This blog answers the question: how do you dispose of sanitary waste compared to medical waste? and… Sanitary waste (also known as feminine hygiene waste) is made up of used sanitary pads and tampons and has been the subject...
Having to decide whether or not to eat that last bit of butter chicken (after a hefty serving for dinner) in order to avoid having to look for Tupperware with a matching lid can be frustrating. Even though it...
Last week’s blog post focused on Global Handwashing Day which is coming up on the 15th of October and some of the tips families can employ to instill good hand hygiene practices into their children. The 2018 Global Handwashing Day theme is ‘Clean...
In our latest instalment of our blog series – Ask the Expert – we interview Tobie Muller; Regional Business Manager for Rentokil Initial regarding the safe disposal of medical waste. Up until recently, Tobie was a Director at Cannon Hygiene, and...
Anyone who has been following this blog for any length of time will know that the team here at Initial are passionate about hygiene, and that hand hygiene, in particular, is a subject about which we like to talk –...
I’m certain this kind of thing has happened at least once in your lifetime. Well, it has happened to me and in the sitcom, The Office!, although in that case it was a bat (of course, a less tasteful version...
Have you ever taken a moment to notice the surfaces you come into contact with on a daily basis? There are some environments we tend to be more aware of than others. You are probably accustomed to the idea...
n July 2018 the Mail and Guardian featured an article by Boitumelo Lekalakala which shared research findings and insights by the Water Research Commission. 130 schools from the Eastern Cape, Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal were part of the study which included site inspections as well...
I personally never thought of birds as nuisance before, being a former bird owner and all… Now that I’ve found myself living on the third floor of my apartment building I’ve found myself ducking and diving whenever I leave...
Much like the well documented water crisis in Cape Town, the Eastern Cape has been experiencing worsening water shortages as dam levels across the province drop drastically, with the dam supplying Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality and surrounding areas dropping to its...