Staff are clean and green
Cleaning staff across the city council are using the most environmentally friendly cleansing products available.
The council’s 300-strong army of cleaners do not use products like bleach which are harmful to the environment, and use alternative eco products which don’t harm planet earth or damage the health of cleaners themselves.
Now the council has decided to adopt a new ‘Enviro’ range of products which has a significantly lower environmental impact in terms of how it is manufactured, delivered and used and will go a long way to making sure the city meets its carbon reduction commitments in the coming years.
Liverpool’s Lord Mayor Councillor Mike Storey, who asked for the new eco-friendly products to be used at the Town Hall, said: “The initial response from the cleaners and Town Hall staff has been overwhelmingly positive and we would encourage other businesses and all residents to use similar environmentally-friendly cleaning products to help make Liverpool the greenest city in the UK.”
Councillor Berni Turner, Liverpool’s executive member for the environment, said: “This is a fantastic scheme. We’re always looking at new and innovative ways to make Liverpool greener and this really is a solution which will benefit individuals and the environment. We don’t want toxic products being used which could be harmful to people or damage the environment for future generations.”
The city council’s cleaning services department provides a wide range of cleansing services to 180 buildings across the city.
Trials of the new products, manufactured by Jangro from equipment supplier Wray Brothers, will take place in October and will be introduced across all council buildings from November.
Wray Brothers have also introduced a range of more environmentally friendly delivery vehicles and the city council has given a commitment to reduce the amount of delivery days each year by half.
There are 280 council cleaners and around £60,000 is spent on cleansing materials each year.
