Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 18th October 2012 Issue no. 542
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Products REACH benefits not obvious yet, EU admits The REACH chemical safety regulations have so far showed limited results, with only "anecdotal evidence" that industry was starting to phase out the most dangerous substances, the European Commission said ahead of a review of the legislation due later this month, reports EurActiv. |
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 148 countries worldwide! My daughter (newly back from university) and I fall out more about our weekly food shop than we do about anything else. I'd rather go to the store myself - although admittedly I come back with things I'd not intended to buy - but she's become a real advocate of Internet shopping, which has its pros but also some real cons. For as well as the fact that we are invariably delivered the odd product that differs from what we've ordered, we become inundated with unwanted plastic carrier bags - many of them torn and no longer usable - and it's this that actually makes me angry. Indeed sat here at my desk, thinking about the growing numbers of people using this type of service and all the new carrier bags that are produced as a result... Well - let's just say it makes me think that we need to find another way of doing things. How about using returnable boxes, as we did with our doorstep milk deliveries years ago where we'd wash our empty glass bottles and leave them on the doorstep for collection, subsequent cleaning and refilling ready for delivery to someone else (or possibly even back to us)? We need to stop the waste! As you can imagine, Bill Bryson's email, below, about what he refers to as Witches' Knickers - discarded plastic carrier bags that have been blown into trees where they remain snagged and are buffeted by the wind, really hit home. I fully support the campaign for a 5p charge on all single-use carrier bags, of any material, in England... And anywhere else in the world come to that (Marks & Spencer donates all the money collected to charity, which is wonderful!). If charging for each new bag handed out, makes people stop and think about their unnecessary use of what so often becomes a blight on the landscape and which can also injure wildlife, this scheme and those like it in other parts of the world have to be worth supporting, so do please read the email and then do your part to effect a change - not only by joining the campaign but also by taking your own bags with you whenever you shop. Yours,
    This Week's News
World industrial & institutional cleaning chemicals market to grow at 4.7% pa to 2016 ReportsnReports has just added the 'World Industrial & Institutional (I & I) Cleaning Chemicals to 2016' market research report to its store. The report says that developing markets will spur world growth by 4.7% annually through to 2016. NGOs denounce 'culture of secrecy' in EU chemicals agency Environmental NGOs have accused the European Chemicals Agency of leniency in enforcing the REACH regulation on chemical safety, raising the pressure on the European Commission to tighten the screw ahead of a review expected this month. The NGOs accuse the ECHA of accepting "uncompleted dossiers" submitted by chemical manufacturers and failing to use its powers to ask registrants to properly complete and correct them. WFBSC Curitiba reinforces industry's public hygiene and sustainability roles
New CIWM President launches benchmarking report and demands greater global efficiency
New independent studies show Purell Advanced Instant hand sanitiser to be ahead of the game
From beach to bottle: Method's new product line features ocean plastic packaging
Speed manufacturing makes for record sales at Greyland
"After several years of successive growth, the business urgently needed to expand capacity," says Greyland Managing Director Richard Dyson. Chicopee receives special customs certification Chicopee customers have another reason to rely on the company's products. Recently, Chicopee was recognised as an Authorized Economic Operator (AEO). The AEO certification acknowledges Chicopee's consistent and outstanding operations, both in international shipping and company security. Ladder Association stresses need for safe equipment following prosecution
We have mail: Campaign to Protect Rural England's Past President, Bill Bryson, writes...
You've no doubt seen them many times before. Bedraggled but defiant, snagged at lofty heights, their unnatural livery of garish hues jarring against the sky. They are the flags of mindless consumption; the pennants of profligacy. 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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Training flexibility with the WoolSafe Academy Professional cleaners and carpet care specialists who want to further their knowledge without sacrificing precious time are encouraged to enrol with the new online training centre from the WoolSafe Organisation. Launched this month, the cutting-edge WoolSafe Academy provides comprehensive training courses that offer the ultimate in flexibility. Emprise bulks up its gym cleaning portfolio
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Kensington & Chelsea SITA street cleaners to be balloted for strike action over pay On Monday, GMB, the union for public services workers in the UK, gave notice of an official ballot for strike action for 70 GMB members employed by contractor SITA on the street cleansing contract with Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea (RBKC) - the most affluent borough in London - in a dispute over pay. |
