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Hotel staff show off their cleaning skills in the ‘Housekeeping Olympics’
21st of January 2020
Housekeeping staff at Las Vegas hotels have an added incentive to work hard and hone their skills on the job.
Every year they are invited to take part in the Housekeeping Olympics, held by the International Executive Housekeepers Association to celebrate their work.
Staff of 15 top Las Vegas hotels took part in the 2019 competition which was
Clean washrooms make for a civilised country, says Armenia’s PM
20th of January 2020
The state of a country's public toilets is an indicator of how civilised that nation is, according to Armenia's prime minister.
And in a bid to boost tourism he has proposed to shut down those commercial facilities deemed to have unsuitable toilets.
The lack of clean and proper public facilities is considered to be a major issue facing Armenia's
Dirty hand mould experiment goes viral
17th of January 2020
A Facebook post about a school hand-washing experiment has gone viral after it revealed the unsightly fungus that can grow on dirty surfaces.
Teacher Dayna Robertson and behaviour specialist Jaralee Metcalf wanted to demonstrate the importance of hand washing to ward off germs. So they took five slices of bread and asked 17 pupils in their
Charmin solves the problem of toilet paper run-outs
16th of January 2020
Charmin has unveiled a bear-shaped robot that will respond to its owner's urgent request for a fresh roll of toilet paper.
The self-balancing Rollbot is designed to be used in the home and works on the assumption that the owner will have his or her smartphone in the toilet with them. When a new roll is urgently needed, the washroom user sends a
Robots and data - their role in sustainability
15th of January 2020
Sustainability in business has become an increasingly popular topic as companies recognise the need to have a firm grip on their triple bottom line. Economic, environmental, and social risks and opportunities abound in business, but creating an operations model that speaks directly to aspects of profits, people and planet is not always easily
Single-use plastic - industry must take action now
14th of January 2020
Following teen-activist Greta Thunberg’s campaign ‘Friday’s for Future’ and her recent Global Climate Strikes supported by over seven million young people, Mark Jankovich, philanthropist and activist writes for ECJ about the launch of a new Recycled Plastic Rating (RPR), mark that he hopes will increasingly be seen on
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