Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 4th May 2023 Issue no. 1063
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Products Why air purification in the workplace is important this allergy season and how to achieve it…
“Conversations around air pollution and the dangers and health risks attributed to it have been commonplace for several years now, with many regulations already in place to lessen its dangers. In comparison, its counterpart of indoor air quality is a largely under reported and under researched topic - until now.  Survey finds positive ROI for businesses with clean washrooms
ARCSI announces Canadian regional ambassador selections
The new ambassadors are: * Mark Baker, Motivated House Cleaners, Paradise, Newfoundland Kärcher and TTS agree on strategic partnership
Metsä Tissue receives again the highest Platinum rating in EcoVadis evaluation
Paul G H Bakker, founder and chairman of WoolSafe and ITFA
SOAPBOX: ‘The cost of going Green’, by Michael Richardson, CEO, The Perfect Little Company
Candidates announced for ‘Product of the Year ISSA Pulire 2023’
Stacey Turner wins UMF|PerfectClean’s National Hygiene Specialist Excellence Award
An end to 'greenwashing': marrying the power of data and passion to deliver on ESG
Recycle nuclear waste to fight climate crisis, urge green campaigners
Idrobase’s new Tempesta trolley helps reduce chemical use
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My mind’s been boggling - mainly because the news had, until yesterday, somehow escaped me, but partly because of the issues it will likely solve. No more cut hands (and sometimes legs)! No more broken scissors, or frustration and sometimes even rage at my inability to access something I've bought, because it's been far too securely packaged. Thermoformed packs are a particular bugbear, since you can’t separate the hard plastic front from the cardboard backing & can’t break into the pack without finding and using a sharp implement. Go in too soft at the wrong angle, and this can slip off and cause injury. Go in too hard and you can damage the product. Cutting the pack is just as tough and you’re left with sharp bits that can’t be recycled. How manufacturers think they'll breed customer loyalty and win repeat business by making their products impossible to get to, is beyond me. Yet they still do it. And while I’m on the subject, why do supermarkets sell shrink-wrapped hard vegetables such as swede? Who shrink wraps them in the first place, and why? Extended Producer Responsibility, which I’m just discovering, isn’t really about ending struggles with overly protective packaging though but about forcing people into thinking about the way they package their products and making sensible changes. I think it will help serve its stated purpose of encouraging a circular economy, since it effectively shifts the cost of recycling packaging, away from councils and onto those responsible for using it to package their products. ‘Hit them in the pocket’, if you like. I doubt that it will score the potential double whammy of reducing council tax bills too, (since it will also fully fund the recovery costs for the packaging waste collected) since the councils will find something else to spend the money on - but it's a start. That it’s creating yet more red tape for already overstretched businesses isn’t good, but I’m hoping that the benefits will come to outweigh the hassle. I expect that officials administering the scheme will struggle too, while also fighting challenges to the charges made, but, as the saying goes, that’s the price of progress. There are different criteria for different sizes of companies and amount of packaging created and as the scheme progresses, ‘Eco Modulation’ will mean that harder-to-recycle packaging will attract higher fees. Great! And if the Government’s explanation, (at www.gov.uk/guidance/packaging-waste-prepare-for-extended-producer-responsibility) is too wordy, the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association has produced a handy guide, which you can access via the news further down the page.
Yours,
 This Week's News
Tennant UK donates toys and crafts for childrens hospice
In May Tennant UK made a donation of toys and arts and craft supplies for the children being cared for. Veolia launches nationwide vape collection scheme
With over 143 million vapes thrown away each year, Veolia can now facilitate the collection and transport of vapes from retailers to a recycling facility to extract the valuable materials, including lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese inside.   CHSA publishes Fact Sheet on Extended Producer Responsibility
EPR came into effect earlier this year. It means that producers of packaging which gets disposed of in the home setting are responsible for the cost of the recycling of the packaging once the product has been consumed. UMF|PerfectClean announces first annual Education Hygiene Specialist Excellence Award recipient
MSL Solution Providers launches new SDS subscription service
Safety Data Sheets are essential for chemical products but require technical expertise and can be time-consuming to prepare. Providing information on chemical products, describing the hazards that the chemical presents, as well as giving information on handling, storage, and emergency measures in case of accident, they need reviewing regularly to ensure that they meet changing regulations. Wolf Laundry's ops director featured in Influential Businesswoman Awards
The Influential Businesswoman Awards aim to showcase the most outstanding and inspiring businesswomen from around the world and Emma's award win is a true reflection of her hard work and driven determination.  Solid start to the year for hygiene supplier Lixall
Managing director of Lixall, Nick Atkinson puts the recent success down to the increased number of new customers gained following significant investment in its website and online purchase platform.  Delta-Q innovative mid-power charger is now in full-scale production
"No other 3.3KW charger on the market also includes a DC/DC converter for auxiliary DC loads and an EVSE charging interface in such a compact size," says Mourad Chergui, senior product manager with Delta-Q. "As we start full-scale production, we can begin to fulfil the substantial demand we received since we first announced the initial development." Ladder Association urges UK Government to clamp down on online marketplaces
The latest report is a follow on from the telescopic ladder market surveillance report undertaken by the Ladder Association in 2022, which found that over 80% of commercially-available telescopic ladders tested, failed to meet the minimum safety requirements designed to keep users safe. Worse still, this research found over half of the failed ladders were marked and sold as 'compliant' in a deliberate attempt to mislead buyers.
URIZAP is a highly effective, non-hazardous, powder-based treatment suitable for flushing and waterless urinals. A single 25g scoop of this world-first product contains billions of beneficial bacteria that digest and prevent the build-up of uric acid scale, eliminating odours naturally. Fortnum & Mason sweeps clean with Delphis Eco
The partnership, which launched this month, sees Delphis Eco become an integral part of Fortnum & Mason's new purpose built Cookshop - a food and drink studio which is described as an 'experiential hub dedicated to food and drink' and which aims to showcase every corner of the culinary world, giving customers an immersive experience. 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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