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The Mission Of Staying Healthy

November 10, 2008 – 10:36 pm by Daniel Josephs
Poor personal hygiene is something, which is often neglected by people without knowing that it may cause serious illness to them and this happens especially with those in the military. Why does it happen? There are various reasons to it; this includes close living quarters, limited supply of water, getting in touch with hazardous materials, to name a few factors. They serve the nation and it is our duty to serve them. Staying healthy is the mantra of every soldier. So how can we help? GOJO offers a wide range of products just for military people. They also provide a customized Skin Care Awareness Program. People in the military hospitals are exposed to infection as the sanitary conditions are poor. To avoid infection, PURELL and PROVON - the proven pair in skin care products, are highly recommended. They also offer various health conscious products that can be used in the ...

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Americo – The Recycle leader

October 30, 2008 – 2:05 pm by Daniel Josephs
Americo is a family owned business that has followed the environment friendly practices for a long time now. Being in business for more than forty years, Americo has made using environment friendly practices a policy much before they actually came to the forefront. Some of the efforts that Americo has put in place for its manufacturing facilities are: The facility itself operates under an EPA approved clean air permit. With continued investments (of millions of dollars) in the facility, Americo has reduced their energy consumption by 30% in a very short time. Americo has replaced their old HVAC systems with the new low energy High Seer rated systems resulting in reduced carbon footprints. Motors, in the manufacturing process, have been placed on variable frequency drives (VFD) resulting in energy efficiency and reducing consumption by more than 30%. Americo’s main facility in Georgia is getting a roof replacement with a highly reflective elastomeric coating that reduces ...

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Markets Crash – Survive With Green

September 17, 2008 – 3:29 am by Daniel Josephs
Bear Sterns, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, soon to be AIG Insurance and Washington Mutual, the housing market, price of gas - there are a lot of things to worry about lately. Our economy is on the decline and costs are on the rise. How can we in the janitorial and sanitation market help curb these concerns and save some money? The answer is Green. By using Green products and incorporating Green procedures you can drastically cut down on waste and become more efficient. Bottom line is you will save money. How can we help? We can be your consultants. We can guide you in your transition to Green. We can help you choose the right products for the right job. We can walk through the correct procedures that will improve efficiency and decrease waste. Have any specific concerns about green or about how ...

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"Sensible" Hygiene

September 13, 2008 – 7:33 pm by Danielle Esposito
As a woman who constantly deals with sanitary hygiene in public restrooms, The Scensible Source Company has come up with an incredible remedy to this ongoing problem. It almost makes you wonder why no one has come up with it sooner. Their innovative, yet simple solution is the manufacturing and installation of personal size, individual plastic bags for the disposal of feminine care products! No more sticking your hand into a dirty, disgusting, overflowing little receptacle. Not only are these little bags sanitary and convenient for the person disposing of their products, but also for the cleaning crew who has to empty the receptacle. The Scensible bags are environmentally safe; bio-degradable, a fresh fragrance and antimicrobial agents that inhibit the growth of odor-causing bacteria. They’re dispensed in an attractive, easily refillable, durable plastic white or satin chrome dispensers or a combo dispenser/receptacle. Not only do these bags remedy the hygiene ...

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Health Warning – Clostridium difficile

August 24, 2008 – 3:14 pm by Daniel Josephs
Late last fall and earlier this year New Jersey had a MRSA scare. Several kids in some of the local school had contracted the MRSA virus. MRSA or Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus is a type of bacteria that is resistant to common antibiotics, such as methicillin, oxacillin, penicillin and amoxicillin. This has caused the virus to take on the title of "Superbug". Around that time we posted a Health Alert and listed several products and procedures that will help reduce the spread of this virus. I recently had a very close friend who's 6 month old baby was hospitalized. While she was hospitalized she contracted another "Superbug" called Clostridium difficile or C-diff. C-diff is spread by spores in feces that are difficult to kill with most conventional household cleaners or antibacterial soap and has grown resistant to certain antibiotics that work against other healthy colon bacteria. ...

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O'Dell Corporation Goes Beyond Selling Green

July 14, 2008 – 9:51 pm by Danielle Esposito
Whether it be huge conglomerates or your run of the mill Mom & Pop operations who decide to "go green", it may seem like just another stint at a great marketing ploy and joining the competition on the green fanaticism. And in some instances, that might be just exactly the case. Not to say that these companies aren’t headed in the right direction, but come on people! Let’s get seriously serious and if you really want to make a difference, you should be following in the steps of The O’Dell Corporation. The O’Dell Corporation is dedicated to the preservation of the environment by producing products for responsible cleaning alongside with green manufacturing of those products. The Leonardo Academy - A non-profit organization dedicated to a vision of advancing sustainability and putting the competitive market to work on improving the environment1 -- along with The Green Cleaning Network, have awarded The O’Dell ...

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Mixing Your Own Chemicals – Safe?

June 4, 2008 – 11:03 pm by Danielle Esposito
You would think that in 2008, in the era of progression and evolution onto the next biggest and best things that people would not regress back into the 1950’s. Well lo and behold, a group of women who call themselves, Women’s Voices for the Earth, have done just that. Now before I go any further, your first assumption would be that they are all jumping on the "going green" bandwagon. Well apparently not. They aren’t interested in helping the environment; they are going old school and mixing their own home remedy cleaning products that all of our grandmothers have done at one time or another 40 years ago. Their other claim to fame besides the home remedy approach, is not so much as boycotting conglomerate based cleaning products, but just trying to get those companies to tell us what’s in them. But your favorite cleaning product company is reluctant to ...

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In Memoriam – Sol Schwartzman

May 20, 2008 – 7:01 pm by Daniel Josephs
Sol Schwartzman, former owner of Monmouth Paper, passed away on Monday, May 19, 2008.  Sol, along with his brothers Henry, Herman, and Nathan, built Monmouth Paper into one of the leading paper and janitorial supply companies in our marketplace.  In 1985, they sold the business to Bunzl. Sol was a giant in our industry, well-respected, and loved.  His knowledge will be missed. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 22 at Temple Emanu-El, 756 East Broad Street, Westfield, NJ  07090.

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What did you do on Earth Day?

May 14, 2008 – 3:07 am by Daniel Josephs
It's ironic to think that we have designated one day on Earth to be deemed "Earth Day" when in fact, everyday should be Earth Day. Now I know that everyone "goes green" on April 22nd, but I wanted to ask you what you did on Earth Day? Did you reclycle a soda can? Did you turn off your lights more than usual? Well, as you can see from my lack of entries, I have been very busy since "Green-Day" 2008. So to jump start this conversation of "What did you do on Earth Day," I have detailed below what Spruce Industries gave back on Earth Day and how it not only made an impact on those that we helped, but how it affected me as well. On Earth Day, April 22nd, Spruce donated two trees to the local community. To be honest, it wasn't just any kind of tree, it ...

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Earth Day Announcement

April 20, 2008 – 1:04 am by Daniel Josephs
Back in 1970 Gaylord Nelson, a United States Senator from Wisconsin, called for a day when we should recognize our impact on our environment - 20 million people participated. Now, almost 40 years later, over 500 million people and 175 countries observe a day that not only recognizes our environment, but this day holds us accountable for the total impact that we have on our planet. This day, April 22nd, is known as Earth Day. In recognition of Earth Day, Spruce Industries will be donating two blue spruce trees on Tuesdsay April 22nd, 2008. The first tree will be donated to the James Caldwell Elementary School in Springfield, NJ. Hank Josephs, the president of Spruce Industries, attended this school and learned the importance of teamwork, participation and community. The second tree will be donated to the Oak Ridge Heights #21 Elementary School in Colonia, NJ. Linda McGowan, a purchasing ...

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