Health & Hygiene
A lesson in reducing waste,
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eeping school washroom’s clean and fresh is no mean feat; with the volume of pupils using
them each day and the natural energy kids have for messing around in break times, a wayward washroom is hard to avoid. Excessive use of toilet paper commonly contributes to this clutter, meaning less toilet roll available when it’s needed and causing an unpleasant, inefficient washroom experience for the students. Lotus Professional’s SmartOne® has proven to be
an effective solution to washroom waste at forward thinking schools across the UK, and a successful choice in terms of curbing wastage and reducing unwanted toilet roll litter in the washrooms. Craig Harold, Facilities Team Leader at
Northumbria University said: “We have rolled out the SmartOne® solution in our buildings across campus; by only dispensing the required amount of tissue, we’ve been able to introduce a more managed system in our washrooms that helps to minimise the risk of cross-contamination, as well as save on spend against budget for the cost of total product.” Steve Rollason, Sales Executive at Lotus
Professional describes how the washrooms within the schools he supplies tended to suffer prior to investing in the SmartOne® dispenser; “With such high levels of traffic during the day, school washrooms can easily become untidy by lunchtime. “Many of the schools we provide would
previously have used standard jumbo rolls, which meant pupils could just freely roll off as much of the tissue as they liked. This meant superfluous wastage and gratuitous expense for the schools, as they had to replenish more frequently. Reducing paper consumption is also at the core of our environmental commitment. With SmartOne® , schools can reduce paper consumption by encouraging their students to take the amount of paper needed.”
Stephen Rollason, Sales Executive, recently
appointed to supply one leading Midlands Girls’ school, says; “Prior to investing in SmartOne®, rolls were being changed perhaps 3 or 4 times a week, whereas now they are lasting over a week in some school’s toilets, meaning maintenance is easier and costs are lower.”
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“The SmartOne® has a single-tissue dispense
function; meaning just one sheet is dispensed at a time, making it harder for the students to use excessive amounts. Many schools have found this to be infinitely valuable in eliminating waste and reducing the frequency with which the dispensers need to be refilled, thus saving money and eradicating any minor vandalism in washroom facilities. SmartOne® allows a reduction in paper consumption of up to 40 percent compared to a standard Jumbo 380 meters, thanks to its single sheet dispensing system.”
“The schools we supply have found that
changing from standard jumbo rolls to Lotus Professional SmartOne® dispensers means they have not seen any of the gratuitous mess that previously would have been caused by unrestrained access to the jumbo rolls of paper.” As well as curtailing the quantities of paper
that is used, the SmartOne®’s single sheet dispersal function makes it an ever more hygienic component than standard toilet rolls. Whilst one sheet is distributed, the remaining tissue stays safely enclosed in the plastic casing of the device, so there is only hand-to-product contact with the paper being used. As well as offering practical solutions in terms
of cleanliness and waste limitation, the SmartOne® is also aesthetically effective. It is stylish and compact, which creates a pleasant overall image for school washrooms and encourages further care when students are using the facilities. The SmartOne® dispenser has proven to be an
attractive, sanitary, cost-effective and waste- minimising solution to hygiene in school washrooms across the UK. Schools who invest in the product can also rest assure that they’re acknowledging their responsibilities to the environment by limiting waste and usage, teaching pupils a valuable lesson in every aspect of school life.
uFor more information on our Green by Design®Initiative, please visit www.greenbydesigninitiative.eu
uFor more information on Lotus Professional call 0114 285 6666 or visit www.lotusprofessional.co.uk.
April 2010
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