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Nitrous oxide canisters pose risk to Notting Hill Carnival cleaners
6th of September 2022
A mammoth clean-up operation after London's Notting Hill Carnival needed to be slowed down when large numbers of gas canisters containing nitrous oxide were found among the debris.
Waste crews had to collect and dispose of the gas canisters separately for fear that they could explode.
A spokesperson for the Royal Borough of Kensington and
UK MPs to hold inquiry into cleaning and hygiene during Covid-19 pandemic
2nd of September 2022
In the UK, MPs will will next week begin an inquiry into the role of cleaning and hygiene, and the associated challenges, during the Covid-19 pandemic.The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Cleaning and Hygiene Industry will commence the review, entitled ‘Embedding Effective Hygiene for a Resilient UK', on September 6 with the aim
Nordisk Microfiber launches collection and recycling scheme for microfibre
31st of August 2022
Nordisk Microfibre (NMF) in Denmark, which specialises in the manufacture of professional microfibre cloths and mops, is launching a new take-back scheme whereby it collects, sorts and recycles products.
The company will collect all brands of microfibre products, not just its own, in a drive to convert dead resources into active ones
EvaClean disinfectant efficacy confirmed in hospital study
26th of August 2022
EvaClean, the infection prevention division of EarthSafe Chemical Alternatives, says the efficacy of its PurTabs disinfectant has been confirmed in a study at New York University Langone Health (NYUL).
This is one of the USA's top hospitals and its chief epidemiologist decided to conduct a study to determine the efficacy of sporicidal
Hand hygiene rules flouted at Greek hospitals
19th of August 2022
Only one in three doctors and nurses in Greek hospitals apply hand hygiene rules before having contact with patients, according to a new report.
And fewer than half the nation's healthcare staff wash their hands before carrying out any aseptic patient-handling procedure. These are the results of a study carried out at 10 large hospitals in
Edinburgh waste and street cleaning workers to strike during festival
18th of August 2022
Waste is expected to pile up during the Edinburgh Festival as bin workers go on strike in a dispute over pay.
Waste, recycling and street cleaning staff are planning to stage a mass walkout over a two per cent pay offer which the Unite and the GMB unions describe as "derisory".
A second wave of industrial action is being co-ordinated in Glasgow,
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