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Italian philosophy for a cleaner world
25th of October 2013Italian correspondent Anna Garbagna reports from a meeting in Milan, where a project has been launched to clean up the city’s neighbourhoods.
The first event of Cleaning Aziendale Milanese took place during the summer in Milan.
The initiative - which is part of the ‘Milano Quartiere Pulito’ (Milan clean neighbourhood) project
Real people better than robots - say Danish residents
25th of October 2013
ECJ correspondent in Scandinavia, Petra Sjouwerman, reports from Denmark, where elderly residents like real cleaners more than robots.
Elderly residents in Denmark prefer real life cleaners. A recent study has shown that a majority of elderly Danes experienced a considerable reduction in their quality of life by having a robot vacuum instead of a
Cleaning products with sustainability built in
24th of October 2013
A growing number of cleaning operations are looking at making their operations more sustainable by using products designed to reduce energy, chemical and water use. We ask cleaning companies and manufacturers about this trend and find out about the latest sustainable products and systems on the market.
Sustainability is no longer seen as an
Hako sustainability from start to finish
24th of October 2013According to Hako it takes the full product life cycle of all its machines into consideration at the design stage. It also aims to use environmentally conscious materials and focuses on how the product can eventually be dismantled and recycled.
The company has developed a number of environmentally friendly features for its machines.
bpi simplifies refuse sack specification
24th of October 2013
To make the specification of refuse sacks simpler bpi.recycled products - manufacturer of Green Sack 100 per cent recycled refuse sacks - has launched a new product selector, which can be
downloaded from the company’s website.
By using flow charts, the selector helps users to choose the right refuse sacks based
on the waste’s eventual
Brightwell launches ECO dosing and diluting equipement
24th of October 2013
For precise and reliable dispensing of cleaning chemicals Brightwell developed the ECO range of dosing and diluting equipment. Both the proportioning system ECOMIX and the manual dosing system ECOSHOT feature patented built-in dilution and dosing rings.
Both systems can be purchased with a chemical lock-in cabinet to ensure the installation
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