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UK CSSA award 2019 winners announced
29th of April 2019
In the UK, the Cleaning and Support Services Association (CSSA) recently announed the winners of its 2019 awards.
They were:Genesis Biosciences for Contract Innovation; Robertson Facilities Management for Corporate Social Responsibility; Principle Cleaning Services for Environmental & Sustainability; Renovo Facilities & Services for
Applying hand rub with three steps for 15 seconds effective at reducing bacteria
26th of April 2019
A shortened 15-second application time and a simpler three-step technique for use of alcohol-based hand rub is as effective in reducing bacteria as the 30-second application and six-step technique recommended by WHO, and could improve hand hygiene compliance.
That's according to new research presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical
Tennant wins contract with Walmart to supply robotic floor cleaners
25th of April 2019
In the US, floor cleaning machine producer Tennant has won a contract with major retailer Walmart to supply its autonomous floor cleaning machine the T7AMR (Autonomous Mobile Robot) equipped with Brain Corp's self-driving operating system BrainOS.
"We are proud to partner with Walmart, the first major global retailer to introduce autonomous
Chinese officials force street cleaners to wear GPS-tracking bracelets
24th of April 2019
A new monitoring system for street cleaners has sparked a social media outcry in Nanjing, China.
More than 500 sanitation workers in the city were asked to wear smart watches that tracked their location and recorded when they clocked in. And if the wearer stopped moving for more than 20 minutes, the device would bark out the order: "Please
Townspeople forced to run their own public toilets after council cuts
23rd of April 2019
People across Wales are running their local public toilets after councils have stopped funding them.
Volunteers are stepping up and using fund-raising schemes - or paying out of their own pockets - to keep their local washrooms running as community facilities.
Brynmawr resident Wayne Hodgins unlocks the public toilets in his town square each
Increased recycled toilet tissue use could save water and wood
19th of April 2019
Following an analysis by the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), tissue manufacturer Lucart says that doubling the annual national consumption of recycled toilet tissue in italy could lead to an annual saving of over five million cubic metres of water and 400 thousand tonnes of wood.
Currently around 1.5 million tonnes of tissue paper for
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