Cleaning up for sustainability: How OdorBac is changing the game


As a leader in secure commercial cleaning, Julius Rutherfoord & Co is constantly striving for innovation in our products, services and practices. With sustainability and sanitisation two of today’s most pressing concerns, moving towards greener, safer operations has never been more critical.

Leading the way for our sector and the customers we serve means making positive changes quickly and proactively. Here at JR&Co, one of the most significant of these shifts has been the introduction of OdorBac, the all-in-one, multi-use cleaning agent that’s helping us streamline ways of working and drive efficiencies across the board.

A game-changer
Put simply, OdorBac is a game-changer – both for our organisation and for the cleaning industry as a whole. It’s a single product that cleans, sanitises and eliminates odour in a safe, environmentally-friendly way, and can be used on almost every surface for the majority of cleaning requirements.

Needless to say, OdorBac has been transformative for our operations. It’s enabled us to reduce the number of approved products we use from 98 to just eight, and we’re now using it for around 90 percent of all cleaning tasks. This change not only means a reduction in required staff training, but also makes the cleaning process safer for operatives and better for the environment thanks to OdorBac’s non-hazardous properties.

Further features come in the form of OdorBac’s potential for use in precise conjunction with a dilution unit, as well as the refilling and redistribution process in place to ensure all packaging forms part of a circular plastic economy. Having a simplified list of eight products also means fewer time-consuming COSHH assessments and smoother mobilisation periods, freeing up more time and resources to focus on areas like TUPE and account management.

Green practices
Introducing OdorBac is a crucial step in helping us implement greener practices and sustainability across our organisation. Our Planet Mark accreditation gives us the goal of eliminating single-use plastics from our operations by 2023, and thanks to OdorBac packaging’s adherence to closed-loop principles, that target is looking more than achievable.

This kind of multi-use product will help our clients meet sustainability objectives, particularly when it comes to Scope 3 emissions from assets and activities that can seem beyond your immediate control. It also means that as a customer, you’ll maximise the benefits that come with being associated with a responsible supplier. We’ve been able to lower Scope 3 emissions internally too, in line with our commitment to reducing our CO2 emissions by five percent year-on-year.

Business benefits
As well as helping us solidify our commitment to sustainability, using OdorBac also means better value for money and greater efficiency for JR&Co clients – leaving you free to focus on other important areas of performance. And with safety and hygiene higher on the agenda than ever thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, OdorBac’s ability to remove coronavirus particles in just 60 seconds gives you the peace of mind that comes with complete, advanced sanitisation.

By zeroing in on the sustainability credentials of our business and customers, we’re relentlessly pursuing our mission of providing clean environments with the power to inspire people. The introduction of OdorBac will help us improve service delivery, drive quality and reduce single-use plastics – creating a faster route to the results and responsibilities critical for the success and sustainability of our industry, our people and our planet. We are building resilience, planning for the next generation of secure commercial cleaning and championing sustainable innovation every step of the way. This is just the start.

 

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