TV1 Close up - article on hand hygiene
Dr Germ vistied the Close Up team and made some interesting points about hand hygiene [more] [Link]
Thursday 22 July 2010

Hand sanitiser in schools
A study shown in the American Journal of Infection Control showed that absenteeism in schools reduced by 19.8% through the use of hand sanitisers [more] [Link]
Tuesday 13 July 2010

Toilet Paper Holder
I saw this video on YouTube and thought it was very enterprising! [more] [Link]
Tuesday 29 June 2010

Worldwatch Institute article on toilet paper usage
According to this article 1 tonne (909 kgs) of recycled paper will save 1,682kg of timber, 90,849 kgs of water, will use 64% less energy and 50% less water to produce. It will create 74% less air polution, saves 17 trees and will create 5 times more jobs than 1 tonne of virgin paper. [more] [www.worldwatch.org/node/6403]
Friday 28 May 2010

National Geographic article on toilet paper
Virgin paper vs recycled paper, an interesting article. According to the article 27,000 trees a day are used to make toilet paper. [more] [Link]
Friday 28 May 2010

Cloth Cleaning in Domestic Washing Machines
Not a recent article but still one that is very relevant. The Department of Labour found that many commercial cleaners were requiring employees to take home and wash cleaning cloths. This practice is hazardous to their health as well as not eliminating bacteria and virus' from the cloths. [more] [Link]
Monday 15 February 2010

Green-one rubbish bags on More FM
Listen to More FM (91.8) for giveaways of Green-One oxo-biodegradable rubbish bags [more] [Link]
Tuesday 2 February 2010

Drop in use of hand sanitisers as a result of reduced media coverage
The H1N1 pandemic is no longer discussed in our daily newspapers. A study was done and published by Eurosurveillance on whether the use of hand sanitisers has dropped in hospital foyers as a result of a decrease in media coverage. This interesting article shows a decrease from 18% to 8.2% of people using a hand santitiser as they entered a New Zealand hospital. [more] [Link]
Tuesday 2 February 2010

GreenOne Press Release
Green One Rubbish Bags announce a nationwide TV campaign [more] [View PDF]
Tuesday 26 January 2010

Prisoners getting drunk on alcohol based sanitisers
TVNZ ran a news story on prisoners drinking alcohol based sanitisers. Because alcohol sanitisers contain a minimum of 62% alcohol the prisoners have been adding a couple of squirts into cordial and drinking it. Attached is an article and video clip. Note that our D-Germ sanitiser is alcohol free! [more] [Link]
Wednesday 14 October 2009

Food Safety Bill
After 5 years of work the new Food Safety Bill is ready to go. This will affect all establishments that serve or prepare food. For more information click on the lick to be taken throgh to the NZFSA website article. [more] [Link]
Wednesday 14 October 2009

Alcohol Based Sanitisers and Drink Driving
Don’t get pulled over by the police and accused of drink driving – see link to article on the effects of alcohol based hand sanitisers. Note our D-Germ Hand Sanitiser is alcohol free! [more] [Link]
Wednesday 23 September 2009