WHAT’S NEW? Getting a Handle on
Germ Control Washroom hygiene specialist, P-Wave has announced the launch of two new patented systems to help reduce the spread of germs from door handles in high risk areas, such as kitchens and washrooms.
The new P-Hold fits over the existing door handle – it comes in three sizes and takes just 30 seconds to install – and the P-Plate replaces the existing push plate when there is no handle.
Both systems are long lasting and low maintenance. They don’t require films, sleeves or gels and instead utilise silver ion technology, which interrupts bacteria’s cell’s ability to form the chemical bonds essential to their survival. Silver has long been used in hospitals for its anti-bacterial properties, but there has never previously been a cost-effective way to use it more widely in this way.
Dave Carson from P-Wave said, “No matter how exemplary we are about our own personal hygiene, most of us approach the exit door with no small sense of dread. We all know that not everyone washes their hands after using the toilet for instance, so what germs will the door be harbouring? With our new systems, that worry can be a thing of the past!”
www.p-wave.co.uk
Prize Offered in Open
Call for Innovation A national call has been launched for innovators interested in a circular economy to take part in a technology hackathon at this year’s RWM conference at Birmingham’s NEC, 12th -14th September.
London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) has teamed up with RWM and this year’s event industry partner, SUEZ recycling and recovery UK, to host #CEhack17. This is a collaborative ‘hackathon’ event with a £7,000 prize available and an opportunity to receive advice, support and mentoring from industry experts.
The challenge is to showcase innovative ideas that use mobile technology, smart data and the Internet of Things to deliver solutions for improving circularity. By way of example, innovations could address (but are not limited to) the following aims:
• Influence consumer purchasing decisions to help them buy products that can be repaired, exchanged or recycled
• Develop apps that help with the collection of small volume or specialist waste or redundant products, for example coffee capsules
• Inform consumers how materials can be recycled, and whether their local municipal
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collection services can collect and recycle those materials
• Engage 18-34 year olds with recycling, this could be through gamification or reward schemes
If you’re interested you need to submit outline proposals to LWARB by 17th August 2017.
Successful applicants will be invited to a pitch day in London on 31st August 2017, from which five teams will be selected to pitch for the prize at the final at RWM in Birmingham on 13th September 2017.
Wayne Hubbard, Chief Operating Officer at LWARB said, “Our idea for a hackathon at this year’s RWM exhibition was motivated by the desire to discover some great ideas to advance the circular economy, while showcasing the work of UK-based entrepreneurs who are harnessing technology to drive resource efficiency.”
Stuart Hayward-Higham, Technical Development Director at SUEZ, added, “We all generate waste, so engaging with as wide an audience as possible and empowering their innovation and creativity in finding new solutions to minimise and prevent waste is both logical and really exciting.”
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