Green Worx Newsletter_February 2015

NEWSLETTER | FEBRUARY 2015
CELEBRATING THE MONTH OF LOVE WITH SUSTAINABILITY
As couples the world over express their undying love to one another, remember that there is a lot more on this
planet to love than people. The environment deserves a little love too – because “undying” it is not.
The benefit? By loving the environment, you are loving those that you declare your affections for through cultivating
better health and less exposure to toxicity.
Happy Valentine’s Day, love the earth, love yourself.
Yours in sustainable cleaning
Chris Kettley
CEO
Green Worx Cleaning Solutions
CONTACT DETAILS
+27 11 708 6626
info@green-worxcs.co.za
www.green-worxcs.co.za
LAUGHABLE TOILET
SANITATION (A.K.A TOILET HUMOUR)
An article has been doing the rounds about a
German court that awarded a man the right
to pee standing up. According to the article,
the court rules that a tenant who liked to pee
standing up doesn’t owe his landlord money
for damages apparently caused by splashing, or
missing his target all together. Although it was
proven that the urine damaged the marble
floors, Judge Stefan Hank ruled that the man’s
method was within cultural norms, saying that
“despite the increasing domestication of men
in this context, urinating standing up is still
common practice.”
While men aren’t liable for damages from
back-splash, wouldn’t life be a little easier if
there wasn’t any? P-Island has been dubbed
the “ultimate urinal accessory”, decreases back
splash by 90% and biologically combats odours
by releasing pleasant fragrances for up to 2000
flushes, while sanitising by eliminating organics
found in the urinal and the drain lines.
Additional P-Island benefits include:
• Unique design prevents even the smallest debris
falling into the urinal trap causing potential
drain blockages
• Innovative angled pebble design keeps urinal
area clean and inhibits back-splash
• Safe installation and disposal, 100% recyclable
• Combined use with P-Island Spray and Clean
Bio-Enzyme, it revokes the need for conventional
sanitizer
• Universal design fits all styles of urinals
• Unique anti-slip polymer feature keeps the
device in an optimum position in the urinal
• The most cost effective product on the South
African market
For more information, CLICK HERE.
The Ultimate Toilet Accessory
STEP 1 Place tablet into cage
STEP 2 Clip cage into under-carriage
of the P-Island
STEP 3 Place P-island into urinal face-up
STEP 4 Do not use chemicals to
clean urinal use Odorite DC40
GREEN NEWS:
UK REPORT – SUPER-ANTIBIOTIC
FOUND LURKING IN SOIL
According to the dailymail.co.za, the antibiotic was tested
and the medicine rapidly cured infections that should have
been fatal, including bugs that damage the heart. This could
provide a solution to antibiotic resistance, which has seen
once minor infections become deadly after finding ways of
evading the drugs.
The new drug has been named teixobactin
and was discovered after British, German
and American scientists went back to
basics and studied bacteria from a grassy
field in Maine in the US. Many bacteria
and fungi naturally make antibiotics to
keep themselves safe, and most that we
use today have their roots in nature.
Scientifically, going back to the basics and
drawing remedies from nature seems to be the answer
to many modern-day problems. These living organisms
are capable of uses that will astound those that bother to
consider them. Micro-organisms, for example, are ideally
suited to the task of contaminant degradation because
they possess enzymes that allow them to use contaminants
as food. Bio-augmentation enhances the performance of
indigenous bacteria through the addition of bacterial strains
with specific activities. Microbes are also used for the cleanup and remediation of soil, asphalt, concrete, wood, metal
and equipment that has come in contact with oil, gasoline,
and grease.
In many cases, nature has all the answers!