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Sustainability MATTERS
Only Advantex® Single-Use Microfiber Mops help support your sustainability initiatives. The Advantex® Single-use Mop has a significantly lower environmental impact than a reusable laundered mop in every category assessed in the EPA TRACI model. A contribution analysis...
Analysis: Microfiber Laundered and a Single-Use Mops
Eight laundered microfiber flat mops and one single-use microfiber flat mop were photographed at 20X’s, 40X’s using a 3D stereo microscope and 1,000X’s using a Scanning Electronic Microscope, SEM.EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW: The laundered mops demonstrated significant...
Mop Environmental Life-Cycle Analysis
Richard Venditti, Elis and Signe Olsson Professor, Department of Forest Biomaterials, North Carolina State University, Room 1204 Pulp and Paper Labs, Raleigh, NC 27695-8005Summary & Results The Advantex® Single-use Mop has a significantly lower environmental...
The Floor Could be the Weakest Link in Fighting HAIs
The Floor: A Hidden Risk in Fighting HAIsHospital floors are constantly exposed to pathogens tracked in by shoes, wheelchairs, beds, carts, devices, and even patient socks, often making their way directly to beds. Adding to the risk, freshly laundered mops, assumed to...
Moving to Single-use Mops
Converting to disposable microfiber mops can significantly reduce the HAI risk for hospitals, eliminating the potential for inadequately launder mops to be reintroduced with remnant HAI pathogens. The case study evaluated our Advantex® (Brand A) along with several...
Laundered Mops vs. Single-Use Mops
Environmental Comparisons A recent study evaluated laundered microfiber mops from eleven hospitals and found that 27.3% of the newly laundered mops contained microbial contamination, including HAI pathogens. Download PDF Key Findings Laundry considerations: The...