SUSTAINABLE CLEANING | PREMIERE PRODUCTS IT’S EASY BEING GREEN
‘Sustainability’ is quickly becoming something of a buzzword in the cleaning industry, particularly the chemical manufacture sector, as companies do their best to become ‘greener’. Here, a representative from Premiere Products shares their views on the sustainable trend, and how the company is doing its bit to be greener.
The modern cleaning industry's desire to become increasingly sustainable is well known and has been thoroughly documented in publications such as this. Suppliers to the industry have therefore found it necessary to adapt and drive innovation into their product offering accordingly.
My time in this industry has seen microfibre cleaning come to the fore, alongside other such innovations as electrically charged salinised water for general surface care and diamond encrusted pads for hard floor care. Whilst there is no doubt in my mind that these products have their place, there remains an undeniable and unshakeable reliance on the application of cleaning chemicals to do the serious work of deep cleaning and heavy duty disinfection.
Let’s face it, our nation votes with its feet in choosing bleaches or chlorine based cleaners as the products of choice for maintaining the hygienic cleanliness of those environments that matter to us the most – our hospitals and our homes.
Herein lies somewhat of a dichotomy though. Whilst it is entirely feasible to develop a range of cleaning chemicals
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that are independently accredited as being sustainable through organisations such as EU Ecolabel and Green Seal, and so on (as we have done with the Premiere Ecoforce range), disinfection remains something of a thorny issue. Most, if not all, accrediting bodies of this nature do not recognise biocides, the raw materials capable of neutralising bacteria and viruses, as being ‘green’ due to the fact that many are petrochemical derivatives. Is it possible then to be hygienically ‘green’?
Before answering this question I feel it necessary to confess to being a fully signed up, badge wearing ‘cleaning geek’. I am regularly reprimanded for rubbing scuff marks from the floors of high street shops or casually running a finger along the windowsills of my nearest and dearest – none of which assists in endearing me to friends and family, strangely! This being the case however, nothing is surer to set my pulse racing than those occasions on which we witness true innovation in cleaning product development, particularly where the whole ‘green’ sustainability issue is concerned.
Just such an occasion occurred in recent times upon my learning that
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the laboratory team at Premiere had developed a lactic acid based disinfectant suitable for inclusion in our Ecoforce range. Now whilst lactic acid is a biocide and is therefore viewed by most accrediting organisations as being unsuitable for accreditation, it is a biocide with a truly ‘green’ provenance. Lactic acid is a naturally occurring metabolite, is present in the human body and is produced for inclusion in the Ecoforce disinfectant products via a completely sustainable fermentation process.
The Ecoforce disinfectants come in two ready to use variants – Ecoforce Bathroom Disinfectant, which is pleasantly fragranced and ideal for general/washroom disinfection, and Ecoforce Catering Disinfectant, which is non-fragranced and perfect for catering/food preparation environments. Both products are BS EN 1276 and BS EN 13697 accredited.
So, is it possible to be hygienically ‘green’? Yes, absolutely so.
www.premiereproducts.co.uk
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