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Colorado Schools to Provide Free Menstrual Products

By |2024-06-12T20:28:26-05:00June 12, 2024|

Last week, the Colorado House of Representatives passed House Bill 24-1164, also known as the Free Menstrual Products to Students Bill. The legislation requires middle and high schools throughout Colorado to provide free pads and tampons to students in an attempt to mitigate period poverty. Period poverty is a lack of access to menstrual products, ...

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WIIPES Act Passes U.S. House of Representatives

By |2024-06-12T20:27:01-05:00June 12, 2024|

Earlier today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environments Safety (WIPPES) Act (H.R. 2964). According to INDA, the nonwoven fabrics association, “This bipartisan legislation is intended to address the growing problem of sewer system clogs caused by improper disposal of consumer wipes that are not intended to be disposed ...

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Kikkoman Honored by the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation

By |2024-06-12T20:25:54-05:00June 12, 2024|

Kikkoman Biochemifa Co. was named the recipient of two awards from the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation. Kikkoman’s Lumitester Smart hygiene monitoring system, a GBAC STAR™ Registered Technology, was named the recipient of the institute’s Commissioner of Japan Patent Office Award and the Invention Implementation Achievement Award. Lumitester Smart is a portable luminometer for ...

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GBAC STAR Facility Reaccreditation Assists With Keeping NBA Finals Fans Healthy

By |2024-06-12T15:00:56-05:00June 12, 2024|

American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, recently completed the reaccreditation process for GBAC® STAR Facility Accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC), a Division of ISSA.  The 19,200-seat sports arena, home of the NHL’s Dallas Stars and the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, joined more than 100 facilities across the globe in renewing its GBAC STAR Facility Accreditation ...

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PathoSans Honors Eden Green Technology

By |2024-06-11T21:06:02-05:00June 11, 2024|

PathoSans has named Eden Green Technology the recipient of its In Good Company Award. PathoSans’ In Good Company Award recognizes organizations for their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Eden Green Technology, a Cleburne, Texas-based indoor vertical farming company, was recognized for its long-standing efforts to prioritize food safety, sustainability, and employee wellbeing. “This award honors Eden Green ...

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Georgia-Pacific Recognized for Domestic Violence Prevention Efforts

By |2024-06-11T21:04:55-05:00June 11, 2024|

Georgia-Pacific LLC, parent company of GP PRO, recently received the Honorable Clarence Seeliger Champion for Change Award from The Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence (WRCDV). For more than 17 years, Georgia-Pacific has partnered with WRCDV, a nonprofit organization based in DeKalb County, Georgia, and serving the greater Atlanta metropolitan area that seeks to create ...

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3M Partners to Launch Global Respiratory Protection Initiative

By |2024-06-10T19:37:43-05:00June 10, 2024|

3M has partnered with nonprofit humanitarian organization Direct Relief to launch a global respiratory protection initiative. The collaboration aims to increase preparedness ahead of the 2024 hurricane and wildfire season. As part of the joint initiative, 3M has pledged to meet Direct Relief's entire forecasted annual need for N95 filtering facepiece respirators with a donation of 5 ...

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Aqua ChemPacs Acquired by Solenis

By |2024-06-10T19:33:55-05:00June 10, 2024|

Aqua ChemPacs LLC has been acquired by Solenis, parent company of Diversey. Per the terms of transaction, Diversey’s existing product portfolio will be enhanced by the addition of Aqua ChemPacs’ line of pre-portioned, concentrated liquid chemical packs. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. “We are excited to welcome the Aqua ChemPacs team to ...

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Ecolab Acquires PMSI

By |2024-06-07T20:23:29-05:00June 7, 2024|

Ecolab Inc. has purchased Pest Management Services Inc. (PMSI) for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 1986, PMSI operates three offices in Virginia and West Virginia, with a staff of more than 70 employees. The purchase expands the offerings and reach of the company’s pest control division, Ecolab Pest Elimination, in the Mid-Atlantic region, PCT Magazine ...

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Kimberly-Clark Appoints Chief Sustainability Officer

By |2024-06-07T20:21:50-05:00June 7, 2024|

Kimberly-Clark Corp., parent company of Kimberly-Clark Professional, has appointed Lisa Morden to the newly created position of chief sustainability officer. Morden has been with Kimberly-Clark since 1994 when she joined the company as a part of the environ           mental control team at a pulp mill in Canada. She has held a variety of senior sustainability leadership ...

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