Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 27th March 2014 Issue no. 616
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 International News
Products Deb Group acquires Stoko skincare business from Evonik
Dirty cash: Problem of filthy and drug-coated cash won't go away after 2016
'Reinvent the Toilet' India will showcase advancements that improve sanitation and health
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Welcome to the
Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 148 countries worldwide! Following last week’s leader in which I said how pleased I was that MEP’s have voted to force us all to limit the use of disposable plastic carrier bags, I received an email from a reader pointing out that plastic would still be sourced to serve as bin-liners and that for every abandoned bag there are still dozens of cans and bottles carelessly discarded by litter louts. I couldn’t agree more and there’s clearly a long way to go yet! I know we’ll still be using plastic bags for waste but any move toward reducing the numbers and volume - or sending us down the biodegradable route – has to be a good one. Cans of course should not be a problem and nor should plastic bottles (or wouldn’t be if they were put in the correct recycling receptacle rather than being just dumped or thrown into a hedge) but it’s the glass bottles that are a real bugbear of mine. Glass bottles used to be recycled in the real sense – cleaned and reused as they were – rather than being broken and crushed and fashioned into something new. I wonder how the two methods stack up in terms of logistics, costs and the environment? However we choose to recycle them though, we must find a way to persuade people to allow them to be recycled... I am disturbed by the numbers I see smashed on the ground as I go into my local town centre on a Saturday morning… whether they’ve been smashed deliberately by some lout, or accidently dropped by drunken revellers I don’t know - or much care. They’re dangerous and someone has to clear them up. I’m all for charging a high premium for each bottle sold at the bar counter with a view to persuading customers to return them for a refund. If pubs and clubs started charging drinkers, say, an extra £10 for a bottle that could be refunded when the ‘empty’ was taken back, the drinkers would be far more likely to return their last bottle and claim their £10 back, than they would stagger off into the street with it, and possibly smash it themselves, throw it into a hedge somewhere, or leaving it for someone coming along later to fall over and/or smash. What do you think of this idea?
Yours,
         This Week's News
'Progress made but must try harder' say reports released today on HAI prevention On any given day, approximately one in 25 US patients has at least one infection contracted during the course of their hospital care, adding up to about 722,000 infections in 2011, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This information is an update to previous CDC estimates of healthcare-associated infections. Soapbox: The biggest game changer to hit our industry
"Over the past 24 months I have been involved in a project that has both excited and scared me sometimes both at the same time. Almost three years ago I raised my hand to host the 20th Congress of the World Federation of Building Service Contractors (WFBSC) 6th - 9th April, 2014, in New York. What does this mean to you? I'll get to that in a second. The Cleaning Show 2015: some big names confirm attendance
Tax breaks offered with water saving scrubber dryer can compare to 28% 'cashback'!
Why? The machine is included in the Water Technologies List set up by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and HM Revenue & Customs, and is thus part of a scheme devised to reward companies when they invest in products that reduce water use. Not 'cruising for a bruising' thanks to Lonza!
French Kimberly-Clark Professional mill scoops top sustainability prize A Kimberly-Clark Professional paper mill has won a sustainability award for an innovative project that has significantly reduced chemical discharges. The mill, situated in Villey Saint Etienne in north-eastern France, received first prize in the Eco-Management category of the 'Enviro Trophy' - a competition organised by the French regulatory authorities. Elevate your effectiveness - Winning from losing: view analysis of a failure as a failure autopsy
To better understand how facilities maintenance distributors, as well as just about every business person, can learn from their mistakes, this month's Elevate Your Effectiveness from Afflink shares David's advice on how "catastrophes, blunders, and even small everyday mistakes have the capacity to teach us valuable lessons." Principle's window cleaners now at the height of their profession!
Duct Doctor USA successfully completes Salt Lake City GSA contract
Grotech expands green cleaning product portfolio
The new product launches come following Grotech's introduction of the Evercare brand, trademark and IP rights in 2013. Washroom consumables at Redwood Care Homes maintaining quality care
The following case study describes how the group worked closely with janitorial supplier John Astley & Sons to change some of its consumables - and, more importantly, the way it purchased them, to cut costs while improving staff training and the quality of care. 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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Our weekly updated Hospital Hygiene features current developments and product solutions cleaning and hygiene industry manufacturers are coming up with. Read More. Recent UK News
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The Building Futures Group is the only representative organisation for the Housing, Property, Planning, Cleaning, Parking and Facilities Management sectors. The new name reflects the organisation's commitment to developing individuals working within the industry, as well as safeguarding the buildings where we live, work and play, now and for the future. David Ward MP campaigns for compulsory display of food hygiene 'scores on the doors'
The Low Pay Commission's recommendation for a 3% increase in the National Minimum Wage strikes a good balance in helping to regain some of its lost value, while not threatening to undermine employment levels, according to a new report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Mrs Bucket mops up Welsh school cleaning contract
Top class cleaning at Salvation Army's International HQ
GV Health supports World Kidney Day
New job opportunities as commercial cleaning company expands Cambridge operations
New university scholarship encourages excellence in cleaning and infection control
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