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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countries worldwide! I haven’t seen a copy of the New Statesman for some time so was surprised to receive a link to the esteemed publication from Gillian Kemp, leader of the Truckers Toilets UK Campaign, with a note saying it featured an article on public toilets (thank you Gillian). ‘The politics of sanitation: why we urgently need more public toilets’ makes interesting reading. “We need to talk about this unseen sanitation crisis,” argues the author, Beatrix Campbell, quoting public toilet doyenne Prof Clara Greed who reckons Britain lost 40% of its public toilets in the decade before the 2010 coalition and adding that Age UK reports that since then, English cities have lost another 20%. Not very good for tourism, is it? Clara describes this loss as an assault on citizens’ rights, saying they are vital to accessible, equal and sustainable cities. “Ironically,” adds Beatrix, “the decline of public toilets has shadowed the rise of global cities and the rise of flourishing night-time economies,” eloquently pointing out that this leads to an abundance of drunk people urinating in the streets all over the ‘civilised’ world. She reports that Peter Hampson, director of the British Resorts & Destinations Association, has told a Parliamentary committee that public toilets cost local authorities £100m per year, but earn back a meagre £4.5m in entry fees. Apparently it costs as much as to collect a 20p, cart it, count it and account for it as it does to collect it. I wonder whether anyone on the committee asked Peter about what the various councils’ felt about their moral duty to provide this essential service? Clara, with whom I used to sit on the Council of the British Toilet Association when it launched at the beginning of this millenium, has always felt that public toilets should be seen as a benefit rather than a burden. She has a point but perhaps in more ways than she realises… With the current government keen to get people off of benefits and back into work, just think of the number of cleaning jobs that would be created, if our closed public toilets were to be brought back into use. And just imagine the boost the supplier side of our industry would receive, as a result of the accompanying increase in demand for disposables and dispensers! OK it might not quite balance the books, but surely it’s the right thing for local authorities to do, isn’t it? Please get in touch either by emailing me or posting a comment on our Facebook page. www.facebook.com/Cleanzine
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         This Week's News
Worries rise over outbreaks of Avian Flu in West Africa
The Food & Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations is calling for $20 million for prevention and response activities that will include infection control programmes and behavioural changes such as the incorporation of enhanced hygiene routines. ACI study shows detergent manufacturers safely, effectively using enzymes in the workplace Detergent manufacturers have shown that by following industry guidelines on the correct handling of enzymes in factories, they can deliver a safe working environment and help ensure good occupational hygiene, according to newly published research. The study, which appeared in the peer-reviewed Journal of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene, examined procedures put in place at approximately 100 manufacturing facilities around the world, where enzymes are used to help formulate detergent products. Why do clients buy services from facilities management companies?
In 2015 the group extended the research to knowledge (office-based) workers to get a better understanding of how different groups of employees are reacting to the new kinds of working patterns that are now prevalent across various business sectors.
Lotus Pro takes mains water and introduces an extra oxygen atom to an oxygen molecule and water molecules. This creates a highly efficient natural cleaning agent that breaks down dirt, grease and other contaminants without any toxic solutions. Popular family-friendly cleaning event returns to Wicksteed Park this September
So, whether you are a business owner, technician, new to the industry, or an 'old hand', this is the event for you. UK government agrees high level principles for stewardship regime for rodenticides
Regulatory risk assessments concluded that the outdoor use of First and Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides (FGARs and SGARs) present a higher level of risk to animals such as predatory birds and mammals, than would normally be considered acceptable. CIRI's Spring 2016 Science & Research Symposium: first call for papers
Vavea specifies Gast Group diaphragm pump for low maintenance Aeropulse atomiser
It has been developed to offer a combination of reliability, cost efficiency and low maintenance functionality and, for this reason, the company has partnered with the Gast Group for the supply of the pump that will generate a constant flow of air and thus achieve the best possible atomisation of liquids. Nilfisk acquires Auckland, New Zealand-based machinery specialist Kerrick
With Kerrick, Nilfisk's footprint in the Pacific region will increase and strengthen the company's position within the professional cleaning business, in particular high-pressure washers. Cleaning contractor features in HSE's latest health & safety case study video
The latest suite of case studies includes a video based on the experiences - and expertise - of a cleaning contractor. Manual cleaning 'not a Goa' says Indian tourism minister
Talking to a Times of India reporter at Calangute beach on Sunday, tourism minister Dilip Parulekar, along with Calangute MLA Michael Lobo and tourism director Ameya Abhyankar, said that they wanted to introduce mechanised beach cleaning from the beginning of the last season but had not done so due to opposition from some quarters. Vacuum cleaner accessories manufacturer Wessel-Werk introduces new nozzles at IFA 2015
The RD 278 and RD 297 universal floor nozzles, and the CN 250 crevice nozzle, are said to set new standards in performance, ergonomics and noise reduction. These products already meet the requirements of the EU energy regulation 2017 for energy-saving vacuum cleaners. Chicopee provides charity support
"We have been supporting FoodCycle since the launch of the J-Cloth 3000 a number of years ago, and we are proud to now also be providing our cleaning cloths for Pie in the Sky," explains John Whalley, business development manager at Chicopee. 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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