Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 5th June 2014 Issue no. 628
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 148 countries worldwide! I must admit that our Government has done little to please me over recent decades but I was happy when Her Majesty the Queen announced this week that the current government has finally made official its ongoing threats to introduce a plastic bag levy. The new legislation will force supermarkets and larger stores to impose a 5p charge for each plastic bag they hand over to customers; although to protect independent retailers, small and medium sized businesses with fewer than 500 employees, will be excluded. The charge is expected to cut use of plastic bags by up to 80% and raise £millions a year for charities and good causes. The Republic of Ireland, which introduced a bag levy in 2002, saw a 90% reduction in plastic bag use. Wales implemented a 5p charge which was imposed on all retailers - regardless of size, in 2011. The number of bags used there fell dramatically too – from 130 per person each year to just 22. More than eight billion disposable bags are used in England each year. Research shows that these bags are kept for an average of 20 minutes but take 1,000 years to degrade. Each of us uses an average of 200 bags every year - which represents one bag a day for each household… Escaped plastic bags blight our landscape and end up in rivers and lakes and in the sea, where they pose a serious threat to wildlife. Some three-quarters of seabirds and one third of fish in the English Channel have been found to be contaminated by plastic waste - much of it from bags. In the North Sea, the stomachs of 94% of birds contain plastic, while bags account for 73% of the plastic waste collected by trawlers along the coast of Tuscany. Clearly these bags are doing enormous damage to the landscape and wildlife and I’m amazed that it’s taken so long for something to be done to address the problem. For despite Prime Minister David Cameron warning some time ago that unless stores significantly cut the numbers of bags being handed out, they would be forced to start charging customers – more of these bags are being used than ever before. I do wonder though, whether that’s because shoppers are taking advantage of the fact that the bags are currently free of charge, to stock up while they can? Whatever the reason, the latest news is going to prove good for us all. Please get in touch either by emailing me or posting a comment on our Facebook page. www.facebook.com/Cleanzine
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       This Week's News
IFMA co-launches EU FM Coalition for FM public policy advocacy in Europe The International Facility Management Association (IFMA), in partnership with other leading European FM organisations, has launched the EU FM Coalition to educate decision-makers and stakeholder groups on the importance and impact of facilities management within the European Union. The official launch took place at the European Facility Management Conference in Berlin, Germany, in conjunction with World FM Day yesterday (4th June). The EU FM Coalition promises to help shape public policy, provide industry perspective and highlight the connection between facilities management and important public sector goals such as energy efficiency. Deb completes Stoko purchase and announces new appointments Deb Group, one of the world's leading occupational skincare providers, has this week announced that it completed its purchase of Stoko Professional Skin Care from Evonik Industries on 31st May 2014. At the same time Deb announced the appointment of Michael Bogdanski to lead its North American business and Johannes Sitzmann, formally CEO of Stoko, to lead its European business. New Hybrid: the perfect combination for professional floor cleaning
Proudly launched at the ISSA/Interclean show in Amsterdam, this cleverly designed tool is the perfect combination of metal and plastic... a floor squeegee with a heavy duty double water-rim and a metal frame, with a plastic threaded socket.
Especially designed for heavy duty cleaning jobs, it offers superior user-friendliness thanks to the threaded handle. No tools are needed to fix a handle to the floor squeegee. Skyguard launches lone worker iPhone app at Safety & Health Expo 2014
The app, which converts an iPhone into a fully functional personal safety device, is an expansion of Skyguard's range which already includes software for Android, Blackberry, Symbian and Windows Mobile handsets, as well as dedicated devices. Viva!E continuous air freshener gains Carbon Footprint Endorsement
PDI leads infection prevention innovation with 'Champions for Change' at APIC 2014
PDI is committed to innovation in education and products to meet the needs of customers on the front lines of infection prevention. New website for London cleaning specialist
The company, which boasts such clients as the Museum of London and Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital, has also branched out to social media and can be found primarily on Twitter. Freudenberg Group sustains success in India
Brothers Services grows and achieves important accreditations in the face of economic difficulties
A hat trick of awards for Chequers Contract Services
The Croydon-based company walked away with three prizes - 'business of the year', 'best business for training & development' and 'best business for apprenticeships and employment of young people', in the awards which were announced at a gala dinner at Fairfield Halls in Croydon. Identify, track and secure assets with new CILS computer printable, durable asset I.D. labels
CILS Asset I.D. labels are constructed specifically to each customer's requirements and application, helping save time and improve accuracy of record keeping while securing expensive property against removal or theft. The Cleanzine Archive Search We keep an extensive archive of news stories and product information that have featured in past issues of The Cleanzine. If you would like to run a search of the The Cleanzine web site using the search tool below please just go ahead by entering in the name of the person, product or company or any other key words that you are looking for. How to contact us at The Cleanzine:
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