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USTA blunts Unite Here efforts to ban APE
01 Dec '05
2 min read
On November 11, David Dunlap, UTSA's Director, Government & Environmental Affairs, discovered that UNITE HERE and the Sierra Club planned to make a presentation regarding industrial laundry detergents at the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA - the trade association for sewage treatment plants) Pretreatment Coordinators conference in Kansas City.
This annual event draws hundreds of federal, state, and local pretreatment regulators, including some of the most influential sewage treatment plant administrators in the nation.
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UNITE's presence at this pretreatment coordinators conference was indicative of the labor union's new approach for attacking both individual laundry operators and the industrial laundry industry (UNITE has been in a series of ongoing, well-publicized disputes with Cintas).
Because of this event, laundries should expect to receive questions from their POTWs about the types of detergent they use (i.e. do their detergents contain APEs) and maybe even some pressure to discontinue use of APEs.
The Uniform and Textile Service Association is an international trade organization representing textile supply and service companies.
UTSA members provide, clean, and maintain reusable textile products, such as uniforms, sheets, table linen, shop and print towels, floor mats, mops, and other items to thousands of business in all industries.
These industries include light, heavy, and hi-tech manufacturing; healthcare; restaurants; service, retail, construction and transportation industries; and institutions.
This annual event draws hundreds of federal, state, and local pretreatment regulators, including some of the most influential sewage treatment plant administrators in the nation.
Click to view more details
UNITE's presence at this pretreatment coordinators conference was indicative of the labor union's new approach for attacking both individual laundry operators and the industrial laundry industry (UNITE has been in a series of ongoing, well-publicized disputes with Cintas).
Because of this event, laundries should expect to receive questions from their POTWs about the types of detergent they use (i.e. do their detergents contain APEs) and maybe even some pressure to discontinue use of APEs.
The Uniform and Textile Service Association is an international trade organization representing textile supply and service companies.
UTSA members provide, clean, and maintain reusable textile products, such as uniforms, sheets, table linen, shop and print towels, floor mats, mops, and other items to thousands of business in all industries.
These industries include light, heavy, and hi-tech manufacturing; healthcare; restaurants; service, retail, construction and transportation industries; and institutions.
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