Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 21st November 2024 Issue no. 1139
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International News
Products ACI Convention: ‘Getting a Grip on AI’
 Brain Corp's autonomous robot fleet hits 250bn sq.ft milestone
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Clean & Green Singapore Day 2024: A celebration of public hygiene and environmental stewardship
Spec the perfect washroom for any airport environment
Honoured in the ISSA 2024 Achievement Awards are…
The value of lightweight backpack vacuum cleaners in care homes
New tool combats costly bin contamination – in seconds!
P-Wave launches limited edition urinal screen for high-end hospitality venues
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Welcome to the Cleanzine
At odds with what’s going on in the world currently, the theme of this year’s World Toilet Day, which is marked every year on 19th November, (but is no doubt planned well ahead) is ‘peace’.
As the United Nations says: “Toilets are a place for peace. This essential space, at the centre of our lives, should be safe and secure. But for billions of people, sanitation is under threat from conflict, climate change, disasters and neglect. Toilets are a place for protection. By creating a barrier between us and our waste, sanitation services are essential for public and environmental health. But when toilet systems are inadequate, damaged or broken, pollution spreads and deadly diseases get unleashed. When toilet systems don’t work – or don’t exist – untreated human waste spreads in the environment, unleashing deadly diseases such as cholera. Sanitation is a human right. It protects everyone’s dignity, and especially transforms the lives of women and girls. More investment and better governance of sanitation are critical for a fairer, more peaceful world.”
I’ve tried to imagine how life would be without a bathroom and toilet at home at home and am struggling to get my head around how different life would be.
According to WHO/UNICEF figures from 2023:
You’ll have Internet if you’re reading this and thus I daresay will also have a fairly decent toilet somewhere in the vicinity. I suspect that like me, you’ll grumble when you visit public washrooms and find that they’re dirty, or that supplies of essentials such as toilet tissue and soap have run out, but it’s something we can live with. Indeed when my daughters were tiny and I discovered that the washrooms in our local park weren’t ever stocked with disposables, I got into the habit of always carrying my own tissue and handwash. “At least we have toilets to use” I’d be thinking. Nowadays more often than not, any parks I visit with my granddaughter don’t actually have public toilets and I’m surprised on the rare occasion that I do see them. I do know, however, that in the event of an emergency, there will likely be some fairly nearby and that failing this, there’s always ‘home’.
Sometimes we just don’t realise how lucky we actually are, do we?
 This Week's News
ISS sponsors WageMap to promote living wages globally
This means that ISS supports the consortium's mission to achieve living wages worldwide by establishing a Living Wage Reference Standard and a public dataset of globally comparable, locally specific living wage estimates. 'Globally increasing Legionella risk must become a priority', warns industry expert
Hydrosense has revealed some thought-provoking new findings which advocates the need for a faster, more agile and more accurate approach to detect the full spectrum of Legionella pneumophila risk, the main cause of Legionnaires' disease. Stockholm Royal Seaport's 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle' project: a resounding success!
This project is realised through the Envac ReFlow service, which digitalises and visualises pneumatic waste collection systems. It assists residents in reducing residual waste and improving recycling.  CST showcases Singapore's first toilet choke & leak sensors at LOO Awards
The sensors not only effectively monitor any toilet bowl, urinal and wash basin for clogging and leaks but most importantly possess the capability to shut the inlet valve to prevent overflowing. This effectively translates to clean and drier toilets as well as saving water while the blockage is fixed.  Elevate your design with Bobrick's Automatic, Universal Roll Towel Dispenser
Truvox International powers ahead with the launch of Multiwash Pro Battery
Easy to use, manoeuvre and maintain, the new machine is designed for use in areas without power and is effective on all floors - with brushes available for carpets, hard floors, escalators and entrance matting.   Metsä Group's Wood Supply & Forest Services 'best organisation in Finland in 2024'
According to the jury, values are strongly present in the organisation's daily operations, and change is managed systematically. Metsä Group's Wood Supply & Forest Services offers its customers a wide range of services, and knowledge-based management makes the supply chain more efficient. Routine inspection lands metal recycling firm with £650,000 fine
ASM Metal Recycling, which operates four other metal recycling sites, including at locations in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, received enforcement action from the Health & Safety Executive for failing to implement effective control measures to protect workers. Increased fines to help Haringey crack down on rubbish dumping
Last year over 8,000 residents and businesses took part in the council's waste survey. A massive 96% of participants agreed that fines should be imposed for fly-tipping, while 94% supported similar penalties for dog fouling and littering. Principle retains The Gherkin in three-year deal
The new deal, awarded after a competitive tender, will see Principle, which has worked with 30 St Mary Axe for over a decade, continue to provide horizontal and internal and external vertical services along with waste management, pest control, stone cleaning and washroom services. 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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