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Beijing sets ‘two flies only’ public toilet guideline
5th of June 2012
Authorities in the Chinese capital of Beijing have set new standards for public toilets, including a stipulation they should contain no more than two flies.
Toilets in places such as tourist spots must comply with the new standards. However it is not clear whether failing washrooms will be punished and if so, how.
The new rules, published by the
ISSA/INTERCLEAN Amsterdam is a record breaker!
4th of June 2012
This year's ISSA/INTERCLEAN exhibition in Amsterdam has proved to be a real record breaker by attracting more visitors than ever before.
This year's visitor number was 28,001, compared to 23,415 at the last event in 2010. And there were 669 exhibitors this time, compared to 651 two years ago, 25 of them at the show for the first time.
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Graduates’ toilet seat cleaner works like a mini car wash
1st of June 2012
A team of student researchers from the US have invented a new toilet seat cleaning system for public washrooms.
The system, which requires no chemicals, no rotating seat sleeves and no electric or battery supply, works like a mini carwash according to team leader Nick Bradford.
The 22-year old mechanical engineering graduate of Indiana's Purdue
Don't forget hand hygiene at your Jubilee street party
31st of May 2012
If you live in the UK and you're planning to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee with a street party this weekend, don't forget the importance of good hand hygiene.
That's according to expert Charlotte Branwhite at SCA. She saysthe potential for contamination at such parties - where people may be meeting for the first time and then eating
Rubbermaid rebrands Technical Concepts products
30th of May 2012
Rubbermaid Commercial Products is to rebrand all existing Technical Concepts (TC) branded products under the Rubbermaid name. The company acquired TC in 2008.
This means the TC brand will no longer be used in the range of away-from-home washroom products - which includes touch-free dispensers, odour control solutions and refills.
The rebranding
Scientists invent 'ray gun' for cleaning medical wounds
29th of May 2012
Doctors may soon be using a plasma 'ray gun' to blast away bacteria when cleaning skin and wounds.
The hand-held plasma blaster is claimed to be able to penetrate 17 layers of bacteria including heat-resistant and antibiotic-resistant strains.
The device has been created by a team of researchers from China, Hong Kong and Australia. When the ray
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