The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it’s now accepting nominations for the 2025 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards from companies or institutions that have developed a new green chemistry process or product that helps protect human health and the environment.
Nixon Medical recently welcomed U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) to its New Castle, DE, plant. Facilitated by TRSA, the congresswoman met with the Nixon Medical team, toured the facility and discussed top policy issues and opportunities in the linen, uniform and facility services industry.
Plenty of laundries offer opportunities for developmentally challenged people to work in washing or finishing departments. The Ergon laundry in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, has taken this idea further than most with a high-tech “fossil-free” laundry staffed largely by people with disabilities. Textile Services Weekly toured Ergon earlier this year. Highlights follow.
David Potack, a former TRSA chair, and president, Unitex Healthcare Laundry Services, Elmsford, NY; and Joseph Ricci, president & CEO, TRSA, recently met with New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D) and other assembly members to discuss reintroducing the Healthcare Worker Safety and Sustainability Act.
Prudential Overall Supply, Irvine, CA, recently announced that it has released its inaugural ESG report that highlights Prudential’s commitment to environmental, social and governance excellence.
The Global Television Network, Canada’s leading English-language TV network, recently aired a prime-time news segment on its nightly Global National news program on the need to reduce hospital waste, including personal protective equipment (PPE) such as disposable isolation gowns.
Milliken & Co., Spartanburg, SC, recently released its sixth annual sustainability report that discloses performance against its 2025 Sustainability Goals and 2030 net-zero targets. The report details the company’s key impacts across its people, product, planet and net-zero measures.
Standard Textile Co. Inc., Cincinnati, announced its latest initiative in environmental sustainability on Earth Day 2024. In alignment with this year’s theme of “Planet vs. Plastics,” the company is eliminating poly bags from its U.S.-made products, marking a significant stride toward reducing plastic waste and preserving our planet.
UniFirst Corp., Wilmington, MA, recently partnered with HOLT Renewables to finalize three rooftop solar power systems at UniFirst industrial laundry facilities in Austin and San Antonio, TX, and Stockton, CA. Combined, the solar-power systems boast over 2,000 high-efficiency solar panels, promising substantial long-term benefits including clean energy, reduced emissions and significant lifetime utility savings.
TRSA recently held a Legislative Conference in Albany, NY, in which 13 operator members visited their respective legislators, both assembly members and state senators.
