Healthcare institutions are leading the way in adopting innovative disposable cleaning products. Both cleaning and disinfection procedures must meet very high standards. Hospitals and nursing homes use disposable wipes and mops extensively. But why is that?
Disposable cleaning products always deliver 100% cleaning performance.
Research shows that laundered healthcare textiles, like microfiber mops and wipes, become difficult to clean and disinfect through multiple laundry cycles. These cycles cause irreversible damage to the textiles’ physical structure, crucial for cleaning. Laundries clean microfiber textiles using mechanical, thermal, and chemical processes. However, these processes easily damage the microfibers, especially through repeated cycles. As a result, cleaning capacity significantly decreases after repeated laundering. The mop’s quality becomes unreliable. Additionally, lost fibers end up in the wastewater as micro and nano plastics, leading to contamination. Properly designed and manufactured disposable microfiber products ensure optimized textile fibers for cleaning and guarantee 100% performance.
Disposable cleaning products prevent the accumulation of old dirt and microbes in the material.
Repeated use and inadequate laundering cause an accumulation of organic particles and dirt in laundered mops. Retaining organic particulates and residues in laundered mops can cause serious issues when the mops return to service. Chemicals used to disinfect surfaces are very reactive and readily bind to organic materials, living or not. If residual detergents or organic dirt remain on the cleaning tool after laundering, the tool itself can bind and inactivate the disinfectant before it ever touches the floors and surfaces.
Using disposable products eliminates the risk of cross-contamination during laundering, transport, or storage.
Cross-contamination is the unintended transmission of bacteria, viruses, or other microorganisms from one object to another, with all its harmful effects. Research shows that over 90% of textile mops and wipes still contain hazardous amounts of bacteria after laundering. Knowing this, it’s not surprising that these traditional textile cloths spread more than 30% of the germs they absorb in one area and then leave behind on the next surface or object. Unlike laundered floor mops, our disposable floor mops trap the bacteria and prevent them from being released onto the next surface.
Using laundered mops and wipes is relatively complicated and comes with cross-contamination risks. This can result in products with unreliable quality. Damaged microfiber and contaminated textiles may lead to poor cleaning results. Disposable microfiber cleaning products, used with appropriate detergents and disinfectants, provide superior and consistent results. They avoid the risk of cross-contamination in healthcare environments.
With over 50 years of experience in the professional cleaning sector, we advise organizations to use cleaning solutions that ensure the permanent removal and disposal of bacteria. Laundered cloths tend to transmit bacteria from one surface to another. When applied as instructed, our disposable mops and wipes have proven excellent for infection prevention and control. They offer the highest hygiene standards for any application, including hospitals and other vital areas.
