to contact us at The Cleanzine:
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Leadership changes strengthen alignment across Ramon Hygiene and EGL Group
Ramon Hygiene has been part of the EGL group since its acquisition in 2015, a move that has supported the company's position as a leading UK manufacturer of traditional cleaning products, supplying distributors across the professional cleaning and janitorial sectors. Prepare for Euro van tachograph deadline, advises Logistics UK
BICSc to lead industry innovation sessions at The Workplace Event
Simon Humphrey appointed sustainability director at OCS UK & Ireland
Peartree Cleaning achieves EcoVadis Gold for second year as ESG strategy delivers results
TSA announces Westminster cross party meeting focusing on the laundry industry
Free H & S year planner from Croner
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