Monday, 28th April 2008
The joint BACS/UK Cleaning Products Industry Association (UKCPI) Public Procurement Task Force has published guidance on Sustainable Cleaning for users of professional cleaning products. This guidance addresses factors affecting the overall sustainability of cleaning and considers impacts at each stage of the life cycle of cleaning products from product design, raw materials selection and product manufacture to use and disposal. The guidance has been welcomed by Defra as part of its committment to support sustainable public procurement in the UK in line with its strategy for promoting sustainable development across Government.
For background to the work of the task force on the development of the guidance on Sustainable Cleaning and on the previous Guidance for Responsible Public Procurement of Cleaning Products, published in 2006, and for links to the documents, please click on the Sustainable Cleaning tab on this page.
Wednesday, 21st November 2007
Guidance for Sustainable Cleaning. In 2006 the joint BACS/UKCPI Public Procurement Task Force published Guidance for Responsible Public Procurement of Cleaning Products. This guidance focusses on the ingredients of cleaning products. Since then the Task Force has been working to develop guidance for users of professional cleaning products on factors affecting the overall sustainability of cleaning.
A draft of this new Guidance for Sustainable Cleaning, which considers impacts at each stage of the life cycle of cleaning products from raw materials selection to use and disposal, was presented by the Task Force to the UK Chemicals Stakeholder Forum at its meeting in October. Following consideration of comments on the draft, publication of the Guidance for Sustainable Cleaning is expected early in the New Year.
For background to the development of the Guidance for Responsible Public Procurement of Cleaning Products and a link to the guidance document, please click on the Sustainable Cleaning tab on this page.
