Top Stories Of 2009 Contaminated Surfaces With a Novel, Portable, Saturated Steam Vapor Disinfection System, ” Dr. Benjamin Tanner, president and scientific director of Antimicrobial Test Laboratories, and staff treated a diverse assortment of pathogenic organisms, including VRE, MRSA and MS-2 coliphage, with the TANCS system, the release added. June 12, 2009—HARTFORD, CT— Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell yes-terday signed Bill 6496 into law, requir-ing local and regional public school dis-tricts to use green cleaning products, according to a press release. Outside of the education sector, green and sustainable practices continued to be preferred and researched: February 9, 2009—WASHINGTON— The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct an internal pilot in conjunction with the Agencyʼs Design for the Environment program (DfE) to further explore a policy change that would allow claims of environmental preferability to non-porous hard surface disinfectants and sanitizers, according to a press release. Stephen Ashkin, president of The Ashkin Group LLC, said: “The internal pilot announced by EPA is a prudent and necessary step in developing a green claims policy that ensures both the continued efficacy of disinfectants, and which allows purchasers to make informed decisions when selecting products with a preferred environmen-tal, safety and health profile.” April 3, 2009—BLOOMINGTON, IN— The Bloomington City Council passed the cityʼs first green building ordinance last week that requires 15 government buildings to meet stringent energy effi-ciency standards, according to the Indiana Daily Student . May 28, 2009—CHICAGO— On May 14, both Houses of the Illinois General Assembly passed HB 2437, a bill that would require every state-owned build-ing to establish a green cleaning policy, according to a press release. Green And Sustainability On January 15, 2009, CM e-News Daily reported Green Seal Inc. had announced that it will certify the paper stock for the Presidential inauguration cards, provide Green Seal-certified accom-modations at two local hotels as well as pro-vide green certified inaugural invitations, which were printed on recycled paper with a minimum of 30 percent post consumer fiber. Green was the color of the year and the theme carried throughout 2009. Continuing a trend from previous years, several states were added to the list of mandating or strongly recommending green cleaning practices in schools: May 14, 2009—ANNAPOLIS, MD— Maryland Governor Martin OʼMalley, on May 7, 2009, signed legislation into law that requires the stateʼs K-12 public schools to obtain and use green cleaning products, according to a press release. May 27, 2009—HONOLULU— Hawaii House Bill HB 1538, which passed both the State House of Representatives and the State Senate in early May, would require all public school facilities to “…give first preference, where feasible, to the purchase and use of environmen-tally sensitive cleaning and mainte-nance products that have been approved by the Green Seal program,” according to a press release. June 1, 2009—CARSON CITY, NV— The state of Nevada has taken a decid-edly different approach towards green cleaning in schools by proposing legisla-tion that would require all public K-12 schools to use environmentally sensitive cleaning and maintenance products in the cleaning of all floor surfaces only, according to a press release. Industry Partnerships With many common interests, two of the industryʼs leading associa-tions decided to forge a relation-ship and co-locate their respective trade shows for the benefit of their members: March 10, 2009—LINCOLNWOOD, IL— ISSA and its alliance partner, the Building Service Contractors Association International (BSCAI) announced this past weekend that the two organizations have entered into an agreement in which the BSCAI convention will co-locate with ISSA/INTERCLEAN ® North America, starting in 2010, according to a press release. ISSA President Bob Stahurski said: “This day has been a long time coming for both our associations and we wel-come this opportunity to work with BSCAI as we strive to bring together all channel partners of the global cleaning community. The co-location of both our events will facilitate better supply-chain relationships for all who attend.” According to the release, both organi-zations have made it clear that the co-location agreement impacts only the events in question and that ISSA and BSCAI will remain independent associa-tions. As sustainability was on the top of forward-thinking companiesʼ minds, 2009 was the year to test long-held notions that environmentally preferable com-panies can implement programs that serve as benchmarks for others to follow: June 12, 2009—WINCHESTER, VA— Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP) recently announced a partner-ship with Northern Colorado Paper (NCP) and Waste Management Inc. for a “take back” pilot program for smarter, As infection control and sustainability continue to be hot topics, look for products that can meet both goals. 8 CM B2B Trade Group ™ Directory 2010
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