Food waste or food loss is that which is left uneaten or discarded. Food loss is not only at the end of the chain, but also at the beginning from the time of production, processing, retailing and consumption. According to ... Read More »

Inhouse laundry and Outsourced laundry: Global vs India John Hacker, having an experience of over 30 years in the industry shared his thoughts by saying, “I’ve been monitoring the Indian market since 1999 trying to see how it has progressed. ... Read More »

Laundry wash water can hold silver and scientists are looking for ways to recover this precious metal. Silver is toxic. So, researchers want to catch it before it threatens wildlife. Now, two environmental engineers report preliminary success doing just that. ... Read More »

Wet washing and cleaning refers to methods of professional cleaning that, in contrast to traditional dry cleaning, avoids use of chemical and solvents. It does not use hazardous chemicals and is widely accepted in developed countries and is not a ... Read More »

How is the maintaining is done? The fundamental theory of our Vice President, Hotels Division, Mukund Kamat – “You take care of interest of the staff and the staff will take care of your interest which includes customers and property” ... Read More »

The company Avant-Garde Engineers and Consultants (P) Limited is one of the leading consultancy and detailed engineering service providers with more than 28 years of experience in the power sector accredited by ISO and by Consultancy Development Centre (CDC). The ... Read More »

Membrane technology is a comprehensive term for many different and very idiosyncratic separation processes. There is a thin layer between immaculate and murky water which is called as membrane. The major reasons for using membrane technology in waste water treatment ... Read More »

India, is the 2nd largest nation in the world with a population of 1.3 billion.The per capita waste generation rate in India increased from 0.44kgs/ day in 2001 to 0.5kgs/ day in 2011, fueled by changing life style and increased ... Read More »

It is quite unfortunate to note that several aquatic habitats across the planet have been damaged beyond any possible ecological repairing or restoration. Not only different are aquatic habitats vanishing rapidly across the planet; but, also is a huge diversity ... Read More »

The report segments the global laundry care market on the basis of product type (fabric softeners, laundry detergents, others), on the basis of source type (synthetic, organic, others), on the basis of form type (powder, cake/block, liquid, others) and on ... Read More »

Smaller machines reprocess solid organic waste into a by-product which is much less in volume and weight as compared to the size of waste it reprocesses. After reprocessing of waste, the refined by-product which is packed in one or two ... Read More »

Focus on human resources Meenu Tognatta Divisional Housekeeper, ITC Hotels Housekeeping has evolved over the years and the focus today is on manpower. “Right from the chemicals used to the uniform they wear, human-friendly solutions are adopted to ensure housekeepers ... Read More »

Successfully creating a platform for the retail, commercial and industrial laundries in India, LDAI introduced the newly formed LDAI Steering Committee during this Seminar. The session opened with the traditional lamp lighting by the Founder Members Akash Dharamsey, Director-ADD Laundry ... Read More »

TK Raheja Corp has developed over 40.9msqft of Green building footprint spread across the West and South of India. Its business parks go with the names Mindspace and Commerzone and are gated business communities offering world class infrastructure. The parks ... Read More »

With the changing trends in consumer behaviour, the industry has always had to adapt itself. People who entered this industry in the last three decades have seen the dry-cleaning industry transform from a luxury to a utility and hence have ... Read More »

What are the new solutions being introduced by Lanxess in India? We have a very new solution – the low energy membrane system. It was launched a few months ago. The aim is to ensure environmental protection by employing water ... Read More »

Housekeeping is evolving at a rapid pace. The long-underestimated department of a hotel is now in the limelight. Housekeeping is and has always been multifaceted. It is time to take note of the all-pervasive nature of work at housekeeping, along ... Read More »

It is still understandable when people from outside the hospitality industry have this perspective but when your own classmates react this way, something was not alright. The students who specialized in housekeeping were made fun of and looked down upon. ... Read More »

The Association ensures the uninterrupted services for stable power & water supply, city security, internal & external transport, housekeeping & waste Management, horticulture, customer care and liaising with different government departments for formulation of city policies and providing highquality but ... Read More »

Even though applications of reverse osmosis have increased, the fundamental problems like falling rejection and reduction in performance (reduced flow or higher pressure that can be observed in membrane processes have not changed. When such problems occur, the first question ... Read More »