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From the housekeeping department, where green cleaning is considered and implemented, to engineering, where mechanical systems are maintained and fine-tuned, hotel operators have implemented innovative products and processes to save energy and minimize the impact on the environment. Got news or a story idea to share? Contact Glenn Hasek, editor, at (813) 510-3868, or by e-mail at: greenlodgingnews@gmail.com.

Cleaning & Maintenance

Home Cleaning & Maintenance
From the housekeeping department, where green cleaning is considered and implemented, to engineering, where mechanical systems are maintained and fine-tuned, hotel operators have implemented innovative products and processes to save energy and minimize the impact on the environment. Got news or a story idea to share? Contact Glenn Hasek, editor, at (813) 510-3868, or by e-mail at: greenlodgingnews@gmail.com.

Bradley’s New Hand Sanitizer Solutions Improve Hand Hygiene, Save Costs

MENOMONEE FALLS, WIS.—Encourage convenient and easy access to hand hygiene anywhere in facilities with hand sanitizer dispensers and stands by Bradley Corp., an industry leader in hand hygiene products for 100 years. Touchless, durable and cost-effective, these stainless steel hand sanitizer dispensers provide reliable access to hand sanitizer within high interaction areas. With its sleek and professional design, Bradley’s commercial-grade santizer dispensers are perfect for locations throughout buildings, workplaces, outside of restrooms, near doorways and stairwells, lobbies, cafeterias, and more. In areas where a wall or counter is not present, Bradley’s 6A20 dispenser stand provides a strong sturdy freestanding solution. It...

Amglo’s Xenon Pulse Lighting Gaining Traction as Virus Killer

BENSENVILLE, ILL.—Amglo, a leading manufacturer of specialty lamps since 1935, manufactures technology that is at the forefront of safe, sustainable and powerful disinfection: xenon pulse lighting. As awareness of pathogens around the world has sharply risen due to the pandemic, facility leaders are seeking reliable and safe methods to quickly destroy pathogens of all types. Xenon pulse is gaining traction as an effective way to kill viruses and bacteria and can be used safely in many buildings like office complexes, schools, hotels, museums, healthcare centers and other facilities. “We originally built these lamps for applications like aircraft lighting, but now...

Ways to Decrease the Environmental Impact of Your Swimming Pool

NATIONAL REPORT—Swimming pools are an important part of life for many people. When the temperatures heat up a swimming pool allows us to cool off, relax, and distract ourselves from our day-to-day stresses. As people become more environmentally conscious, however, more and more people are looking at the impact their behavior has on the world around them including their swimming pools. Traditionally, pools can be harsh on the environment as they use a lot of energy, water, and sometimes harmful chemicals. As a pool owner, you may even want to investigate your energy and water sources to see the true...

CDC Updates Guidance Regarding When to Disinfect

If there is one thing that is clear about this pandemic we have been going through, the rules and guidelines can change overnight, and those changes can impact a lot of people and businesses and confuse the heck out of hoteliers or someone sitting in the corporate office of a hotel company. Chalk it up to us all—even scientists—learning how to deal with an ever-changing pandemic. This past week the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) said regular cleaning of surfaces with soap and detergent is enough to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 in facilities and homes. The...

Atlanta Company Fights COVID-19 with Advanced Cleaning Tech

ATLANTA—Total Green Services is an Atlanta commercial cleaning company whose eco-friendly, advanced cleaning solutions help businesses maintain cleanliness and safety. With over 29 million U.S. COVID-19 cases so far, businesses are struggling to operate their enterprises safely and curb infections. Total Green Services uses effective solutions to properly sanitize workspaces and get businesses up and running again. Its eco-friendly cleaning solutions kill up to 99.9 percent of harmful substances and boast the fastest kill claim in the world. Many pathogens are killed within one minute of exposure to the solutions. It is also the first U.S.-based building service contractor...

Whittaker Rolls Out Five Tips for Selecting Carpet Care Machines

NEW CASTLE, PENN.—Whittaker, a leader in low-moisture carpet care, released five recommendations for in-house custodial teams and building service contractors to consider when selecting carpet care equipment. “With reliable equipment and effective chemistry in place, facilities can maintain the luster and color of their carpet, and properly address spills and stains,” said Joe Bshero, Director of Technical Services at Whittaker. “Careful carpet care machine selection is key, as different environments and custodial teams have different needs.” Consult the following best practices when considering new carpet care equipment: Determine which method to deploy. To narrow the field, first assess which carpet cleaning...

Pürlin LLC Names New Vice President of Hospitality

SARASOTA, FLA.—Pürlin, LLC has hired Eric Eisenberg to serve as Vice President of Hospitality. In collaboration with their University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) partners, the entire team will be working with Eisenberg to introduce Pürlin’s unique closed-loop bedlinen system to the Las Vegas hotel market. “With his extensive background in hotel operations and his professional ties to the business community, we have every confidence in Eric’s abilities to lead Pürlin’s Las Vegas commercialization initiative and to build our South West Regional Sales Operation,” says Pürlin Founder and President, Richard Ferrell. In response to the devastating impact that COVID-19 continues to...

Avendra Selects TraknProtect as Preferred Provider of Hotel Staff Safety

CHICAGO—TraknProtect, a pioneer of location-based technology purpose-built for the hotel industry and a leading employee safety button provider for several major hotel brands, announced it has been selected as a Preferred Supplier of safety buttons by Avendra, hospitality’s leading procurement services company. After successfully completing a strict vendor approval process, TraknProtect is now set to provide members of Avendra, such as Hyatt Hotels, with seamless access to its advanced location-based solutions that are industry-proven to lead to safer, more efficient, and profitable hotel operations. With hotel employee safety remaining a top priority for industry professionals as well as for legislative...

GLN Welcomes Mayfair Hotel and Restaurant Supply to Directory

ODESSA, FLA.—Green Lodging News welcomes Mayfair Hotel and Restaurant Supply to its Green Product & Service Directory in the “Amenities/Dispensers/Toiletries” category. Mayfair Hotel and Restaurant Supply has been servicing the hospitality industry since 1946. Mayfair works with hundreds of nationally recognized brands, both luxury and value products in hospitality, janitorial, paper, and foodservice categories. The company also offers close to a thousand, nationally stocked “green” products to suit the changing demands of its customers. This includes Eco Pod soap and shampoo as a sustainable and innovative solution for hotels worldwide to reduce single-use plastic waste. These powder-based amenities allow lighter transportation and...

Alledra Introduces Air-Sanitizing Desktop Lamp

RENTON, WASH.—The market is flooded with UVC-based sanitizing devices due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these devices do not have the proper safeguards to protect the user against UVC exposure, and most cannot be used with an occupant present. This really defeats the purpose of protecting the occupants against airborne viruses. Aleddra’s Air-Sanitizing Desktop Lamp is ultra-violet (UV) free and provides effective and continuous air-sanitization when occupants are in the room. Aleddra’s award-winning Air-Sanitizing Desktop Lamp uses an air-filter coated with ViraPure, a high-density photocatalyst material which is activated by the LED light source in the lamp. When...