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The Tork SmartOne toilet tissue system is another good example of a product with built-in sustainability. Again this offers single- sheet dispensing which makes it difficult for the washroom user to take out excess amounts of toilet tissue. Tests have shown that by


installing the Tork SmartOne, facilities


can reduce consumption by up to 40% and in a large building with many


washrooms, the resulting cost savings will be significant.


Again, any reduction in toilet tissue consumption will have a knock-on effect on sustainability. The fact that toilet tissue supplies last longer will mean re-ordering can be less frequent. Consequently there will be fewer trucks on the road and fewer storage facilities to heat and light. And this will help to keep down costs.


Tork foam soaps are also designed to naturally reduce consumption since measured shots of soap are given out of the dispenser. The fact that the refill holds 2,500 doses of quality foam soap – around double the number contained in a liquid soap dispenser of the same size – means that refilling time is halved, while double the number of soap containers can be accommodated on to a pallet. Again, labour and transport costs are reduced and life is made easier for the facilities manager.


Tork foam soaps are housed in a dispenser that has been purpose- designed to allow children and people with reduced hand strength to easily access the soap inside. And the refill cartridges are collapsible which means there is less volume of waste to throw away after use.


In any facility where high quantities of supplies are required, packaging can be a major headache since products tend to be supplied in unwieldy boxes


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that need to be carried, stored, opened and later discarded.


These large boxes need to be picked up from the ground or pallet and carried with both arms to the storage facility, potentially causing muscle and joint strains for the person carrying it. Since it is hard to carry boxes in twos, several trips to the storage facility will be required. The boxes will later need to be opened with scissors or a knife, and any tape will need to be removed so that the box can be folded flat and carried back to the recycling facility.


At Tork we saw the hassle this was causing for cleaners so we came up with an alternative system that addressed these problems. The Tork Easy Handling packaging system comprises boxes and carry-packs with integral handles. Not only are these easier for staff to handle, they can also be carried two at a time, which speeds up deliveries and makes the cleaner’s working life easier.


The packaging has clearly-marked perforations for easy opening without the need for a knife or scissors. Plastic packaging can be crumpled up and discarded while the boxes can be folded flat, then taken to the recycling facility in large quantities since the integral handles allow the cleaner to carry several flattened boxes at a time.


When a product is surprisingly easy to install, use,


refill or dispose of, we might not immediately recognise its many sustainable features. But we quickly notice when the opposite is true, such as when we open an orange carton that spurts juice all over our hands, or when we fill our refuse bin with unwieldy packaging that cannot be recycled. Built-in sustainability is often seamless and unobtrusive but it remains an important part of our lives.


An increasing number of public sector facilities such as schools, hospitals, government facilities and council offices are demanding sustainable products from their suppliers. And keeping down costs is crucial in these environments.


So products that reduce costs, consumption and waste – while also cutting down on deliveries and emissions – offer “built-in sustainability” which helps facilities to tick all the right boxes with their customers, end-users, staff and suppliers.


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