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effective and very eco-friendly, especially when compared to disposable cloths and wipes.
“You can also look out for recycled and reusable plastic spray bottles, and cloths made from recycled materials to help reduce your environmental impact.”
Focus on the floor “Floorcare offers plenty of opportunity to reduce your environmental impact,” added Gill. “There are lots of mops and buckets which are made from recycled materials, and plenty of mop heads are machine washable allowing for multiple uses.
“Microfibre has an important role to play in floorcare and is often found integrated into spray mop heads. Our Pro- Mist mop system delivers a fine mist of cleaning solution directly to the surface, and the microfibre flatmop uses less liquid to clean the area, which means it dries quicker too.”
What else? “Consider looking for FSC-certified wood used in handles, such as mops and brooms, which means the materials are being ethically sourced and renewed by planting new trees,” said Gill.
Going green for high level cleaning Cleaning at a high level can be challenging, but there are tools to make these jobs easier, such as Robert Scott’s microfibre Flexi Cleaning Tool and Duop Reach Kit.
“Microfibre is one of the key products that you need to be using if you want to be embracing greener cleaning methods,” said Gill. “Microfibre cloths pick up dirt and bacteria leaving a surface clean and ready to be disinfected, even without detergents or bleach, and the cloths can simply be washed on a high heat and reused. This means no single-use items in the form of wipes or detergent bottles, and less harmful chemicals being released into the environment.”
Natural fibres are another way to harness excellent cleaning with minimal environmental impact. Robert Scott has used lambswool in product development, for example in its Lambswool Duster, thanks to its hard-wearing nature and ability to attract and hold dust – making it perfect for cleaning high level spaces.
Keeping surfaces clean Surface cleaning is one of the most regular and important elements of the cleaning process. “Surfaces with high touch points – such as worktops, door handles, taps and buttons – should be cleaned regularly and with an effective cleaner,” explained Gill.
“It’s always been important to maintain cross- contamination control, but it’s never been more important to keep surfaces hygienically clean than it is now. Again, microfibre offers an excellent way to do this – it’s safe,
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One key tool that’s being used more widely in all manner of facilities, from schools and offices through to hospitality and leisure, is Toucan Eco. This is a make- it-yourself, non-chemical cleaning solution that uses nothing more than water, salt and electricity to create a powerful, eco-friendly disinfectant cleaning solution.
Gill explained: “Toucan Eco uses an electrical current to activate a solution of water and salt, creating hypochlorous acid – which is a disinfectant – and sodium hypochlorite at a mild pH which is a gentle cleaner. Because it’s made on-demand using nothing more than household ingredients, it’s much better for the environment – there’s no shipping of large quantities of cleaning solution, no harmful chemicals released into the eco system and no single use plastic bottle waste that can’t be recycled.”
Because the Toucan Eco range is available in a number of different unit sizes from 350ml up to 350 litres, it’s suitable for businesses of all shapes and sizes. And, as consumers continue to demand environmentally friendly cleaning methods, there’s no time like the present for businesses to make the switch.
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