Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 10th March 2022 Issue no. 1007
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Products New study shows sustainability boosts bottom line
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Lars Petersson’s nomination as a new member of the Board of Directors for election at April’s Annual General Meeting, and the appointment of Sam Hockman as CEO, global key accounts and member of the Executive Group Management as of June 2022. BSCAI announces 2022 board of directors
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It must have been almost two decades ago, when I discovered a report outlining the spiraling costs for landfill in the various countries making up the EU, that I discussed over several Leaders, various ways that those who don’t recycle everything they can, (simply because they ought to!) could be persuaded to ‘do the right thing’. I recall musing over the merits of providing some sort of incentive, in terms of, say, a council tax rebate dependent upon the amount of recycling left out for collection, or perhaps how rarely a householder opted to have their general waste bin emptied. At that stage my own waste bin was emptied fortnightly whereas once every six months would have been perfectly adequate as my family didn’t generate much waste; some years later the council reverted to weekly collections. I wonder how many man-hours could have been saved over the years, if people like me had been given the choice… how much money the council could have saved or how much crucial (and perhaps more enjoyable?) work could have been carried out instead, by the freed-up refuse teams. When we launched Cleanzine, every local authority in the UK was on our circulation. I’d hoped for feedback – or to read about some policy change or other, but nothing came of it. With the UK population almost eight million higher than it was back then, we have a far more pressing need to find a solution to the ever growing and ever more costly landfill problem that faces us. Now this may not be the first authority to have come up with a novel idea to change people’s behaviour but it’s the first of its type I’ve heard about and I sincerely hope it’s a success and that others follow suit, or come up with their own schemes. Residents in Caerphilly, Wales, now have the chance of winning £500 in return for putting their food waste caddy out for collection each week and it’s hoped that this will encourage the 60% who don’t bother recycling their food waste, to start doing so. As Caerphilly Council currently receives 50p per tonne of anaerobic digestion from food waste collections, the scheme could well be self-sustaining if enough householders take part, since the increased tonnage of food waste collected should generate enough to cover the winnings. You can read more about the scheme in this week’s news, below, and if you’re involved in waste collection and are considering – or running – a recycling incentive, I’d love to hear about it – wherever you may be in the world!
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    This Week's News
Waste management companies likely to see high M&A activity in 2022 and beyond
Buying another company has increasingly replaced research & development to become the preferred growth and innovation strategy across many sectors of the global economy. As markets continue to grapple with the aftermath of the pandemic and a treacherous geopolitical landscape, the lack of stability needed to grow organically has seen the number of deals reaching record levels. In fact, US$5 trillion dollars-worth of M&A deals have been completed in the last year alone. Kleen-Tex commits to a sustainable future with new product development lead
As part of Kleen-Tex's evolving growth strategy, Steve Sargeant, Kleen-Tex's new head of new product development, will play an integral role in implementing the company's major investment to further enhance the environmental credentials and functionality of its products. Nominations announced for Interclean's Amsterdam Innovation Award 2022
An independent jury selected the 12 nominees for Interclean's Amsterdam Innovation Award from 78 submissions in four categories. New Tidy Green Clean franchise aims to disrupt Glasgow commercial cleaning sector
Tidy Green Clean is a leading environmentally friendly commercial cleaning business that operates on a franchise model and the new Tidy Green Clean Glasgow & West is coming to disrupt commercial cleaning across the city.  Survey reveals five ways Covid changed impressions of public washrooms and facilities
Despite ongoing Covid outbreaks, most Americans have not been deterred from using public bathrooms. In fact, 41% report using them as often as they did before Covid came on the scene. Interestingly, 27% say they use them more now than previously.  Bio-D secures coveted B Corporation Certification
Only one third of businesses who apply for the accreditation are successful, and there are fewer than 1,000 companies in the UK that have reached the standards required for the certification. Clever new initiative will encourage food waste recycling
The 'Mash for Cash' campaign aims to increase the number of residents currently recycling their food waste, with current participation levels currently around 40% throughout the Borough. In turn, the Local Authority hopes that the increase in food waste recycling would lead to a decline in the amounts of refuse disposal, boosting the overall recycling rates as well as supporting the Council's commitment to reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases and thereby contributing to the national and global goals for decarbonisation.
Project Switch is a new set of standards designed by Pinnacle Group and BCHS, to ensure that sustainably produced and packaged cleaning chemicals, plus hygiene consumables, are prioritised across Pinnacle Group's soft facilities services portfolio - in homes, educational facilities and public buildings.
This lightweight and practical solution delivers a safer, effective, and less labour-intensive way to perform the overhead cleaning of pipes, walls and other surfaces where combustible dust can accumulate. Idrobase sanitises Italian Pavilion at Cameroon’s Salon Promote
Jangro expands team to support national accounts offer
Their addition strengthens Jangro's senior team, and will help the company to continue building on its great customer offer. As the UK and Ireland's largest network of independent janitorial distributors, Jangro is able to offer its national account holders fantastic benefits. 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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