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originally published in MROToday written by Bernard D. Brill
MRO product buyers have their hands full with major decisions. At first glance,task-specific industrial wipers may seem hardly worth a second look. But when buyers take that second look,they find that task-specific wipers offer significant use, cost,safety and environmental benefits not found in shop or rental towels
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Environmental Trends in Task-Specific Industrial Wipers
originally published in Plant Safety and Maintenance written by Bernard D. Brill
The proper laundering of rental towels and disposal practices for industrial wipers have become important components of the maintenance managers environmental toolbox. Its important to know how to select the correct wiper, and how to handle it to avoid safety and environmental liabilities. This is particularly important because we are entering a new era of closer environThis new rule makes it clear that the waste generator - not the laundry - is responsible for any environmental discharges.
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New EPA Rule Will Affect Plant Services Operations
originally published in Plant Services
Companies often selected rental towels because they assumed the commercial laundry would be responsible for any environmental problems connected with cleaning rental towels. Under the new rule, however, the user, rather than the laundry, is responsible for any environmental discharges. Furthermore, the rule requires that towels be pretreated before they are sent to the laundry.
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Maintenance Technology: New EPA Rule May Change Plant Cleanup
originally published in Maintenance Technology by Bernard D. Brill and Martha Parker
A company can use tens of thousands of disposable industrial wipers and rental shop towels annually to maintain top performance in a wide variety of precision manufacturing equipment and other maintenance operations. Industry sales in the U. S. for industrial wipers alone are more than $1 billion per year.
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