The flu has hit with a vengeance this year as a strain of norovirus is quickly spreading across the country. According to the Centers for Disease Control, about 21 million Americans contract norovirus each year, with symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea. These symptoms come on very suddenly, perhaps within hours after a person has been
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There are many liner choices today, including many environmental options. These choices enable a facility manager to match the liner to the disposal needs for safer, more efficient waste management. When making your liner choice, refer to this Quick Glance Liner Chart for the basics. Bag Configuration / Assets Benefits Types of Waste High Density About
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This fall, the University of Kansas settled a major campus-wide uprising. It wasn’t about a major social issue, the war in Afghanistan, or the unfairness of percentage grade vs. curves. It was against the stocking of one-ply toilet paper. After the student body cried out for higher quality toilet tissue and captured the attention of the alumni and
Even with the proliferation of more environmentally preferred cleaning chemicals, the risk still exists for workers to be afflicted with skin disorders that are caused by exposure to chemical irritants. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, skin exposure to chemicals in the workplace is a significant problem in the US. In fact, the number of cases and the
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[column col=\”1/2\”] How indestructible is your dispenser? When you make the investment in a paper dispenser, make sure it will last.Check out the torture that von Drehle dispensers go through and just keep on dispensing! Baseball Bat Torture: Out comes the aluminum baseball bat from a would-be minor league player. After numerous impacts on the dispenser, there
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The search for an environmental solution to plastic disposal is over!Tolco Corporation\’s EcoChoice® techonology will fully bio-degrade plastic within five years after disposal in landfills, residential composting, commercial composting, or buried underground.Additionally, EcoChoice® products help regenerate the soil by leaving behind methane and humus that is created during the bio-degrading process. EcoChoice products are also fully recyclable. So no
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If you haven’t heard about this labor saver, you’ll be excited to see Rubbermaid’s HYGEN Clean Water bucket actually cleans dirty water … all day long … while you work, so you are not spending time going back and forth to the janitor’s closet. The secret is the industry’s first-ever water filter that improves productivity, reduces water and
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Your terrazzo floors have made it through another winter … through snow, slush, ice melt and lots of boot traffic. How did they hold up? Even if you have a good maintenance program in place during the winter, there is no guarantee that you’ll be able to escape the dreaded stripping rehabilitation of terrazzo floors in the spring.
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Salt can be both a friend and a foe to carpeting. It can be a lifesaver if you own a pet that has fleas. Many have discovered how salt is an effective, natural way to curb a flea infestation in carpeting. The salt works to dehydrate the fleas and their eggs, eventually killing them. Salt can
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Studies show Americans spend more than 90% of their time indoors … whether it is in schools, offices, workplace or homes. As we “hunker down” during the winter months, our windows are sealed and indoor air continues to be re-circulated day after day. Regular indoor vacuuming in a facility assists in decreasing the indoor particulants. The
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