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Soap Aid Australia – saving lives by re-using waste soap
“Well over half of the 9000 children that are estimated to die from disease every day in our poorest countries could be saved by the routine use of hand washing with soap,” says professor Martyn Jeggo, director of health programs from Soap Aid.
Every day, thousands of hotels across the globe, discard millions of pieces of soap. In an Australian first, Soap Aid, a not-for-profit organisation, is collecting the pieces of waste soap from hotels and converting it into a potentially lifesaving program. Soap Aid literally takes soap used once or twice by guests from hotels and ensures it is recycled into a hygiene improvement program focused on washing hands.
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Clean the World Hong Kong – Grand Opening of HK Soap Recycling Centre
Clean the World rolled out the red carpet at a new Recycling Operations Center in Hong Kong on Wednesday. This new, expanded facility is outfitted with a complete production line to turn discarded hotel soap into clean new bars. Soap from hotel partners in Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore will flow into the Hong Kong facility.
Along with founder Shawn Seipler and chief strategy officer Michael O’Quinn, Clean the World Asia managing director Jolene Han welcomed guests and provided tours of the facility. Visitors included executives from The Peninsula Hong Kong and Sands Macau.
Outsourcing – a Housekeeping Perspective – by Liz Lycette
Some questions on outsourcing were recently asked of Liz
What are the big trends in outsourcing?
There is a significant global shift in Housekeeping operations from internally run operations to using an outsourcing contractor/ agency. The main reason for this is that hotels are unable to find a ready pool of qualified staff and there is also a trend by senior hotel management to focus on working with clear and finite costs within the housekeeping operation.
Arguments for outsourcing – why should businesses consider it?
Chemical free cleaning system using aqueous ozone – Tersano lotus Pro
America and Europe have been leading the way with the chemical free cleaning system, Tersano lotus Pro . This is now available in Australia. Many thousands of hotel rooms around the world are being cleaned on a daily basis with this environmental and safe cleaning solution .
How does it work?
Ozone is a naturally occurring gas produced in the upper atmosphere by ultraviolet light from the sun. It comprises nothing more than three oxygen atoms in the form of O3.
Oxygen in this form is very unstable and it looks to shed the extra atom at the earliest possible opportunity. In the simplest of terms, it is this property that makes ozone outstanding at killing bacteria, viruses and fungi spores and at oxidizing odours, stains and dirt. Lotus PRO technology creates ozone artificially by utilising an electrical charge and then infuses it into water creating stabilised aqueous ozone.
Just arrived April 2014 – A paradigm shift in Housekeeping – Optii Keeper update
In colour psychology, Magenta is ‘an instrument of change and transformation; it helps release old patterns that prevent development and aids in moving forward’. It therefore seemed logical that Optii chose the name ‘Magenta’ to describe its next generation release of Optii Keeper.
Already the world’s leading housekeeping management system, Optii Keeper is now even more responsive.
Cleaning without chemicals – an update
There have been several developments in the world of Housekeeping with relation to cleaning without chemicals. These include exclusive use of microfibre, combined use of microfibre and steam in hospitals and advances in nanotechnology for surfaces.
Microfibre only - Radisson Blu in Sydney Australia is now in its 6th year of using only microfibre and water in the cleaning of their guest rooms and public areas. Maureen Jolowicz, the Executive Housekeeper and also President of the Professional Housekeepers Association of NSW has maintained the overall system she first started in 2008 with some modifications. Click Here To Read More
Novility bringing technology into the world of housekeeping training
A recent study carried out by The Hague Hotel School found that cleanliness of bedrooms and bathrooms was the most important factor for guests in their opinion of a property and their decision to leave negative online reviews. The study also showed that for 70% of hotel guests, hygiene is the ultimate factor in their decision to recommend a property. Figures like these should be enough to shock any hotelier into realizing that good performance in housekeeping is non-negotiable and an integral part to any successful hotel.
SEQPHA visits Gold Coast University hospital for Easter
Members of South East Queensland Professional Housekeepers Association visited the children at Gold Coast University hospital to deliver Easter eggs and toys. It was so lovely to see the children’s faces when they saw the bunny, big smiles, hi five’s, and cuddles. Even the doctors and nurses had smiles on their faces.
Great Concept to Re-Use Lost & Found Hotel Items Wins Cornell Student Sustainability Competition
“The Giving Bag,” a concept to save hotels money on lost and left behind items, is the winning concept in the third annual Cornell student sustainability competition, sponsored by Schneider Electric, a partner of the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research. The competition is conducted in conjunction with the annual Sustainability Roundtable at the Cornell School of Hotel Administration (SHA). The roundtable brought nearly three dozen international hotel practitioners and researchers to the school to discuss current sustainability trends and strategies.
PHAN May Event – Afternoon of Fitness, Fashion and FUN
The Professional Housekeepers Association of NSW invites all PHAN members to an afternoon of fitness, fashion and Fun. With Krista and Marie Brereton Designs. Wednesday 14th May from 4.00pm at Radisson Blu, 27 O’Connell Street.
Topics include;
- Get Fit in a Chair
- Learn some Healthy “Fling Food” ideas
- Parade of fashions for the Workplace
- RSVP to Mavis Hedrik <mavis007@tpg.com.au>
Krista was at last years Wellness Forum and will introduce exercise and art in a fun way. This year she has some novel ways on how to look and feel and be our best. Go on line and check out what she can do www.krista.com.au
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