What's new at Tork: 1 - May 12

Tork at ISSA aims to ease the cleaning staff burden

Tork will be presenting a number of solutions designed to ease the burden on cleaning workers at this year’s ISSA-Interclean. The decision by Tork manufacturer SCA to tackle the issue follows a study into the health problems faced by cleaners.

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New sustainability triumphs for SCA

SCA has won a place in the FTSE4Good global sustainability index for the 12th consecutive year. And the company has also moved from third to second place in the CNN/Fortune list of the world’s most admired forest and paper companies.

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HPA issues petting farm season reminder

Children should wash their hands after touching farm animals and their surroundings at petting farms, the Health Protection Agency has warned. Outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness associated with contact with farm animals tend to peak in the spring and summer petting farm season.

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Scientists turn toilet waste into drinking water

Scientists at Manchester University are developing a device that they claim will turn used toilet waste into drinking water - an innovation that could potentially transform the lives of millions of people in the third world.

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