TOMORROW’S CLEANING MARCH 10
Your planet needs you!
JOANNE GILLIARD, OPERATIONS DIRECTOR OF JANGRO LTD
IS RECRUITING FOR HER GREEN ARMY TO COMBAT
UNNECESSARY WASTE IN THE CLEANING INDUSTRY.
ARE YOU UP FOR THE CHALLENGE?
Each individual European citizen creates 520kg products, biodegradable rubbish sacks, brushes, with users’ increasing demands for more
of waste each year and this number is rapidly recycled paper products, light bulbs, washing up environmentally friendly products, packaging
rising. We have for centuries stripped our liquid, degreasers, washing powders, polishes, and delivery methods.
planet of its natural minerals, taken them for and toilet cleaners to name just a few.
We want our 150-page A-Z catalogue of
granted and have left large areas of land
We deliver to our customers using the minimum janitorial supplies, machines, catering
unsuitable for building or agriculture without
packaging, whilst ensuring product safety and products and PPE, to be filled with eco friendly
total cleansing. After abusing our rivers and
we always advise customers to buy 5 litre products and was very encouraging to see that
turning them into dumping grounds, waste
containers of products as they usually create at our suppliers’ day last month, sustainability
chemicals have been also been poured down
less plastic than five 1 litre bottles as well as and the environment were hot topics from
the sinks and it is only in recent years that we
saving money when buying the larger packs. nearly every company.
have taken action to stop vandalising our
country. The cleaning industry is not exempt
The demand for environmentally aware We are always interested to hear from
from the “eco” conscientiousness that we have
products from sustainable sources is equally of manufacturers of eco products and machines
all adopted and it has made efforts to become
interest among small businesses as it is with and discuss their green needs. The rising
‘wised up’ and started to act responsibly.
multi-national companies with their corporate popularity of green and sustainable products
social responsibility and environmental will benefit the environment for us all for many
Many employees often take the safe route of
programmes. Caring for our environment is years to come. It is not difficult to comprehend
‘binning’ waste rather than using a specific bin
common sense, business sense and or implement – it’s about working as a team.
for that material. Buying the right products and
everyone’s responsibility.
setting up relevant disposal/recycling systems
As the UK’s leading independent janitorial
is half of management’s responsibility. Staff
When selecting products you should ask the supplies company, Jangro is a conduit from
education and training completes the loop to
supplier or manufacturer ‘Is this product made manufacturers to users. Our search for the
ensure success.
from sustainable materials and how do I dispose greenest products made of sustainable
of this in a responsible manner?’ If you don’t get
materials will continue as our priority. If you
In 2010 we have a real opportunity to do
a satisfactory answer, don’t buy the product.
have any doubt about ‘doing your bit’ for our
something positive for the world that our
environment, please remember the famous
children and grandchildren will live in. If we all Environmental programmes will succeed if we
poster ‘Your country needs you’ and add the
buy environmentally friendly products wherever educate our staff on responsible disposal. But
words – ‘to take your environmental
possible and dispose of the less friendly ones we cannot expect every member of staff at
responsibilities seriously.’
in a safe way, we can minimise the huge cost of each level, to have the same environmental
future problems that are staring us in the face. understanding and awareness.
www.jangro.net
Making purchasing decisions that will leave The dilemma when buying chemicals or
www.eea.europa.eu
you with a clear conscience and a ‘feel good detergents is whether to select ‘diluted and
www.defra.gov.uk
factor’ is not difficult and can be very ready to use’ so to reduce spillage when
rewarding. All responsible manufacturers have mixing, or concentrated products meaning less
www.hse.gov.uk
growing ‘eco’ or ‘green’ ranges that come from plastic bottles for disposal.
sustainable sources and can also be recycled.
To become ‘greener’ does not mean
Jangro has again this year greatly extended its compromising quality or efficiency and we
Enviro Range which includes floor maintenance hope that manufacturers will keep up to speed
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