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given a second life and was the first UK brand to move its bottles to 100% recycled plastic.
Packaging After a five-year journey, Delphis Eco finally proved the ‘art of the possible’ and launched its 100% post-consumer recycled plastic bottles taken straight from UK waste streams. The company is the first (and only) UK eco- cleaning product company to achieve this, seven years ahead of mainstream manufacturers.
Additionally, the labels for all its bottles are printed with vegetable ink and boxes are made from 100% recycled cardboard (even the liner is recycled). Delphis Eco continually interrogates its supply chain for further opportunities to be more sustainable in its quest to close the loop and reduce waste back into the environment.
Hand sanitisers There are actually two main types of hand sanitiser available on the market, sanitiser gels, where alcohol is the active ingredient and water-based sanitisers, containing Quaternary Ammonium Compounds (QUAT) as the active ingredient.
You will find these types of foaming sanitiser (QUATS) in many of our hospitals, for the use of staff and visitors, often chosen as they are considered safer than their alcohol- based counterparts. QUAT are the active substances found in the majority of surface sanitising and disinfecting products, chosen for their effectiveness against a wide range of bacteria, moulds, fungus and viruses, whilst being relatively safe for users and the environment.
Very few hand sanitiser brands, whether alcohol-based or QUAT-based, will have undergone efficacy testing against viruses, and at the moment none will have been tested against COVID-19. One of the reasons for this is that it is widely accepted that enveloped viruses, such as COVID-19, are easily killed by correctly formulated alcohol sanitisers, but it is also the case that these virus types are also easily killed by correctly formulated QUAT-based products.
“Most people only wash their hands for six seconds and around 33% of
people don’t use soap when washing their hands.”
Delphis Eco’s Hand Sanitiser Foam contains the maximum amount of QUAT allowed in ‘leave on’ products in accordance with the EU Cosmetic Safety Regulations. The important thing to note is that with alcohol-based sanitisers in the form of gel a product has to contain a minimum of 60% alcohol. For a QUAT to work it needs to be a 0.003%. This is why QUATs are used to clean hospitals. They are effective yet much kinder to the environment.
One of the key challenges for facilities managers will be to ensure the effective supply of hand wash and products
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for the washroom and ensuring they are clearly displayed, easily accessible and kept topped up and clean, with effective hand dryers situated in close proximity to the sink.
The stats are widely known - most people only wash their hands for six seconds (not the recommended 20 seconds for COVID protection) and around 33% of people don’t use soap when washing their hands. Clean signage in washrooms to encourage people to wash their hands with soap and the reasons why will be helpful in changing this statistic.
Up to 80% of communicable diseases are transferred by touch. Perhaps what is less well known is that damp hands are a thousand times more likely to spread bacteria than dry hands. Hand hygiene is one of the most important things in the prevention and control of many illnesses and as we all now know is crucial in minimising the spread of COVID-19.
Recycled Plastic Rating In September 2019, Delphis Eco introduced the ‘Recycled Plastic Rating’ (RPR), a campaign which saw the launch of a new trust mark enabling consumers to take back control of what plastic actually gets recycled, versus what gets dumped into the oceans.
The rating shows the amount of recycled plastic content in the packaging consumers buy and instantly gives them the power to vote with their wallets and chose packaging that is fundamentally diverting plastic from landfill. The RPR is enabling consumers to see, at a glance, the exact plastic credentials of products they are purchasing.
As well as selling into the commercial and retail markets, Delphis Eco has recently launched its cleaning range into the ‘at home’ market via Ocado and Farmdrop.
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