ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Superior Linen and Apparel Services, Cincinnati, was received certified Clean Green and Hygienically Clean by the Textile Rental Services Association, becoming one of just 10 North American textile services companies to earn both certifications, TRSA reports.
The Clean Green certification recognizes companies for their efforts in water and energy conservation, and adhering to industry best practices for reusing, reclaiming and recycling resources, according to TRSA, while the Hygienically Clean certification process subjects laundered textile products to third-party, quantified biological testing and inspection to ensure they achieve TRSA’s hygiene standard.
“Congratulations to Superior Linen on their attainment of this industry milestone,” says Joseph Ricci, TRSA president and CEO. “Clean Green builds their customers’ confidence that Superior is sustainable, capable of perpetually offering high value. Hygienically Clean documents that Superior has taken the steps necessary to prevent human illness in laundered linen, garments, towels and other products.”
Being a “green” business goes beyond being “environmentally friendly,” according to Ricci. Demonstration of conservation practices and increasing efficiencies is also key, says TRSA, to assure buyers that sellers can uphold long-term commitments.
“As textile services seek long-term contracts and renewal of service agreements with customers, Clean Green testifies with unmatched authority to laundry operations’ resilience,” says Ricci.
The association adds that its Hygienically Clean certification “maximizes objectivity” in ensuring textiles cleaned in a laundry “meet hygiene standards appropriate for medical facilities,” and that the inspections evaluate techniques for compliance with federal and healthcare industry standards acknowledged by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the American National Standards Institute, among others.
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