CINCINNATI—Cintas Corp., the largest uniform supplier in North America, in conjunction with Washing Systems, LLC (WSI) announced it has begun transitioning company-wide to a new, more environmentally friendly cleaner.
Structure, the WSI product being introduced at Cintas facilities throughout the United States, uses components that are free of phosphates and ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA), which have been found in some instances to alter the oxygen and metallic levels naturally found in the environment. The components of Structure are not only environmentally friendly, but completely biodegradable. Its main ingredient is also naturally based and made from renewable resources.
“Cintas is committed to being a good environmental steward and seeks to help our customers and communities make positive impacts on the environment in any way we can,” said Scott Farmer, CEO of Cintas Corp. “We are pleased to lead the industry in promoting the most innovative alternatives available in order to further our sustainability efforts.”
In 2008, Cintas became the first company in the industrial laundry industry to transition company-wide to detergents free of Nonylphenol Ethoxylate (NPE). Two years later, the Environmental Protection Agency issued an Action Plan Summary to eliminate the use of NPE from all industrial applications and consumer products.
Once the transition is complete, Cintas will be the first and only industrial launderer in the industry to employ washing standards that are 100 percent NPE-free, phosphate-free and EDTA-free at all of its 175 uniform laundry facilities throughout North America.
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