ISSA Leg. & Reg. Update | Tell the House to Pass the WIPPES Act

ISSA Leg. & Reg. Update | Tell the House to Pass the WIPPES Act

By |2026-09-21T12:10:19-05:00September 21, 2026|

Welcome to the latest ISSA Legislative & Regulatory Update, a biweekly round up of the public policies currently impacting the cleaning and facility solutions industry. This update touches on urging the U.S. House to pass the WIPPES Act, the 2027 ISSA Clean Advocacy Summit, the upcoming midterm elections, and more. Want to stay informed about ...

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UMF|PerfectClean Sponsors Healthy Green Schools & Colleges Program

By |2026-09-17T16:40:51-05:00September 17, 2026|

UMF|PERFECTCLEAN®, a leader in infection prevention and commercial cleaning, is sponsoring the Healthy Green Schools & Colleges program, providing Platinum-level support for initiatives that help school facility leaders improve indoor air quality, sustainability, and healthy learning environments. The sponsorship builds on UMF|PERFECTCLEAN’s focus on bringing high-performance cleaning solutions and infection-prevention processes to the education market. ...

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A Framework for Cleaning That Saves Lives

By |2026-09-17T12:41:03-05:00September 17, 2026|

At the Experience Convention and Trade Show in Las Vegas, Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner, Senior Director of ISSA, and RJ Patel, founder of PCT Clean and PCT Janitorial in Atlanta, described how a four-stage exploration, preparation, implementation and sustainment (EPIS) framework outlines stages of evidence-based cleaning procedures that helped a children's hospital in Suva, Fiji, significantly ...

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In Memory of BSCAI Past President Michael Diamond

By |2026-09-17T10:29:16-05:00September 16, 2026|

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Michael Diamond, CBSE. A longtime BSCAI member and volunteer leader, he served as BSCAI President from 2019–2020. Michael dedicated nearly four decades to the facility service industry, carrying on his father’s business, Premier Maintenance (PMI), before later creating AffinEco, LLC. He also devoted his ...

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From Opinion to Evidence: The Next Era of Professional Cleaning

By |2026-09-16T16:33:09-05:00September 16, 2026|

At The Experience Convention & Trade Show in Las Vegas recently, three university professors, two of whom were physicians, spent their days talking not with patients but with carpet cleaners and disaster restoration contractors. Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner, senior director at ISSA, brought two colleagues from academic medicine to the show floor: Dr. Rebecca Bascom, a ...

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Univar Solutions Expands Homecare and Industrial Cleaning Portfolio with Dow Partnership in North America

By |2026-09-16T16:26:11-05:00September 16, 2026|

Univar Solutions USA LLC (“Univar Solutions” or “the Company”), through its Ingredients + Specialties (I+S) from Univar Solutions division, announced an expanded agreement with Dow (NYSE: DOW) to distribute advanced homecare and industrial cleaning specialty ingredients across the United States and Canada. The agreement enhances access to Dow’s SupraCare™ line of polymers and specialty additives, ...

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Kimberly-Clark Professional Expands ThriveTM Program to Divert More Waste from Landfills

By |2026-09-16T16:20:23-05:00September 16, 2026|

As part of its ongoing commitment to help businesses reduce their environmental impact, Kimberly-Clark Professional™ today announced an expansion of its Thrive™ sustainability program. The program, which already accepts qualifying towel dispensers, toilet paper dispensers and select wipes, has now expanded to include the full range of WypAll and Kimtech wipes and eligible hand soap and sanitizer refill ...

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ISSA and Tork Launch New Bilingual Training to Elevate Frontline Cleaning Workforce

By |2026-09-14T12:42:59-05:00September 15, 2026|

New online course debuts during Hispanic Heritage Month, equipping cleaning professionals with practical skills to create cleaner, safer, and more welcoming spaces In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month  (September 15–October 15) and as part of its ongoing commitment to workforce development, ISSA, The Association for Cleaning and Facility Solutions, in partnership with Tork, an Essity ...

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Beyond Clean: Rethinking the Frontline Experience

By |2026-09-03T11:46:34-05:00September 15, 2026|

Clean just isn’t enough anymore. ISSA, the association for cleaning and facility solutions, has partnered with Tork, an Essity brand, to launch a new bilingual online course built for frontline cleaning professionals. “Frontline Excellence: Delivering Clean, Safe, and Welcoming Spaces via the Inclusive Hygiene Framework” is available now in English and Spanish on ISSA’s learning ...

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How Clean Is Clean?

By |2026-09-16T10:57:57-05:00September 14, 2026|

A surface can look clean and still carry significant bioload. The new Bioload Exposure Metric Index (BEMI) aims to standardize ATP sampling and move surface hygiene toward a measurable cleanliness score. If we can't measure clean, how do we know we've achieved it? When we clean a surface, we physically remove unwanted substances, whereas sanitizers ...

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