French campaign promotes responsible purchase of cleaning services

31st of January 2020
French campaign promotes responsible purchase of cleaning services

The Fédération des Entreprises de Propreté et Services Associés (FEP), the French contract cleaning association, has launched an initiative to promote the efficient and responsible purchase of cleaning services through the webtool Achat Propreté (the purchase of cleanliness) and a media campaign.

The website

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Scientists develop self-cleaning toilet

30th of January 2020
Scientists develop self-cleaning toilet

Scientists in the US claim to have developed a self-cleaning lavatory after developing a coating said to repel even the most notoriously clingy "Type 6-ers" on the Bristol Stool Chart.

Their system, which they have described in the journal Nature Sustainability, employs nanotechnology to ensure everything flushes down smoothly. And they estimate

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Environmental Services Association joins BCC

28th of January 2020
Environmental Services Association joins BCC

TheEnvironmental Services Association (ESA), which represents the UK's resource and waste management industry, has joined the British Cleaning Council (BCC).

ESA has around 100 members, two-thirds of whom deliver recycling and waste services. Its aim is to work with members to create a circular economy.

Executive director Jacob Hayler said: "As

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Commercial robotic vacuums 'could save 11,000 tons of greenhouse gases'

27th of January 2020
Commercial robotic vacuums 'could save 11,000 tons of greenhouse gases'

A recent experiment conducted by a company in the UK has concluded that by using commercial robotic vacuums in offices, over 11,000 tons of greenhouse gases could be saved each year.

Using a certified power metre reader, The Perfect Little Company (TPLC) pitted one famous commercial mid-sized tub vacuum up against one Hive (10 robots) and

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Tesla joins trend for laser cleaning technology

22nd of January 2020
Tesla joins trend for laser cleaning technology

Electric car manufacturer Tesla has filed a patent for windscreen wipers that use laser beams to burn away dirt from the car's windshield.

This is the latest example of the growing use of laser technology to remove unwanted substances from surfaces.

The Tesla patent notes the inefficiency of traditional windscreen wipers, which are typically

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Hotel staff show off their cleaning skills in the ‘Housekeeping Olympics’

21st of January 2020
Hotel staff show off their cleaning skills in the ‘Housekeeping Olympics’

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

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