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TORK SUPPORTS HEALTHCARE SECTOR FOR WORLD HAND
HYGIENE DAY Tork manufacturer Essity is supporting the healthcare sector with free trainings, customisable posters and certified Easy to use products for World Hand Hygiene Day 2026.
The company is reinforcing its commitment to healthcare professionals by providing the tools and systems they require to support consistent hand hygiene adherence.
Improving hand hygiene can reduce pathogen transmission in healthcare by 50% according to the World Health Organization. However, even highly committed professionals can find it challenging to consistently follow the WHO’s Five Moments for Hand Hygiene.
Tork offers healthcare workers free access to Tork Clean Hands Training, which educates users on how to implement the WHO’s five moments for hand hygiene. A virtual reality version offers an interactive and engaging way to improve hand hygiene knowledge and skills.
The Tork Healthy Hands tool enables healthcare facilities to create custom posters, hand hygiene reminders and signage which may be placed with the Tork Hygiene Stand. According to
VEOLIA WINS WASTE MANAGEMENT DEAL WITH
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL Veolia has won a two-year contract to provide recycling and waste management services on behalf of Isle of Wight Council.
The contract which commenced on 1st April 2026 encompasses residual waste treatment, management of other material streams including dry recycling, household waste and recycling collections and management of household waste recycling centres on the Island.
The integrated waste management contract will provide household
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WHO, patients feel more confident in a facility’s cleanliness when they see hand hygiene signage.
And Tork’s certified Easy to use dispensers help to reduce barriers to hand hygiene and ensure that soap, paper towels and hand sanitisers are instantly accessible whenever they are needed.
“On World Hand Hygiene Day we're reminding healthcare leaders that the right tools and trainings are critical to building a culture of hand hygiene that protects patients, staff and visitors,” said Essity’s Healthcare Marketing Director Tom Bergin.“We’re proud
collection services to over 73,000 residential properties as well as the operation of two Household Waste and Recycling Centres. Veolia’s experienced teams will also operate and maintain the Council’s waste infrastructure, including the Energy Recovery Facility and Materials Recovery Facility. The partnership reflects Veolia’s GreenUp strategy, reinforcing its commitment to delivering sustainable, high-quality environmental services across the UK.
Following the early exit of a previous contractor, Veolia and the Isle of Wight Council have been working collaboratively over the past few months to ensure essential services continue with as little disruption
to continue offering resources and solutions that support their efforts to improve adherence and reduce the transmission of germs.”
WHO recommends cleaning the hands at five key moments: before touching a patient; before a clean/aseptic procedure; after body fluid exposure risk; after touching a patient; and after touching a patient’s surroundings.
Tork supports the WHO’s annual ‘SAVE LIVES: Clean your Hands’ campaign on World Hand Hygiene Day. This year’s campaign theme is “Action saves lives.”
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as possible for residents and businesses on the island.
Natasha Dix, Isle of Wight Council, Service Director for Waste, Environment, and Planning, said: “The Isle of Wight Council’s priority is, and always will be, providing a reliable, efficient and environmentally responsible waste service for our community. Our residents are already some of the most committed recyclers in the country, and this switch marks the next step in supporting the Island’s passion for protecting our beautiful environment.
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