Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 30th May 2024 Issue no. 1116
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 International News
Products 'Forever chemicals' found to rain down on all five North American Great Lakes
Implementing an effective trade border between the UK and the EU
Interclean Amsterdam Innovation Awards: the winners
Tennant announces Grand Prize Winner in fifth annual ‘Custodians Are Key’ program
Industrial wastewater treatment market to reach $ 206.81 billion by 2031
ACI mourns loss of industry icon F. Quinn Stepan
Microrobot swarms simultaneously clean up microplastics and microbes
Discover the sustainable washroom solutions from Kennedy Hygiene
Avision's Cleaning Tip Challenge offers big prizes to winners
Specialist hygiene company puts sustainability at heart of its business
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Welcome to the Cleanzine
Two pieces we ran last week have been playing on my mind. Both referred to - but from different angles - the growing requirement for businesses to show they're doing all they can to become more sustainable, to beat the competition in observing ESG, (environmental, social & governance) issues and to pursue 'Net Zero'. I was born into an era when very little record keeping was expected of us, in comparison. A policeman, (as they were back then) would probably regale colleagues with the story of how he'd dragged the shoplifter along with his spoils back into the shop by his ear - a strong warning and enough humiliation, it was thought, to deter future attempts. Ensure he wasn't going to be accused of assault, harassment or worse, and be forced to fill out lengthy reports? No! Same with our teachers: "Janet worked hard to correct her screw-kick" from my swimming teacher could only have been about me. When my twins' reports arrived home it was obvious that their teachers were having to cut & paste lengthy, pre-written paragraphs into the designated spaces. I knew this, since several were duplicated in each daughter's report by teachers who taught different subjects. How long did that take them, with the need to ensure that it properly suited each situation, to avoid potential repercussions? And how accurate was it, in reality?
It's no secret that far too many important crimes aren't investigated and that many teachers have somehow, not only lost control but their mojo too. Recruiting folk to do these crucial jobs is proving ever more difficult, with hoops to jump through when it comes to following procedures to the letter and many hours a week spent filling out forms. Now I have to ask, is it becoming the same for businesses which are also having to show that they're doing the right thing by the environment along with adhering to legislation regarding diversity and equality? Is the time, effort and money spent on showing they're doing the right thing, having a detrimental effect on progress? Are we complicating things too much?
In last week's Cleanzine Phs Wastekit argued that being sustainable can help tackle rising business costs and I agree. As well as the obvious benefits regarding manufacturing, distribution and waste disposal once everything's been properly set up, it's already accepted that we prefer to do business with companies that go out of their way to care for the environment, so it's a bit of a no-brainer. Mitie, on the other hand, shared the results of its survey which showed that sustainability reporting is stupidly time-consuming and costing too much money for the majority of organisations and that this is hampering their efforts to improve sustainability. Your thoughts please?
This Week's News
Celebrating excellence in the cleaning sector
Created over 30 years ago, the biennial Golden Service Awards (@GoldenServAward) is today one of the most must-have and sought-after accolades in the facilities management and cleaning industry - proven by a 30% increase in the number of entries this year. Food Waste Action Week 2024 - what did we achieve?
This year, the focus was on raising awareness of the benefits of buying loose fruit and veg - as we know this could reduce food waste by up to 60,000 tonnes a year. Metsä Group's tissue paper business receives fifth Platinum Rating in EcoVadis evaluation for 2024
Metsä Tissue maintained high scores across all four themes evaluated, excelling particularly in the environment category with a score of 90/100. Vitesy's Natede Smart air purifier detoxifies using natural ability of plants
"This includes eliminating 93% of VOCs, 99% of bacteria, viruses, fine-particulate and odours," says the manufacturer. "It is a natural and sustainable air purifier with monitoring system that uses enhanced phytoremediation, the natural ability of some plants to accumulate and eliminate pollutants in soil, air and water.   Essity invests in new R&D centre in France
Essity is continuously developing new methods to provide the market with sustainable and user-friendly products. The company's current R&D center in Kunheim, France, has filed 25 patents in recent years for groundbreaking innovations such as Lotus Aqua Tube (flushable toilet roll core), Lotus and Okay Sans Tube (coreless toilet paper), Tork SmartOne (dispenses one sheet at a time) and paper hygiene products based on alternative fibres. Clearground Building Cleaning achieves new heights with BigChange
Since implementing BigChange in 2020, Clearground has invested in both staff and equipment to further improve its high level building cleaning, and general maintenance and repairs provisions. Using real-time management information from BigChange, Clearground has achieved a 40% increase in turnover, a 45% increase in job profitability and a significant increase in jobs completed, since 2021.   Top three hit jackpot in 2024 Cintas Custodian of the Year contest
This year's finalists joining the grand prize winner in Las Vegas are William ‘Mr Billy’ Krajewski from Quaker Hill Elementary School in Waterford, Connecticut and David Smith from Loveland Intermediate School in Loveland, Ohio. CHSA introduces new Certification Marks for Accredited Manufacturers
The new Certification Marks clearly state the Accredited product. Buyers will quickly and easily now know if the Accredited products are soft tissue, plastic sacks, cotton mops or cleaning chemicals.  Veolia gains two wins at Awards for Excellence
Veolia has achieved two Awards for Excellence in the Local Authority Initiative and Team of the Year categories, with an honourable mention for the Civic Amenity Site of the Year award, showcasing its success in technological and people-focused advancements. US National Safety Month: time to ensure worker safety
And no wonder: According to the US Bureau of Labour Statistics, there was a 5.7% increase in fatal work-related injuries in 2022 compared to 2021. Further, 5,486 people lost their lives due to workplace accidents in 2022. 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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