Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 8th November 2018 Issue no. 845
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Products ISSA heralds 2018's innovators
Wild about washrooms! Nature calls winner of Cintas America's Best Restroom contest
Industrial vacuum cleaner market likely to be worth $681.3 million by 2023
'Industrial Vacuum Cleaner Market by Type (Dry and Wet & Dry), Power Source (Electric & Pneumatic), Industry (Food & Beverages, Pharmaceuticals, Manufacturing, Metalworking, and Building & Construction), and Region - Global Forecast to 2023'.
A study led by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has shown that carbon fibres can work as battery electrodes, storing energy directly. This opens up new opportunities for structural batteries, where the carbon fibre becomes part of the energy system. The researchers' vision is of vehicles where a large part of the body of the vehicle consists of structural lithium ion batteries. Introducing the latest in backpack vacuum cleaning technology
RAS publishes Happy Toilets @ Preschools Booklet & Handbook to mark 20th anniversary
Dust specialist launches most powerful gas-powered extractor to date
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countries worldwide! My goodness - last week's leader has touched a nerve; my phone's been ringing off the hook and I've had emails from many of you who are as incensed as I am over the issue of fly tipping. I posted my leader in the 'What's on in Epsom' group Facebook page and as well as the posts on there, local people have messaged me voicing their frustrations at the recycling system and how things are being made progressively more difficult for us - which in turn is leading normally law-abiding citizens to not only employ cowboy waste removal firms who dump our rubbish over the countryside, but also to illegally dump things ourselves and sometimes send rubbish to landfill when it can (or could) so easily be recycled. The consensus is that local authorities, in trying to cut costs by shortening the hours our civic amenity tips are open and indeed closing them for one or more days of the week, are actually spending hundreds of thousands of pounds more than they've saved, in employing people to clean up the rubbish that's been illegally dumped. The whole system needs a rethink. I've just read that within my borough, the cost of removing fly-tipped waste is estimated to be over £1million this year alone! Also, people feel that not enough is being done to publicise the fact that it's the responsibility of the owner of the rubbish to check that the contractor they're paying to take their rubbish away, is licensed to do so. However, it's also been asked, how we as laypeople are supposed to know that what appears to be a proper licence is actually genuine? We could inadvertently - if illegally dumped rubbish is traced back to us - end up being shamed in the local press and end up paying a heavy fine for a genuine mistake, couldn't we? It's not really fair, is it? Doug Cooke, chairman of the Cleaning & Support Services Association, posted that his local tip was closed some years ago "with dire consequences". The nearest facility is eight - 10 miles away. A few days later, Doug expressed his frustration that a lorry-sized pile of stinking rubbish and rubble had been dumped down a country lane one mile from his house. There are some great comments and ideas regarding these issues under last week's Leader on our Facebook page. I'd be delighted if you'd join in the discussion... 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
IICRC seeks volunteers for new BSR/IICRC S530 and BSR/IICRC S590 Standards
For those interested in serving on either the BSR/IICRC S530 or BSR/IICRC S590 consensus bodies, should consider the following: Trojan Battery Company acquired by C&D Technologies
"Trojan Battery is an industry leader with a great heritage and an amazing team of employees," said Neil Thomas, president and CEO of Trojan Battery. "I'm excited about the agreement with C&D and believe that it will secure the company's future and position it for even greater success in the years ahead." We have mail: business rates relief for public toilets... and an endorsement!
Having been involved, as Director of BTA and owner of Loo of the Year Awards, giving evidence to a Parliamentary Select Committee in 2008 demanding changes that would require the Government to make a legal requirement on local authorities to provide adequate public toilets, I welcome the budget changes. Unger floor cleaning system in comparative test
The study, led by Prof. Dr. Ing. Karsten Kluth, involved the ergonomic evaluation of floor cleaning systems to determine what - if any - stresses and strains were caused to cleaning personnel, through the various cleaning systems' different designs. The little accident box - helping teachers survive children's classroom accidents
The report stated that a shocking 70% more schools are reporting problems with untrained children compared with five years ago. Anti-bacterial protection spray offers 48-hour protection
OneSpray has been designed specifically as the first line of defence against everyday bacteria. Its specially developed formula is not only effective at cleaning screens and surfaces but also guarantees to keep them bacteria-free for up to two days afterwards. Mini Seatsan: economical, compact and elegant
Robust, service-friendly and highly hygienic, the Mini Seatsan is available with a 300ml toilet seat sanitising foam. The ultra-economical foam is smoothly dispensed in 0.4ml doses and uses 30% less consumable than a comparable fluid sanitiser. It is effective against bacteria found on toilet seats, such as Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterococcus hirae. Soapbox: A good week for toilet talk
"It has been a good week for toilet talk. First we had the chancellor making numerous toilet jokes as he announced in the budget that owners will no longer pay business rates on public toilets. Then Microsoft founder Bill Gates unveils a futuristic toilet that doesn't need water by making a presentation with a jar of human faeces on show beside him. The Chancellor's announcement caused much merriment in the house and Bill Gates's stunt made the headlines, which is great news for the bathroom industry, as it brings the toilet and water use to the top of the news agenda. Essity presents new organisation and commits to 100% recyclability of plastic packaging
The commitment is aligned with Essity's overall ambition that new solutions will contribute to reducing the environmental footprint by 33% by 2030. Waste management company fined £650,000 plus costs after worker killed while cleaning A waste management company has been fined after a worker was fatally injured while cleaning a large ballistic separator machine. Aylesbury Crown Court heard how, in August 2016, a Viridor Waste Management employee climbed into the top level of the ballistic separator - a machine that sifts through and separates recyclable materials - to clean it, before it was suitably isolated from the power supply. New 1000W floorcare machine charger provides superior reliability and charge quality
Designed with floorcare and maintenance original equipment manufacturers in mind, the RC1000 is suitable for use in battery-powered scrubbers, sweepers, and burnishers. 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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Campaign tells public not to 'toss' their litter
It supports the message used by charity Keep Britain Tidy in their UK-wide initiative to tackle the problem of roadside litter. Looking lively! London Cleaning Show 2019 steps up a gear with loads that's new
A new Resource Management Show is set to run alongside main exhibition and conference, which will once again feature suppliers, manufacturers, training organisations and trade organisations that are all involved in the cleaning, facilities management and waste management sectors. Christeyns acquires Clover Chemicals
Cromwell Polythene shows it 'Leeds by Example'
Monthind Clean wins contract for Norfolk's New Quadram Institute
Bio-Productions embraces 'Wear It Pink' Day
Typical of this special company culture is the support of the entire workforce for 'Wear it Pink' Day. Revealed: new names for recycling trucks!
The names are: - Reggie Refuse Envirocall leads Emma Bridgewater post-fire clean-up
Viridor invests £3.7m in Crayford materials recycling facility to improve quality and safety
Environmental Cleaners laud perseverance and expertise of military forces
Star Platforms raises its game with £2m investment in working at height equipment
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