Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 28th April 2022 Issue no. 1014
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Welcome to the Cleanzine
When I wrote last week’s Leader, I had no idea that a new report was about to be published on ‘waste crime’ (their words). It makes interesting reading and while I was going through it, the phrase ‘papering over the cracks’ came to mind. I’ve always been the type who won’t take a painkiller but will instead work out why I’m in pain and deal with the cause, thus eliminating the need to dose my body with chemicals. Likewise, I believe that if we’re spending £millions annually, clearing up illegally dumped waste, which in the meantime is blighting the landscape and creating a hazard, and when it’s cleared tends to go straight to landfill rather than being sorted for recycling, then we need systems in place which will prevent it from being dumped in the first place. This is something that’s not been happening in the UK, with the opening hours of our civic amenity tips being dramatically squeezed and charges brought in - soon, thankfully, to be rescinded - for householders recycling certain waste. I’ve always advocated the practice of co-mingling (putting all recycling in one bin, to be sorted by an expert) to prevent loads from being contaminated. This would prove particularly useful with plastics which can be difficult to sort properly and would reduce rejection and the need to incinerate. I also believe more materials should be collected – plastic bags in which foods have been supplied, for example, along with torn carrier bags, since these aren’t accepted at many tips. Also, health & safety rules prevent those without vehicles from accessing tips (despite us walking around freely when we’re there!) meaning items are needlessly sent to landfill. I’ve been saying for years that governments not yet doing so, need to make it easy for us to recycle our waste. If they don’t, they’ll be spending money dealing with the fallout – as this report shows. You can read the summary below and there’s a link to the full report, too. The document also shows the annual increases in landfill costs and while these costs have to be swallowed, however high they go, there’s only so much space for the same thing to happen to our waste. No-one wants to live near a landfill site so we need to stop papering over the cracks and start looking for a long-term solution to the problem; a solution that goes far beyond easing our burden when it comes to recycling and serves to drastically reduce the amount of waste we produce.
Yours,
      This Week's News
Ex-Rainbow International MD joins Clearway as group sales director
Clearway operates as a market leader in vacant property services and asset protection including security, CCTV, monitoring and debt management and recovery via Clearway Services, Clearway Technology (formerly Cerberus) and Clearway Debt Squared. ACI's Kathleen Stanton appointed to key US Trade Advisory Committee on chemicals K The Committee provides detailed policy and technical advice, information, and recommendations to the Secretary of Commerce and the US Trade Representative (USTR) regarding trade barriers, negotiation of trade agreements and implementation of existing trade agreements affecting its sectors; and performs such other advisory functions relevant to US trade policy as may be requested by the Secretary of Commerce and the USTR or their designees. Waste crime in England becomes more lucrative
The 25-Year Environment Plan, published in 2018, states Government's ambition to eliminate waste crime and illegal waste sites in England within 25 years (by 2043). Council pairs safety app with wearable V.BTTN device to protect lone workers
This combination replaces the council's previous lone worker device which staff found difficult to use, and which did not offer a discreet way to call for help.  New sanitiser formula to significantly cut carbon footprint
Genesis has amplified the concentration of its General Purpose Sanitiser Concentrate meaning it can now be diluted at one part product to 29 parts water. Containing biodegradable, quat-free anti-microbial and anti-viral ingredients, the product delivers high-performance sanitisation of all types of hard surfaces without the need for harmful bleach. 
Ecological cleaning brand wins Queen's Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development
Created out of the desire to provide a solution to cleaning that wouldn't harshly impact the environment, Delphis Eco is one of 226 organisations nationwide recognised with a Queen's Award for Enterprise, and one of only 31 to be awarded for Sustainable Development. Cleanology joins Living Wage leadership group
"I feel incredibly privileged to play a role in shaping the group and pioneering fair pay," says Dominic. "In our industry, with many staff classed as low-skilled, decent pay is an issue for many. As a member of the leadership group, I hope to act as a bridge between the Living Wage Foundation and the cleaning industry, to increase our own client uptake of support for the Real Living Wage, and to promote transparency among businesses that display fair pay credentials." ISSA announces alliance with FENASEO to support Colombian cleaning industry
ISSA has announced a new alliance with Federación Nacional de Empresas de Aseo y Afines, a non-profit organisation promoting cooperation and growth for building service contractors and related industries in Colombia. Beginning 1st May, FENASEO's BSC members will become ISSA members for the following year. "FENASEO and ISSA share a commitment to supporting our member companies through providing resources and opportunities for growth," says María del Pilar Rodríguez, FENASEO Executive Director. "Through this partnership, our members will have access to ISSA's extensive member benefits including education, events and a wealth of industry knowledge." Responsible Flushing Alliance highlights strangest items found in California catch basins
RFA partnered with the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, Orange County Sanitation District, and San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, to identify the foreign objects that are damaging our sewer systems. Using Earth Day last week as a launching pad, RFA and the wastewater industry are hoping the infographic brings greater awareness to the challenges caused by improper waste disposal. ACS joins US NAS in effort to support researchers forced to flee Ukraine
Under agreements with the Ukrainian and Polish academies of sciences, NAS support for researchers and their families includes providing the displaced researchers with grants and placements in appropriate research institutions for up to six months. The funding from ACS will be prioritised to assist Ukrainian chemical scientists to the extent possible. New partnership powers up commercial cleaning drones
The companies also plan to use T-Mobile's 5G network in the future to fly drones beyond line-of-sight and power more data-intensive capabilities such as video streaming. Incentive FM renews contract with Royal Shakespeare Company
Extending its relationship for another three years, will take Incentive FM's partnership with the RSC to nine years. 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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