Our laundry vendor’s report the amount of linen destroyed by adhesive residue represents an alarming proportion of all linen “rejects” captured every month.

When tape, adhesive discs, monitor leads or other adhesive items are left attached to linen when deposited into the soiled laundry, it becomes baked on during the highly automated laundry process leaving behind an unsightly stain and in most cases, renders the item unfit for use and must be discarded.

Examples

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Remember to remove tape and adhesives

By simply removing tape and other adhesives from linen items prior to placing them into the soiled laundry, we are making a positive contribution to the environment by maximizing the life-span of our linen inventories as well as avoiding unnecessary linen replacement costs.

Help us in our ongoing efforts to minimize linen reject rates and maximize the life-span of linen products by removing any tape or adhesive products from linen items prior to placing them into the soiled laundry.

Questions?

If you have any comments, questions or concerns, please contact Peter Birovchak, Regional Contract Manager – Linen & Laundry Services at pbirovchak@cw.bc.ca