CLEANING & HYGIENE
“That’s where the environmental benefits of using the system are hugely significant for our business. These figures also don’t take into account that during this period we were using up existing stock of cleaning supplies, so we forecast even bigger savings going forward.”
Plastic savings are made as chemical cleaners are commonly supplied in single-use plastic bottles, with concentrate containers made from virgin plastic. Many of these can’t be recycled as they contain toxic ingredients. With approximately only 30% of all plastic being recycled in the UK, according to the British Plastics Initiative, the majority will still end up in landfill.
About Toucan Eco The Toucan Eco system electrolyses a combination of tap water and normal salt to create a powerful, food safe and eco-friendly disinfectant cleaner that kills up to 99.999% of germs, including Coronavirus. It’s a low carbon technology that replaces over 80% of synthetic cleaning chemicals, reduces plastic waste, energy, and water usage and transportation. And, once installed, the solution is virtually free to make.
Toucan Eco doesn’t contain any synthetic chemicals or fragrances, 99.99% of the solution is water, and the pH of the solution is around a 7.8 to 8.5 so it’s not aggressive like bleach.
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Toucan Eco used across TRG’s estate Toucan Eco is now being used to hygienically clean all hard surfaces across 210 sites, using a spray and wipe method on worktops, tables and chairs – anything that staff and customers are coming in contact with – and replaces 11 chemicals the Group previously bought in. Toucan Eco doesn’t replace heavy degreasing or descaling agents, although it is effective if used as part of a daily clean.
The feasibility for Toucan Eco included a business case comparing the capital expenditure of the models versus potential savings to work out its payback period. Goodwin explained: “For us, it’s had a return on investment of within six months, after which we’re saving all our chemical spend. It’s effectively free to make from that point onwards.”
Steve Courtney, Product Specialist for Toucan Eco at the UK’s distributor Robert Scott, added: “It’s fantastic to be working with a restaurant group that’s recognised the potential of Toucan Eco to truly transform cleaning practices and one that’s had the vision to roll out the sustainable cleaning system across so many sites, delivering such significant environmental benefits and cost savings.”
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