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INDUSTRY NEWS


CHRIS JAMES CEO at WAMITAB WAMITAB provides an end-to-end solution - from operative to management level qualifications in resource management and recycling, cleaning, street cleansing, facilities management and parking.


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Tackling plastics


THE broadcast of the BBC’s Blue Planet II triggered a powerful emotional response to plastic, with the general public almost immediately adopting the binary position that plastic is bad and anything that avoids the use of plastic is good.


Another programme on the BBC in June 2019, fronted by Hugh Fearnley- Whittingstall and Anita Rani, presented a call to arms to ‘fight the war on plastic’. In particular, there is increasing pressure to find viable alternatives to single-use plastic like drinking straws, bottles, utensils and food containers. There are even events like National Refill Day, which was launched in 2018 (this year it was on Wednesday, 19 June) to encourage people to switch from single- use plastic water bottles to reusable alternatives, and refill on the go at shops and businesses which were encouraged to offer free tap water.


Plastic in its various forms


is clearly an integral part of modern life, and it will be hard to eliminate it entirely.


As the Waste Management Industry Training and Advisory Board (WAMITAB), we are proud to be participating in a campaign along with the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) and the Cleaning Support Services Association (CSSA) to tackle the issue of plastic in the cleaning sector's supply chain.


A joint statement reads: “Plastic is embedded in every part of the cleaning and hygiene supply chain, from the manufacture of plastic sacks and the bottles containing cleaning chemicals to the packaging of individual products. This is why we have come together to address the challenge – an effective solution is only possible through cross sector collaboration.”


The three organisations behind the pledge – WAMITAB, CSSA, CHSA - are developing a cleaning industry standard on plastics around the mantra: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: the Cleaning Industry’s Plastics Pledge. The pledge will contain information on how to reduce plastic use and waste; advice on the best practice for plastic use, including information on the most appropriate plastic type for the task or job in question; and best practice for recycling, including advice on which labels to use.


Chris James said: "Our next step in the development of the Cleaning Industry Plastics Pledge is to understand better the way in which the plastics are used so we can develop a route map for evolving all in the cleaning and hygiene sector toward the most sustainable plastics and their re-use and recycling.


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Once developed and widely adopted, the Cleaning Industry Plastics Pledge will enable us to bring together and accelerate the good work already being done in our sector to make sure our use of plastic is sustainable."


A recent survey into green issues in the cleaning industry by one the signatories to the pledge, CSSA, highlighted strategies employed by members to reduce plastics. Innovations to cut the use of plastic include the use of hyper- concentrates, measured dosing systems and single dose capsules. CSSA members also clearly recognise products that shed plastic fibres or use microplastic beads have had a detrimental effect on the environment and that products based on materials such as bamboo are likely to be increasingly common.


Plastic in its various forms is clearly an integral part of modern life, and it will be hard to eliminate it entirely. However, it is sobering to think that some plastics take 1,000 years to biodegrade, which is why it is important to ensure that those plastics that are still being used are reusable and/or recyclable – and that we all do our bit to make sure items are recycled or reused wherever possible.


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