Clean India Pulire 2011 Beyond Business November 10-12
If every sector, every industry, every road, every house… has to be clean, then there has to be more awareness.... Read More
Hygiene in Healthcare Effective Management through Outsourcing
Today, a large number of hospitals are looking at outsourcing their housekeeping requirements – fully or partially. But, more clarity is needed as to which are the areas that need to be outsourced and how the outsourced services can be managed to meet the required cleanliness & hygiene standards. A panel consisting of six experts both from the healthcare end and the cleaning industry discussed this pertinent issue across a round table during the Clean India Pulire 2011. Excerpts:
Smart Washroom – Hand Hygiene
Till swine flu panic gripped the world, washing hands was considered to be the best way to maintain personal hygiene and protect oneself from diseases. But as fear of the disease started spreading, the importance of hand sanitizers came to the fore. Clean India Journal explains why hand-sanitizers play a vital role in a Smart Washroom.
Improving efficiency, reducing labour costs
There is an exponential growth being witnessed in the hospitality sector and thus, a strong demand for laundry equipment in India. Various innovations have led to energy efficient systems and reduced labour cost options
e-waste supply chain management in India: Opportunities and Challenges
Today in India, there is a need to bring together all the e-waste recyclers from the formal sector. This can help promote innovative methods of collecting e-waste from retail consumers and promote awareness of the environmental impact of e-waste
Sustainable practices in Food Service Management
When looking through the lens of sustainability within the food service environment, there are myriad interrelated issues, ranging from local purchasing, to waste management, to energy conservation, to green building design. In order to sufficiently address any of these issues, food service managers and facility managers must take into account potential changes to operational processes, education and marketing needs, and processes for measuring costs and benefits. The guide on Sustainable Practices in the Food Service Environment designed by IFMA focuses primarily on inputs, operations and outputs. Areas addressed include responsible procurement, green buildings, energy conservation and waste stream management.
Importance of Professional Manual Cleaning
No doubt cleaning machines provide the ultimate cleaning solutions, but professional manual cleaning tools play an equally importance role for effective cleaning operations, says Sunil Puri, Partner, Galileo Associates
Cleaning contracts: Low margin, high volume business
Each and everyone in the cleaning business has a unique story to tell; all of them are champions in their own right.
Living in Lovedale and Lovin’ it
Choosing a holiday destination rarely features cleanliness on the grid analysis. It’s all about recreation and relaxation and getting away from a monotonous routine. So here I am on the long and winding road from Coimbatore to Ooty…
Ultra-sonic nozzle to clean water!
A team at the University of Southampton has developed a revolutionary ultra-sonic attachment for taps for water purification. The device... Read More
FM industry in 2020 to be different: ISS
Sustainability will continue to be an important trend over the next decade, according to a study by FM service provider... Read More
Algo takes over Haaga
Innovative vacuum cleaners, effective hot-air hand-driers and now it will be powerful sweepers with the takeover of HAAGA Kehrsysteme GmbH... Read More
Haylide Chemicals sets up sustainable factory unit
With over 70 products in the manufacturing line, Haylide Chemicals Pvt Ltd has commenced production at its new manufacturing facility... Read More
Idrobase-Idrotech merger
Bruno Ferrarese and Bruno Gazzignato, founders of four leading companies of special washers and plants dealing with the pressure water... Read More
EF’s new drinking water plant
Eureka Forbes recently inaugurated ‘EuroAble-Packaged Drinking Water Plant’ in Mumbai. The 3000sqft state-of-the-art packaged drinking water set-up is a joint... Read More
Operation Sweep
The Kerala police will take stringent action against those who dispose of garbage in public places. As part of the... Read More
Gurgaon Corporation in Facebook
In an attempt to make public dealing more accountable and transparent, the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon and the Haryana Urban... Read More
Beach Cleaning at Odisha
The Odisha government has directed the Urban Local Bodies of Puri, Gopalpur and Konark to expedite the sanitary and cleanliness... Read More
Soon, DTC buses to run on biofuel
In a year, about 120 DTC buses will start running on compressed biogas (CBG). The fuel derived from sludge is... Read More
Zero Waste Campus
Residents of this nondescript village located in Vadodara may be barely educated. But all of them understand the concept of... Read More
