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How BigBelly Solar Compactors are Improving Waste Diversion at UCSD

By: Briana Smith, Social Media & Product Branding Specialist, WAXIE Sanitary Supply

Accumulation of waste is a major challenge for most college or university campuses. Buildings are spread out across hundreds of acres, requiring a lot of time and effort not just to check the levels of trash in receptacles, but also in travel time. It gets even trickier for larger sprawling campuses, especially those with steep hills.

The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) is one such campus. It is comprised of six undergraduate colleges, five graduate schools, and two medical schools; in addition, UCSD also operates research institutes. From students to staff, tens of thousands of people are on campus daily, so waste receptacles tend to fill up rapidly. The staff, in particular the landscaping crew, has a lot of ground to cover with a large to do list and only so many resources available.

Topics: BigBelly, Recycling, waste management

Assisting the San Francisco Giants towards Achieving their Sustainability Goals in Recycling

By: Briana Smith, Social Media & Product Branding Specialist, WAXIE Sanitary Supply

(left: Tiffany McLaughlin, WAXIE Sanitary Maintenance Consultant; right: Randy Gomez, Director of Facility Operations at AT&T Park)

WAXIE Northern California is proud to be part of the San Francisco Giant’s sustainability efforts and congratulates them on receiving their 6th consecutive Green Glove Award. The Green Glove Award is given by Major League Baseball to the baseball club with the highest recycling rate.

WAXIE has helped the Giants in implementing an improved waste & recycling program on-site, including trash can liners specific to their needs & receptacle systems. Recycling is done on the premises 24/7 and the Giants are working towards reaching zero waste. Zero waste is a concept in waste management & planning that takes into consideration the life cycle of a product, so that it can be reused, and nothing is sent to a landfill or incinerated (1).

Topics: Recycling, Green Cleaning, Sustainability

GHS Hazard Classifications in Relation to HMIS® III & NFPA 704 Rating Systems

By: Briana Smith, Social Media & Product Branding Specialist, WAXIE Sanitary Supply

As of December 1st, 2013 all employees exposed to chemicals had to be trained on the new Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) format to be in compliance with OSHA’s new Hazard Communication Standards. Now manufactures & distributors are moving into phase two: reclassifying and updating both labels and chemical Safety Data Sheets (SDS) into the new GHS format by June 1, 2015.

Over the course of the next year, chemical labels & current Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) will begin to look a little different. One of the reasons that GHS was adopted was to improve the understanding of hazards associated with chemicals in a workplace environment and to provide a more uniform & consistent way of communicating these potential hazards.

WAXIE is committed to keeping our customers informed & educated on all of the continuing changes in relation to the transition to GHS. Part of this will be an ongoing series of blog articles in which we’ll break down some of the major changes between the current versions and the new GHS formatted versions into “bite-size” pieces.

To view a timeline of GHS Compliance: http://info.waxie.com/events/events/ghs

Topics: workplace safety, GHS

WAXIE Announces Several Promotions & New Sales Managers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SAN DIEGO, CA -- WAXIE Sanitary Supply, America’s largest independently-owned distributor of sanitary maintenance supplies, is pleased to announce the following:

Keith Schneringer, Director of Channel Marketing and Sustainability

It is with great pleasure that I announce the promotion of Keith Schneringer from Market Manager to Director of Channel Marketing and Sustainability. In his new role Keith will be responsible for connecting sales to marketing and the continued development of WAXIE’s Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs.

“Our commitment to making workplace environments clean, sustainable, and healthy is complimented by the addition of Keith in this new, strategic role,” says Rick Hazard, Vice President of Marketing, WAXIE Sanitary Supply.

Topics: press release, company news

Summer Break Doesn’t Apply to School Maintenance Staffs

By: Briana Smith  |  June 26, 2014

Summertime Deep Cleaning & Maintenance Procedures

Mark your calendars - it’s time to tackle those yearly restorative cleaning projects! Many school maintenance staffs are gearing up to tackle some time consuming cleaning tasks including gum & graffiti removal, as well as deep cleaning various hard flooring surfaces. Here are some ideas for making these tasks easier.

Topics: flooring, Education, cleaning tips, deep cleaning

Workplace Wellness – It Starts In the Restroom!

Guest Post By: Tom Banks, Senior Director Marketing, Georgia-Pacific Professional

In its broadest terms, “workplace wellness” can encompass a wide range of opportunities for today’s facilities managers . . . and the restroom is a great place to start. The workplace restroom is no longer a non-descript space supplied with low-performing supplies. To please today’s high-energy and demanding work force, the restroom has to have a pleasing, modern design; be well lit and ventilated; and be hygienic with the latest in automated touch-free systems for everything from the commode to the sink area for washing and drying hands. The end result can actually help improve a company’s image, help reduce wasted supplies and help the staff to be more productive. Healthy people and a healthy business go hand in hand.

Topics: workplace wellness, Georgia-Pacific, touch-free restroom

Where Do You #seethebee?

By: Briana Smith and Barbara Treadwell  |  June 17, 2014

We’ll let you in on a little secret here at WAXIE...we LOVE seeing photos of our products and trucks. Not only do we take photos while we’re out and about, but oftentimes family, friends and customers will send them to us as well!

A phone will give a text notification and there’ll be a message from a sister that reads: “Guess what I saw in the restroom at the airport?!?” followed by a photo of a toilet seat liner dispenser with the WAXIE logo on it.

We receive an “I saw you today!” DM on Instagram from a customer with a photo of a WAXIE truck and we're tagged on an Instagram Story as an Account Consultant or a Specialist provides expert training.

Topics: waxie, products, photos

Investing in Renewable Energy – WAXIE Goes Solar!

Topics: Sustainability, renewable energy, solar

WAXIE Announces General Manager for San Diego, CA Division

Topics: San Diego, general manager, press release