Shopping cart disinfection during the COVID-19 pandemic

15.03.2022

Objects in public spaces used by many people have always been the subject of much discussion. What can be done to keep them clean and hygienic despite being touched by many hands? Shopping carts are the very items that keep shop staff up at night in the COVID-19 era, as they can be the source of many infections.

The cleanliness of retail premises often influences customers' purchasing decisions. Whether a consumer chooses one shop over another is often linked to the aesthetics of the building, the friendly display of goods on the shelves, but also to the cleanliness of the shopping carts or baskets themselves – if they’re dirty and damaged, they don’t really encourage the consumers to do shopping. This is why it’s so important to take proper care of cleanliness and disinfection.

The handles of carts and baskets are touched by many people every day. Our hands are not always perfectly clean, as just a few minutes after washing, germs and bacteria invisible to the eye appear are back on them. We touch many surfaces during the day, we also touch our face or our nose, so we leave some of our own bacterial flora on the things we interact with.

It’s not surprising then that the regulations on disinfection and hygiene in public places were tightened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shops were obliged to regularly clean their shopping carts. Here’s where our Cleaning System comes in to help!

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Cleaning and disinfection in shops

Maintenance of a tidy appearance and proper disinfection of baskets, carts, shopping cart boxes, canopies, and hard-to-reach areas is possible thanks to the proprietary Cleaning System. It's an innovative technology that includes a mobile device, allowing you to wash and disinfect shopping carts and baskets on site – without having to transport them from the shop.

Shopping carts and baskets are preliminarily cleaned using a pressure washer. The main washing is then conducted inside the washing chamber of the Cleaning System mobile unit. This is carried out using hot water and specialised cleaning and disinfecting agents. The Cleaning System device operates in a closed circuit, and the hermetic chamber combined with a modern filtering system allows for significant water savings.

Disinfection of shopping carts in accordance with the COVID-19 regulations

What’s extremely important, the Cleaning System not only keeps the shopping trolleys and baskets clean but also fully disinfected, which is in line with regulations related to the COVID-19 pandemic. We eliminate the risk to life and health by means of a two-stage cleaning process that includes basic cleaning and scalding. We use biodegradable cleaning agents which are certified for environmental protection and human safety.

Cleaning System is a mobile system, so the cleaning process is carried out directly on the premises where the shopping carts are located. This removes the problem of delivering the trolleys to the cleaning site, which is an incredible logistical advantage. Cleaning and disinfection take place without interfering with shop operations, so cleaning can be done at any time.

Clean area around shop premises

Cleaning System is not only mobile washing and disinfecting of shopping trolleys. It’s also a comprehensive cleaning service around commercial and service buildings. Our mobile team will take care of the cleanliness of shop windows, shopping cart boxes and canopies, pylons, and bike racks. Clean and disinfected shopping carts with polished windows and shopping cart boxes? It’s possible with Cleaning System!

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