Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 4th June 2020 Issue no. 921
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"As COVID-19 continues to ravage the globe, the face of environmental hygiene needs to change, and we must adapt fast. We need to put standard cleaning practices under the microscope and raise the bar on what's considered 'standard practice'. SOAPBOX: Covid-19 and PPE Equipment: Do they conform?
Question: what do Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, Czech Republic and (amongst others) the UK have in common? The category winners of the Amsterdam Innovation Award 2020
As the current pandemic is impacting the world and as the people become more focused on hygiene and cleaning, it has become even more crucial to highlight all the great developments and innovations in our industry. |
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countriesworldwide It’s rare that I wish people ill, but with much of the world coming out of lockdown there’s one group I’ve been angrily cursing - and at the very least I’d love everyone who’s part of this group to remain in lockdown forever. Many of us, incarcerated for so long, have had time to contemplate the meaning of life and I’d hoped that we’d all have discovered what’s really important, in the big scheme of things. New beginnings for the planet, if you like… What appears to have happened is that being isolated has helped grow what I can only describe as an underclass of humans, who, now finally released, are hell-bent on doing as much damage as they can. Yes. I’m talking about those who are ruining our public places with their litter. The problem’s far worse than it ever was, when I had expected it to be better. And when you consider that some of the culprits will be carrying Coronavirus, it makes their littering so much more than just plain selfish, doesn’t it, since they could make someone ill and even kill them? Mainstream press has been full of pictures of beaches and other beauty spots – including those in our National Parks – devastated with detritus. This littering has to stop. Local councils and even the police need to get tough on litterbugs. I’ve written in the past about people fined for accidentally dropping money, ice-creams and losing a thread from clothing. Our current problem isn’t accidental; it’s a deliberate act of vandalism; a choice. So why are the authorities making a choice to let the litterbugs away with it? The whole thing beggars belief. I live near Epsom Downs, home to the world-famous Epsom Derby horse-race. There’s something quite magical about being up on the Downs and encountering a group of riders emerging from the early morning mists. Often you hear the hooves and feel the ground trembling before the spectacle appears before you. I’ve not been up there this year, but a post in a local Facebook group alerted me to the horrors I might find on my next visit. Steven McCormick created a Facebook Live video out of pure frustration at the amount of litter he encountered. He also appealed to neighbours to become volunteer litter pickers to help with the “huge problem". Apparently, there’s work for them every day: https://www.facebook.com I have to ask… Is it just Brits who do think it’s OK to litter?
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       This Week's News
CHSA calls on CMA to investigate unscrupulous traders
The CHSA has requested the investigation particularly examine the delisting of reputable companies by online trading platforms, in favour of organisations charging exceptionally high prices. British Cleaning Council asks to meet minister to discuss key industry issues
We have mail: Cleaning and Sanitising awkward objects and surfaces
As an avid reader of, advertiser in, and contributor to Cleanzine, I have noticed the call for help at the bottom of Jan's Leader editorial (28th May). There is a simple answer to all the problem items and surfaces mentioned for sanitising: steam cleaning. GP Pro releasing advanced tech to manage and measure heightened hygiene protocols
Jangro helps businesses get back to work safely
The first is about how to control the risk of Covid-19 via deep cleaning, while the second focuses on the importance of hand hygiene, with tips and advice on how to achieve compliance. North West cleaning volunteers services to Manchester food charity
UK littered with bottles of urine due to public toilet closures With public toilets as well as loos in pubs and shops being closed during the Coronavirus pandemic, there has been an outbreak of what has by some been described as 'fly peeing'. In the true nature of 'if you got to go, you got to go', waste management company BusinessWaste.co.uk is hearing reports of people turning local beauty spots into public bathrooms, and increasing numbers of bottles of urine appearing along main UK roads. IICRC opens nominations for Inaugural Hall of Fame Awards
The Hall of Fame awards are open to all past and present IICRC constituents who have at least 25 consecutive years in the inspection, cleaning & restoration industries. Contractors blown away by easy fit of phs Warner Howard's newest hand dryer
The Airstream Vitesse incorporates a new fast-clip system which allows contractors to simply fit a backplate during installation. New clean safely platform enables businesses to clean with confidence
Focusing on the three pillars of cleaning, disinfecting and maintaining, the Clean Safely protocol breaks down these processes into easy-to-manage steps, supported by high-performance products. Putting copper to work in fight against Coronavirus
That fact was not lost on a team of researchers and engineers who first met at West Texas A&M University in the US. USGBC develops emergency Pilot Credit addressing Green Cleaning and COVID-19
The credit is intended to support buildings and spaces as they work to respond to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) through sustainable, healthy practices. 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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CHSA warns buyers to beware of profiteers capitalising on unprecedented demand
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Biosciences research company deals with bleach influx into water supply
Clean Sweep works around the clock in Covid-19 battle
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