Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 20th July 2023 Issue no. 1074
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Products ACI recognised with 2023 Clarion Award for 'Class of Clean'
 GumBusters' achievements reach lofty heights!
Cintas opens voting in 2023 America's Best Restroom contest
ISS’s international 'Belonging in the Workplace' survey reveals worrying trend
Soapbox: The afterlife of plastic bottles
'Most plastic bottles today are made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic. Estimates are that about 500 billion PET plastic bottles, most made to contain beverages, are manufactured annually. Indoor pollution: raising concerns
ETS announces new appointments and governance model
Changes to the organisation's governance model see the introduction of a non-executive rotating presidency elected among the members of the board, together with an executive director general. Goodway innovative solutions for production facilities
"The world would like to forget Covid and return to normal like a pandemic never happened. And that's understandable. But we should not overcompensate and forget that bacteria, fungi, and viruses of myriad types are still with us and will continue to cause harm locally and occasionally globally. |
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As you’re probably aware I’m not a fan of London’s upcoming Ultra Low Emission Zone expansion which will see anyone driving a non-compliant vehicle into Greater London (think anywhere inside the M25 and you won’t be too far off!) fined £12.50 every time they enter the zone. Actually, ‘not a fan’ doesn’t begin to describe my feelings if I’m honest and I’ve become pretty vocal about it on social media and in local protest groups. One argument that tends to get ULEZ supporters thinking twice is that those who need to carry the tools of their trade – such as window cleaners, carpet cleaners, delivery drivers and the like, cannot do so on public transport or on a pushbike and that if they’re driving a non-compliant vehicle, it’s likely that they can’t afford a newer one.
I won’t say that seeing the pictures this morning of some of Blackpool Council’s waste and environmental services team, (Enveco NW Environmental Services) posing proudly on their tricycles changed my mind, but it did teach me that there are sometimes exceptions to the rule. The tricycles (www.jorviktricycles.com) enable the team to easily navigate the coastline, shopping centre and high footfall areas more quickly and thus currently improve productivity in general street cleaning, litter picking, street sweeping and litter bin washing.
“For staff who don’t have a driver's license or where activities would have required a small van to carry out ordinary daily tasks, these tricycles provide a more flexible and versatile option than the traditional operative and barrow,” says Enveco’s operations director Jez Evans, who’s so impressed that he’s looking to expand the scheme across other grounds maintenance operations. “We’ve seen a boost in employee morale, particularly the manual sweeper operatives who now feel empowered to maintain their patch more efficiently without the restriction of how far they can walk in a shift. Using their own knowledge and experience will allow them to travel to litter hotspots more frequently throughout the working day.”
I’m wondering whether Blackpool, currently famed for its decorative ‘Blackpool Lights’ and the Tower Ballroom with its sea view and which features on Strictly Come Dancing, will one day be famed for its high-vis jacket-wearing street cleaning teams! I’m also keen to learn whether this increased productivity is constant throughout the day or whether it declines due to cycling fatigue...
Yours,
 This Week's News
ISS Australia gears for growth with senior leadership changes
Elizabeth Turner, COO at ISS New Zealand, has returned to Australia to take up the position of director, people & culture for the Pacific region. In her previous role, Elizabeth played a pivotal role in driving organic growth and delivering exceptional results for the New Zealand business. Her expertise in commercial and operations excellence, combined with her dedication to empowering employees, makes her an ideal fit for the people & culture leadership position. Addressing gaps in the cleaning industry by creating an environment of care
Here, Chris Wootton, managing director of domestic cleaning company, Poppies, which is represented on the British Cleaning Council through its membership of the Domestic Cleaning Alliance, discusses why such services should prioritise addressing issues surrounding mental health and employee wellbeing in pursuit of improving the industry for jobseekers today.   CMS Berlin makes a strong comeback
"We are very satisfied with the current booking levels and have already reached 80% of the record volume achieved in 2019,” notes Ruth Senitz, director of CMS Berlin. “That is remarkable, as it is the first in-person CMS since the pandemic. Pura NappiCycle gives more than 31,000 used nappies a second life
Thought to be first of its kind in England, the Pura NappiCycle trial, supported in an awareness driv by ASDA, launched in July 2022, and saw nappies and other absorbent hygiene product waste collected in Bristol then taken to South Wales for processing. This waste avoided landfill and incineration and was instead turned into useful materials such as engineered fibre for road surfaces, notice boards, panelling, insulation under laminate flooring. Vispa EVO now dries forwards AND backwards
Vispa EVO’s newly designed parabolic squeegee continuously follows the direction of the machine, but what makes this this one so special is its ability to dry backwards.  Five questions women ask most often about urinals - and the men who use them
"This has become so common we have a name for these women: 'the ladies with the inquiring minds.' And after 32 years in the urinal business, we've heard about every question imaginable."  Closing the loop with Jangro Circular
Jangro Circular is a new programme designed to reduce waste by keeping products and materials in use for as long as possible. As a manufacturer of plastic products, SYR also strives for a circular economy. Together, this collaboration enables customers to make more sustainable decisions when it comes to products that have come to the end of their lives.  Veolia introduces its first electric 360 telehandler in the UK
Installed at the company's flagship Integrated Waste Management Facility in London’s Southwark, the telehandler will be used to load the incoming recyclable waste into the bag splitters of the Material Recovery Facility, which separates the different recyclable materials so they can be sent for reprocessing into new products. Green Facilities Management: a case study
Mitie’s FM contract extended with Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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