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Earth Hour an important message for Australian industry

Earth Hour was recently observed around the world, and 2011 has proven to be a record-breaking year for the annual event. An Australian-born concept, the energy-saving philosophy of Earth Hour has been enthusiastically welcomed by nations worldwide. The organisers of the event have claimed a resounding success for this year, and optimism that Earth Hour will continue to grow into the future.

This year a reported 134 countries took part in Earth Hour, where businesses and individuals are asked to turn off all lights and electrical appliances for one hour. The event is intended to demonstrate solidarity and an international spirit of cooperation for the good of the environment.

While Earth Hour is a symbolic exercise, rather than a concrete step toward reducing greenhouse emissions, at Envirosafe Solutions we believe there is a very powerful message to be heard from this event’s success. There is an overwhelming enthusiasm, both in Australia and around the world, for environmental action and a sustainable way of life.

Business that embraces the Australian people’s vision of a green future will be business that succeeds in the years to come. That’s our philosophy at Envirosafe Solutions, and we provide the industrial products to make this goal a reality. For information on how we can help your business become more sustainable and environmentally-responsible, please contact us on 1300 88 90 70.

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Foodscraps for thought on industrial waste management

Whether it’s using food scraps to power a jet aircraft or old pipes to make modern furniture, innovative recycling initiatives are becoming an integral part of industrial waste management.  Forward-thinking solutions are being employed across the globe as the demands of industry grow, consuming mountains of resources while leaving a heavy trail of rubbish behind. Effective waste management includes making the switch to eco-friendly industrial liquid products from environmental cleaning companies such as Perth-based Envirosafe Solutions. Today we look at waste management strategies crucial to sustainable industry.

Australian airline Qantas has landed a deal to create bio jet fuel for its fleet by recycling food scraps and industrial waste. The airline announced the joint venture with US biofuel producer Solena in early 2011.

The plant, earmarked for Sydney, will produce fuel from waste materials including food scraps, green cuttings, industrial and agricultural waste. It follows a similar project by British Airways in London. The British venture has a proposed 2014 completion date, and will convert up to 500,000 tonnes of waste into 73 million litres of biofuel a year.

Such initiatives have been welcomed by Government and environmental groups which have been working to address the management of industrial waste – a major component of the waste stream.

Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has developed guidelines for industry to minimise the total waste produced and also the toxicity levels of waste. These include:

  • Choose products that produce less waste
  • Reduce reliance on hazardous materials
  • Use technology to reduce the reliance on chemicals, products
  • Take a careful product inventory to prevent surplus stock

Giving used products a new life

Recycling can involve returning waste material to its original state, such as recycling paper to make more paper, or using waste to create new products, such as bio jet fuel from green clippings, or on-selling waste materials. There has been no end to the creative solutions industry has found for its waste products, such as producing colouring pencils from plastic vending cups.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australians generated 32.4 million tonnes of solid waste in 2002-03, of which 27% was from municipal sources including household waste, 29% from commercial and industrial sectors and 42% from construction and demolition industries.

Cleaning up production

EPA guidelines strongly promote using ‘clean production’, a term coined by the United Nations Environment Program more than two decades. It refers to the “continuous applications of an integrated preventative environmental strategy applied to processes, products, and services to increase overall efficiency and reduce risks to humans and the environment”. Put simply, it is far simpler to use an eco-friendly industrial liquid in the first place than to try to clean up landfill or wastewater contaminated by chemical pollutants.

Envirosafe Solutions range of environmental cleaning products include insect and tar remover, solvent-free degreaser, porta-loo treatment, glass cleaner, rubber remover, rust converter and rust remover. Their comprehensive range has been designed from primarily natural ingredients with a low toxicity rating. Switching to less toxic products allows industry to reduce its environmental footprint and join the ‘green revolution’.

The use of eco-friendly liquid products form part of an effective waste management strategy for any business. Envirosafe Solutions provide eco-friendly liquid products for a comprehensive range of industrial applications. For more information phone 1300 88 90 70 or email info@evss.com.au.

Sources:

http://www.environment.tas.gov.au/index.aspx?base=380

http://www.aussierenewables.com.au/news/?p=1692

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/qantas-may-build-a-jet-biofuel-plant-in-sydney/story-e6frg95x-1225980966060

http://www.therecycletimes.com/2011/01/food-scraps-grass-to-produce-biojet-fuel-for-qantas/

http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/7d12b0f6763c78caca257061001cc588/82D6EAD861A050C9CA2573C600103EA1?opendocument

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CSIRO steps up toxic chemical monitoring

The fall-out from the widespread use of the now-banned chemical DDT was pivotal to turning the world’s attention to the inherent dangers of toxins in industrial and agricultural applications. The CSIRO has recently renewed its efforts to monitor the long-term environmental costs of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), which include the notorious DDT. Today we look at the need for environmentally friendly liquids and the emergence of a new breed of industrial cleaning solutions such as those offered by Perth-based Envirosafe Solutions.

Toxic chemicals have left an indelible mark on the environment prompting a global push toward the use of safe, sustainable and biodegradable products.

The worst offenders have been common products containing Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), such as the wide-spread use of DDT as an effective pesticide in the first half of last century. Initially considered safe, concerns were raised after it was discovered prolonged use caused it to build up in the fatty tissue of mammals, including humans. More than twenty years after it was banned in Australia wildlife such as the Peregrine Falcon are still rehabilitating.

CSIRO monitors POPs effects

In March 2011 the CSIRO upped efforts to monitor the widespread environmental and health effects of POPs to quantify the success of the 2004 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. The convention, which was ratified by 172 countries including Australia, outlines protocols to reduce and eliminate emissions from POPs and their by-products. It requires:

  • Control measures on 12 POPs including industrial chemicals polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), hexachlorobenzene and by-products dioxins and furans.
  • Approval assessment for new and existing chemicals to consider effects of  bioaccumulation, potential for long-range environmental transport and potential for adverse effects on human health and the environment.

CSIRO scientist Dr Melita Keywood said these pollutants were non-biodegradable, dispersed widely from the original source and accumulated in human and animal fatty tissue. “Some POPs can be transported through atmospheric dispersion to other regions and continents, thousands of kilometres from where they were originally used.” Data will be collected from atmospheric monitoring stations at sites in Tasmania, Melbourne and Darwin.

Data crucial to safer future

Environmental damage from common chemical applications needed to be monitored and minimised, according to Envirosafe Solutions. It supplies eco friendly liquid products to businesses within the automotive, mining, hospitality and corporate sectors as well as schools, hospitals and government enterprises. Director Murray Simon said toxic chemicals were not only hazardous but unnecessary. “Our products are primarily based on natural ingredients and they offer powerful results. Chemical usage carries hidden costs in terms of damage to the environment, health and the storage and transportation of dangerous goods.”

A better solution

Envirosafe Solutions’ range of cleaners include solvent-free degreaser, sanitiser/mould rid, porta-loo treatment, radiator cleaner, glass cleaner, diesel bug killer, rubber remover, multi-purpose lubricant and fuel conditioner. These  environmental cleaning products offer a highly-effective yet sustainable solution.

The earth cannot afford a repeat of the 1950s DDT spraying disaster and efforts to monitor long-term POPs effects highlight the value of environmental cleaning products. Envirosafe Solutions provide eco-friendly liquid products for a comprehensive range of industrial applications. For more information phone 1300 88 90 70 or email info@evss.com.au.

Sources:

http://www.csiro.au/news/Ramping-up-our-POPs-monitoring-role.html

http://www.nicnas.gov.au/treaties/stockholm_convention.asp

www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/…/peregrine-fact.html

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Stern warning for Australia’s uranium sector

As the fallout from Japan’s nuclear disaster continues, uncertainty reigns over the future of uranium mining in Australia. While the major uranium miners in this country eye the prospect of expanding their operations, a word of caution has been handed down from inside their own industry.

Last month the annual Paydirt Uranium Conference convened in Adelaide. Addressing the guests was Mr Mark Chalmers, chairman of the Uranium Advisory Council and a widely-respected uranium mining expert.

Mr. Chalmers declared at the conference that “second chances” were very difficult to achieve in the uranium sector. It was of utmost importance for mining companies to “get in right the first time”.

According to Mr. Chalmers, “no element can polarise the population or political system more than being confronted with, and having to manage, some failure in the domestic uranium or nuclear sector”.

The general theme of Mr. Chalmers’ speech was that Australia’s uranium miners must tread more carefully than ever before. As demonstrated by the events in Japan, a nuclear accident can badly damage the credibility of uranium mining, and Australian miners must act with extreme caution to maintain public faith.

These words of warning come as mining companies face intense scrutiny from anti-nuclear groups. It is suspected that Australian uranium was being processed in Japan’s Fukushima reactor during the earthquake disaster, and anti-nuclear campaigners have seized on this with renewed calls to end uranium mining in Australia.

The ultimate fate of Australia’s uranium sector remains unclear. Whatever direction the industry takes, there is a new post-Japan reality for uranium mining. Uranium companies are now under the spotlight more than ever before, and must be prepared for new levels of public accountability.

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Formaldehyde – Nasty Stuff!

The name ‘Formaldehyde’ has a bit of a nasty ring to it these days, and not without good reason. Even very limited exposure to the stuff can induce severe irritation of the throat, nose and eyes. Those unlucky enough to suffer long term Formaldehyde exposure can develop respiratory illnesses and eventually lung cancer.[i] The dangers of Formaldehyde are well-known, and around the world its sale and use is being increasingly restricted and regulated.

The reason that Formaldehyde exposure is such a serious issue is that we use the stuff in enormous quantities. You could describe Formaldehyde as a “building-block” chemical. It’s the precursor to innumerable other more advanced chemical compounds, and utilised in a vast array of industrial applications. In fact, we wouldn’t have made it very far without the assistance of Formaldehyde – it’s allowed us to create materials for the textile industry, automobile manufacture, tissue embalming, industrial adhesives, insulation, paint, explosives and a whole lot more.

Formaldehyde is also a potent biocide, capable of killing most bacteria and fungi. Because of this, Formaldehyde has been a major ingredient in disinfectants, including hand wash solutions, detergents and even toilet treatments. For all the convenience of using a powerful biocide like Formaldehyde, this is thought to a key contributing factor to some negative health effects. Skin absorption through contact with a Formaldehyde solution is one of the leading causes of harmful exposure.[ii]

In modern times this is one of the most dangerous and unnecessary uses of Formaldehyde. Today we are aware of numerous other non-harmful biocides  that perform the same disinfectant functions without the health hazards. One such safe biocide is Benzalkonium Chloride…..

Envirosafe Solutions is constantly researching alternative biocides and do not use Formaldehyde in any of their products.

Studies have concluded that benzalkonium chloride-based hand sanitisers perform just as well as traditional competing products. [iii]

So if you want a safe, healthy alternative then call Envirosafe Solutions today and enquire about there Extreme Green range of products. Their number is 1300 88 90 70

[i] http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-the-effects-of-formaldehyde-exposure.htm

[ii] http://www.environment.gov.au/atmosphere/airquality/publications/sok/formaldehyde.html

[iii] http://www.aornjournal.org/article/S0001-2092%2806%2962517-9/abstract

[MS1]This seems a bit fragmented and not complete somehow – there should also be a tie in with the relevant evss product I think – also very short on words…

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“Going green” now recognised as a productivity booster

For much of the recent past, corporate and business leaders have viewed “going green” as more of a public relations exercise than anything else. Switching to green business practices is often thought of as a cumbersome and expensive exercise, the main benefit of which is improved public perception of a company.

Without believing in the real value of green practices, many businesses have been hesitant to adopt changes. Failure to recognise and understand the intrinsic benefits of going green has been a huge obstruction to environmental progress.

Luckily, however, things appear to be changing. In March this year CoreNet Global and Jones Lang LaSalle released a new survey on sustainability in corporate real estate. Numerous interviews with corporate real estate executives (those in charge of buying office space) revealed that sustainability and green credentials are now a major consideration in choosing where to locate staff.

A vast majority of executives indicated that they were willing to pay more for space in “green offices”. This is because healthy and sustainable office space is known to increase employee productivity and satisfaction. Disregarding any external pressure to adopt green policies, companies are now realising that sustainability is better for their own bottom line.

This latest survey is evidence that “going green” is a powerful investment in the future of your business. Not simply for external reasons such as image and customer relations, but for the fundamental strength and innovation of your company. Healthy employees are productive employees, so providing a green and safe workplace is an investment that pays for itself.

Envirosafe Solutions can help you achieve this goal. For information on our range of green industrial products, please contact us on 1300 88 90 70.

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The menace of graffiti and how to remove it.

Graffiti is a menace that plagues too many communities in Australia. Most business owners will be familiar with that sinking feeling:  you arrive to work on Monday morning to discover your office or shopfront covered in spray-painted obscenities or ‘Tags’. Nothing drives customers away like an unsightly mess splattered across your place of business.

This unfortunate situation needs to be dealt with quickly and effectively. You simply can’t afford to leave graffiti unattended in the public view. Understandably, there’s a huge market for graffiti removal products. Cleaning up graffiti can be a precarious business, however. Many traditional removal products are loaded with toxic chemicals and harsh acids. Sure, they’ll get rid of the graffiti, but these products pose a serious health risk the operator and the soils that they drain into.

What’s more, corrosive substances can often remove more than the spray paint, causing damage to the treated surfaces that ends up looking even worse than the graffiti did! Many people simply can’t be bothered with the hassle, and pay top dollar for a professional graffiti removal service. But why shell out all that cash, and risk damaging your health and property, when you can get the job done yourself in a safe and economical manner?

Extreme Green Graffiti Remover (formerly Exit Tag) is a powerful and versatile DIY graffiti remover that the professionals use, effective against the whole arsenal of vandalism tools: spray paint, permanent marker, ink, crayon, liquid paper . . . the list goes on. Graffiti artists are forever thinking up new areas and surfaces to desecrate, but fear not, because Extreme Green Graffiti Remover (formerly Exit Tag) works on them all. The product can be used on brick, wood, glass, metal, perspex, masonry and just about anywhere else the little devils aim their cans at.

Extreme Green Graffiti Remover  is a rapid acting solution. There’ll be no standing around waiting for results – this product works in under three minutes. It’s a simple matter of applying the undiluted solution, watching the graffiti disappear, and then rinsing it all off with a high pressure hose. Because Extreme Green Graffiti Remover contains only nonhazardous solvents, there’s no need for a full body suit of protective clothing that you see some graffiti removalists wearing. It’s a user-friendly product that gets the job done with minimal hassle and mess.

Don’t tolerate that hideous graffiti at your workplace, or pay through the nose unnecessarily to have it removed. With Extreme Green Graffiti Remover you keep your surfaces graffiti-free. For more information on how Envirosafe Solutions can assist you with graffiti removal, please contact us on 1300 88 90 70.

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Extreme Green Commercial Kitchen Degreaser

If you work in a commercial kitchen, you probably spend more time cleaning than you’d like to. Grease and burnt-on foodstuffs can build up very quickly on a heavily-used griddle or stovetop ‘spiders’. And it can be absolute hell trying to clean them off. Long-term carbon deposits can feel as if they’re welded to the metal. How many hours have you spent madly scrubbing at a dirty great lump of black stuff on your stovetop – with meagre results to show for your pain and sweat.

Surely there’s an easier way! Extreme Green Commercial Kitchen Degreaser is a soaking cleaner that does all of that hard work for you. Forget the elbow grease and sweaty brow, simply drop your soiled equipment into a heated soak tank, add the required dose of Extreme Green Commercial Kitchen Degreaser, then sit back and relax while nature takes its course. This product eats away at grease, oil and carbon with the kind of power that no amount of scrubbing can match. Your griddles and stovetops will emerge looking brand new and sparkling. Extreme Green Commercial Kitchen Degreaser is also highly effective at removing grease from extraction fan filters and grills.

There’s a multitude of products out there that perform the same function as Extreme Green Commercial Kitchen Degreaser, but ours has an important difference. Extreme Green Commercial Kitchen Degreaser is made entirely from environmentally friendly, biodegradable ingredients. While most products that cut through grease and carbon, they rely on harsh and toxic chemicals to do the work, however we don’t like that so we’ve taken an all-natural approach.

It’s a safe bet that any cleaning product you use in the kitchen is going straight into our waterways. petro-solvents and mineral acids – the base ingredients of many degreasers and cleaners – are extremely harmful to our environment. They travel through our water system, killing marine life and fostering poisonous algae blooms, and eventually contaminate our soil and air as well.

Using these products is a huge risk to the environment, and completely unnecessary when there are safe alternatives like Extreme Green Commercial Kitchen Degreaser available. Because Extreme Green Commercial Kitchen Degreaser is non-polluting, it’s ideal for use in remote areas where septic systems are used and disposal of chemicals is an issue.

You need to keep your kitchen clean and functional. What you don’t need to do is pollute the earth and compromise the health of your staff and customers in the process. Envirosafe Solutions specialises in eco-friendly cleaning solutions that are effective, affordable and safe for everyone involved. For more information on how Envirosafe Solutions can assist you with commercial kitchen cleaning, please contact us on 1300 88 90 70.

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Future of climate agreement uncertain

The current round of UN climate talks began on Tuesday in Bangkok, Thailand. These are the latest negotiations since the Cancun sessions in December last year. While the Cancun talks produced a raft of smaller agreements on clean technology and new climate funds, they sidestepped bigger questions on the fate of the Kyoto Protocol post-2012.

The Bangkok talks are off to a tumultuous start, with developing nations putting heavy pressure on the industrialised economic powers to extend the current emissions target regime until at least 2013. The current phase of the Kyoto Protocol – the world’s primary emissions target agreement – is due to expire next year.

Pacific island nations such as Tuvalu, which would face catastrophic disaster in the event of rising sea levels, are leading the call for an extension of Kyoto. There are fears that if the current agreement lapses without a clear path forward, gaps in international consensus may emerge, making it increasingly difficult to orchestrate a new global emissions target in the future.

At Envirosafe Solutions we believe passionately in the need to preserve our global environment. We will be watching the UN climate talks with great interest, in the hope that all nations can work together to combat climate change.

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Extreme Green Insect Surface Spray

Summer is upon us. Despite the numerous joys of the warmer months, no-one is thrilled about the swarms of nasty critters that invade our workplaces at this time of year. The creepy crawlies are out in force, and how to deal with them is an ongoing problem for all Australian businesses.

Insects in the workplace are an unpleasant fact of life in Australia. At best, they’re an unsightly nuisance. At worst, insects pose a serious OH&S risk. Sprays, poisons and repellents have long been tools of the trade in offices and workshops across the country. In the good old days you would simply grab the closest can of Mortein and blast Mr. Cockroach into oblivion.

But times are changing. Attitudes have hardened and people are sceptical about any product loaded with dangerous chemicals. There is an increasing awareness of the health risks posed by insect sprays. The use of toxic products in the workplace can become an OH&S issue of its own – and no employer wants to poison their staff along with their cockroaches. Then there’s the environmental impact to consider. These days good business is green business, and you shouldn’t have to pollute the earth just to keep your office free of bugsExtreme Green Insect Surface SprayExtreme Green Insect Surface SprayExtreme Green Insect Surface Spray.

Many businesses are turning away from conventional insect sprays, fearing that the risks outweigh the benefits. Perfectly understandable, but that doesn’t mean we should give up and simply accept nasty creatures crawling around at work. What Australians businesses need is an effective method of insect control that’s safe for people and safe for the planeExtreme Green Insect Surface SprayExtreme Green Insect Surface Spray.

With this brief in mind, Envirosafe Solutions has developed Extreme Green Insect Surface Spray –  a non toxic insect control solution suitable for all industries. Extreme Green Insect Surface Spray is a not just another bug spray – it’s a new direction in pest control technology. The compound is 3-4 times more active than conventional surface sprays – meaning that it’s seriously potent again insects – and a single application protects for up to three months. Extreme Green Insect Surface Spray is effective indoors and out, against the whole range of nuisance insects: Cockroaches, Ants, Spiders, Flies, Silverfish, Fleas, Mosquitoes and moreExtreme Green Insect Surface Spray.

Most importantly, Extreme Green Insect Surface Spray has been designed with extremely low levels of mammalian toxicity. This is the crucial factor that sets our product apart: The formula is deadly to insects while posing no threat to humans and animals. Extreme Green Insect Surface Spray is an eco-friendly solution, engineered with biodegradable ingredients that break down over time and won’t damage the environment.

There’s no longer any reason to sacrifice comfort for safety in the workplace. Extreme Green Insect Surface Spray is the ideal product to meet a rapidly growing demand for non harmful insect control. Our solution represents excellent value for money, so you’ll spend less on pest control and more on the things that matter to your business. We’re 100% confident that Extreme Green Insect Surface Spray will deliver results, and your purchase is supported by our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. For more information on how Envirosafe Solutions can assist you with pest control in your workplace, please contact us on 1300 88 90 70.

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Extreme Green Anti-Bacterial Hand Wash

Liquid soap dispensers are the weapon of choice against bacteria these days, especially in public facilities and commercial food preparation areas. Easy access to soap is essential to prevent the spread of germs and disease. It’s your responsibility as a business owner to safeguard the health of yourself, your staff and your customers.

Unfortunately, a lot of liquid soaps on the market do as much damage as they do good. Dry, pasty skin is an unfortunate after-effect of many soap products. They suck the moisture out of your skin and leave your hands feeling tired and parched. At best, this is a discomfort and an inconvenience. At worst, over-dried skin becomes fertile ground for the onset of dermatitis. Painful skin rashes can often begin with the use of skin-drying soap. Hardly seems worth the trouble, just for the sake of clean hands.

Extreme Green Anti-Bacterial Hand Wash has been specifically designed to avoid this situation. We’ve added a humectant to prevent drying of the skin. What on earth is a humectant, you may ask? Without delving into a whole lot of chemistry jargon, a humectant is essentially a chemical compound that bonds with water. Adding a humectant to soap helps the skin to retain moisture after washing. Which means Extreme Green Anti-Bacterial Hand Wash performs the cleaning function of regular soap, without the nasty skin effects afterwards.

Don’t be fooled into thinking that such a gentle product must be less powerful than a harsh, skin-drying soap. Soft, supple hands aside – this product delivers results. Extreme Green Anti-Bacterial Hand Wash has been engineered with a blend of high-quality surface active agents. This product quickly emulsifies all soilage on the hands, leaving them very clean. The highly effective antibacterial agent in Extreme Green Anti-Bacterial Hand Wash kills any germs present, leaving your hands thoroughly disinfected and ready to get back to work.

For commercial use, you need liquid soap, and you need it in large quantities. On a cost per use basis, Extreme Green Anti-Bacterial Hand Wash is very economical and represents excellent value for money. Keeping your business clean and bacteria-free shouldn’t cost an arm and a leg. Extreme Green Anti-Bacterial Hand Wash will kill germs without killing your finances.

Extreme Green Anti-Bacterial Hand Wash is yet another example of the gentle effectiveness of natural products. Achieving results needn’t mean accepting harsh and harmful side-effects. At Envirosafe Solutions we offer a range of soaps and disinfectants, all with a single purpose: to remove dirt and kill bacteria, and nothing else. For more information on how Envirosafe Solutions can help you with antibacterial solutions, please contact us on 1300 88 90 70.

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Rust Converter

If your line of work involves a lot of mechanical equipment, or simply a lot of metal, rust is a threat that you must constantly be on the look out for. If left unattended, corroded metal becomes an expensive and potentially very dangerous problem. Everyone knows this, and there’s a whole host of rust removal products out there to help you keep corrosion under control.

The problem is that most of these products take a short-sighted approach to the issue. Simply removing rust from a metal surface is a quick-fix solution. Looks nice and pretty when it’s done, but more often than not the rust will creep back over time, leaving you right back where you started. If you’ve painted the surface in the meantime, the reappearance of rust is an even bigger frustration.

Rust Converter does not simply remove rust from metal. As the name implies, this product converts rust, into a tough organic matrix that binds with the metal surface and inhibits further corrosion. Rust Converter actually turns rust into an anti-corrosive protector against further rust. In effect, trading an enemy for an ally. Not a bad deal, hey? Once Rust Converter has worked its magic, the surface is safe to paint, and you can sleep easy at night knowing that the rust is gone for good.

This product is equally effective on equipment, vehicles, sheds, storage tanks, pipelines and just about anywhere else that rust is a problem. It’s works especially well on heavily rusted and inaccessible surfaces that are unsuitable for conventional treatments. Anywhere you need to stop the rusting process and paint over it – look no further than Rust Converter.

Rust Converter is highly effective against a wide range of rust problems, and yet this product is entirely safe to use and gentle on the environment. Rust Converter contains no mineral acids, phosphates or solvents. It destroys and converts rust using only biodegradable ingredients that wash away safely and cause no ecological harm.

So next time you’ve got a rust situation to deal with, why bother removing the brown stuff with a harsh and toxic product that will only give you temporary results? Use Rust Converter to get rid of the corrosion once and for all, and reduce the environmental footprint of your business at the same time. For more information on how Envirosafe Solutions can assist you with rust control, please contact us on 1300 88 90 70.

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Rubber Remover

If you’re working with forklifts, walker stackers, trolleys and the like, the build up of rubber deposits on your warehouse or factory floor is a constant problem you have to be on the look out for. It’s unsightly, all those dirty great black marks across what used to be a clean and shiny floor. But more importantly than that, it’s a potential OH&S issue. The last thing you need is one of your employees tripping up and injuring themselves, all because of a trip hazard from some black sticky stuff on the ground. An effective rubber removal agent is essential to keep the workplace clean, well-presented and, most importantly, safe.

You have to be careful though, about what sort of chemicals you’re splashing around. A lot of rubber removal products are based on petroleum solvents. Once they get into our waterways these chemicals are an environmental nightmare. They poison soil and water and kill precious marine life. And that’s only half the problem. Toxic chemicals threaten the health of you and your staff as well. Anything you clean your floor with is going to release vapours that will hang around in the air. Nasty solvent fumes are definitely not the sort of thing you want your employees breathing in – unless, of course, you want to see an enormous spike in sick leave. The people working for you are your most valuable asset, so you may as well treat them like it and look after their health.

Rubber Remover won’t give you any such headaches. It’s our green alternative and it’s guaranteed to produce the same cleaning results as other products, minus the negative impact. Rubber Remover is made of totally natural and biodegradable ingredients, which means you’re not harming the environment and you’re not risking the health of your employees.

What’s more, Rubber Remover is an absolute breeze to use. All you have to do is apply the product directly to your floor surface via an atomiser, agitate with a broom and then wait for five short minutes while the rubber deposits dissolve and disappear. Mop up the leftovers, give it a good rinse, then stand back and appreciate the sight of a sparkling clean floor. Simple as that.

Envirosafe Solutions makes your life at work easier. We give you the tools you need to keep your workplace clean, tidy and functional. And we let you sleep easy at night, knowing that for every Envirosafe product you use, you’re doing the planet a massive favour at the same time. If that isn’t value for money, we don’t know what is! For more information on how Envirosafe Solutions can help you with rubber removal, please contact us on 1300 88 90 70.

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The Power of Orange Oil

Few people appreciate the wide-ranging powers of citrus fruits. The humble orange is more than a tasty snack; it’s the source of one of nature’s most powerful and versatile tools: Orange Oil. The sheer multitude of uses for this essential oil is staggering. It’s a key ingredient in anti-inflammatory, anti-depressant and anti-spasmodic drugs. It’s a disinfectant, a degreaser and a paint stripper. It’s even been suggested that Orange Oil has mild aphrodisiac qualities.[1] In short, it’s the superman of citrus oils.

Most of us know the pain of trying to clean up sticky stuff. Whether it’s chewing gum in the carpet, old glue marks on the wall, or a grease-laden engine part, there’s nearly always a huge amount of scrubbing and frustration involved. If you’ve never tried an orange oil product to assist with this type of cleaning, prepare to be amazed. Orange oil chemically reacts with other oils, in grease, paint, chewing gum and so on, causing these products to break down and wash away with ease.[2] It’s really quite incredible that such potent cleaning power can be found inside a piece of fruit.

And it doesn’t even stop there. Got an ant infestation problem in the house or office? Orange Oil will sort that out for you. Limonene, the active ingredient in Orange Oil, is a highly effective natural pesticide. It can kill entire colonies of ants without posing the slightest bit of dangers to humans. Limonene is also widely used as a mosquito repellent and a termite control solution.[3] Investing in an orange oil treatment may buy your wooden furniture years of extra life.

Yet another beauty of orange oil is the ease with which it’s produced. It’s readily available in orange peels and doesn’t require a high-tech extraction process. Getting the oil out of oranges and into usable products is a simple and low impact procedure, meaning using orange oil products is all benefit with next to no cost.

Orange Oil is a perfect example of our philosophy at Envirosafe Solutions: that for every harsh and toxic chemical that we use in our day to day lives, there is a clean, safe and equally effective alternative to be found in nature. Our mission is to find these natural alternatives and develop them into safe and effective industrial cleaning products. Because the power of nature is simply too great to ignore.

References:-

  1. http://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/essential-oils/health-benefits-of-orange-essential-oil.html
  2. http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4911910_orange-oil-cleaners-work.html
  3. http://gomestic.com/homemaking/10-unique-uses-for-orange-peel/
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Marine Glass Cleaner

Anyone who works in a marine environment knows that cleaning glass on a boat is a whole different kettle of fish, so to speak, to cleaning glass anywhere else. Constant exposure to saltwater spray leaves a tough residue on windows and glass surfaces – so tough that most conventional glass cleaning products are completely ineffective against it. If you’re exposed to salt, you need a specifically-designed glass cleaner to keep your windows clear.

Marine Glass Cleaner was formulated specially for the Australian Navy, to cut through salt residue on portholes and glass surfaces as quickly as possible. Your time is precious, and you don’t want to be spending hours scrubbing away at your boat when you’ve got more pressing business to attend to. Marine Glass Cleaner is a fast-acting solution that strips away salt and leaves your windows clear and sparkling, all in a matter of minutes.

And that’s not the end of the story. Marine Glass Cleaner actually produces a two-in-one cleaning effect. After removing salt residue from a window, this cleaner leaves a durable and protective coating on the glass. This causes sea spray to bead and run off the glass surface in future, reducing build up of salt deposits – meaning you need to clean your glass less rigorously and less often. So using Marine Glass Cleaner is actually a long term time and money saver.

This is a highly-targeted marine cleaning agent, but it’s by no means limited to use on boats. Any vehicle that comes in contact with saltwater will benefit from Marine Glass Cleaner. You can use this product with equal effect on motor vehicle windscreens and aircraft.

Like all Envirosafe products, Marine Glass Cleaner is totally biodegradable. Our oceans and rivers are a vital natural resource, and the source of livelihood for many Australians. So it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to pollute the very water that we work on. Marine Glass Cleaner will break down  and disperse into the sea quickly and safely, posing no threat to the precious marine life below.

If marine craft are the backbone of your business, then it’s in your best interests to keep them clean. The corrosive power of salt is well-known, and you can’t afford to leave it unattended. Envirosafe Solutions provides a range of tough, specialised cleaning solutions to suit the unique working environments of Australia. We understand your needs, and we have the products to meet them. For more information on how Envirosafe Solutions can assist you with marine glass cleaning, please contact us on 1300 88 90 70.