Over the last few years, we have virtually eliminated the use of cleaning chemicals in the housekeeping department. We have also implemented other environmental and cost-effective cleaning solutions in the school:
Cleaning
We use Tersano Lotus Pro as our general cleaning sanitiser across the school. This is a water-based sanitiser that contains no chemicals and works by putting ozone into the water. We had our first dispenser installed a year before the Covid outbreak. This proved invaluable to our cleaning during Covid, as this was one of the first sanitisers proven to kill Covid (plus other dangerous bacteria like E. coli, salmonella, MRSA). We have since installed 2 other dispensers. More info here: Tersano SAO Dispenser – Tersano Inc. (CA)
Rather than using a traditional mop and bucket to clean the hard floors we use i-mops, which clean up to 70% faster and 90% cleaner than conventional wet mopping and uses much less water. We fill the i-mops with the Tersano Lotus Pro.
We remove limescale using a BubbleFlush machine that removes limescale by using ultrasonic vibrations. These vibrations generate small yet powerful bubbles in the water, which eventually implode with force, effectively removing limescale and stubborn dirt.
Hand Soap
We use Soap2o. This is an environmentally friendly and cost-effective soap which has also helped us to reduce our single use plastic. Soap2o use no plastic in their packing.
Lucart EcoNatura
We use Lucart EcoNatural paper and dispensers. EcoNatural is the innovative paper and dispenser system that gives new life to beverage cartons. Thanks to an innovative technology, Lucart separates the components of beverage cartons: from cellulose fibres it creates Fiberpack®, with which it produces paper, and from aluminium and polyethylene it produces Al.Pe.®, the new raw material used for making dispensers.
The next innovation we are considering for Housekeeping is the Tersano IClean FLO, which can be fitted to washing machines therefore eliminating washing detergents.