As long as disposal is cheap we just throw it away and produce more.” “We design for the dump, focused on the production and the monetisation of production and consumption. Economist Madhavi Venkatesan explains it brilliantly in her podcast Sustainable Solutions: “We are in a cradle to grave economy,” she says, explaining the alternative concept of a circular economy. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Timesīut the disposable cup is a ubiquitous part of the Make-Use-Toss culture driving the climate and biodiversity crises. The pandemic drove reusable cups back into cupboards as people stayed home and coffee shops closed or went take-out only. Eliminating disposable coffee cups alone won’t save us from catastrophic ecosystem collapse. Dubbed a “latte levy” (because who doesn’t love a bit of snappy alliteration?) the levy isn’t on the liquid, but on the single use cup. This will become a more expensive habit later this year when the Government puts an environmental levy of 20c on disposable cups. An estimated four million disposable cups hit bins, footpaths, waterways and motorway verges every week in Ireland. We are hooked on the convenience of a single use cup, comforting ourselves that it’s compostable, if we even pause to think about it. They spend an average of 13 minutes in our hands before we toss them away. So every day, around half a million caffeine fixes are served in disposable cups in Ireland. More than two thirds of us own a reusable cup, but fewer than one in three is actually using it at a coffee counter regularly. I’m not alone in my keep (it-in-the-cupboard) cup habit. If only I didn’t keep forgetting to bring one with me when I leave the house. My favourite one looks like corrugated cardboard. It is always refreshing to see innovative products brought to the market.There are four of them in my cupboard. Thank-you for being a company on the cutting edge. I wanted you to know how much I have enjoyed using products from Hydra-Flex. When the function turns on it is spraying. With the Aqua-Lab there is no lag time or waiting on pressure to build up. On CTAs for example, they are only on for a couple of seconds and then off. I also really like how precise the system is. The Aqua-Lab has changed this for the tunnel market. I was never real happy with using flowjet pumps with k nozzles. I started in this business running Laserwash 4000 and was used to that kind of coverage. Coverage – I was blown away with how even the coverage is with the Aqua-Lab. Because it uses pumps for water, I don’t have to worry about changes in water pressure changing my dilution ratios.ģ. Consistency – Once the Aqua-Lab is set up and dilution ratios/air pressures are set it doesn’t change. With the Aqua-Lab I was able to fit 15 functions (2 of those having 3 products on 1 function) in a space where I would have only been able to fit 8 mixing stations.Ģ. We would have never had the wall space for 17 hydrominder mixing stations. Footprint – The last car wash I remodeled has a very small equipment room. The cleaning ability from the Blast-Tec nozzles is better than other turbo nozzles I have used.ġ. This has helped with cleaning because the pressure is higher.ģ. I have been able to work with your company to get the correct size of nozzle to maximize the efficiency of my pumps. I use reclaim water for the nozzle and since I installed the Blast-Tec nozzles I have only had a couple fail after over 150,000 cars.Ģ.

The longevity of the Blast-Tec Nozzles is better than I have seen in similar turbo nozzles, I was continually replacing turbo nozzles before I tried the Blast-Tec nozzles. Listed below are some reasons I like the Blast-Tec Nozzles:ġ. I have been very satisfied with both and I am currently installing another Aqua-Lab in a short 40’ express tunnel where I took out an inbay to convert it to a conveyorized system. I also purchased an Aqua-Lab for a location that I remodeled from the ground up. I have installed your Blast-Tec nozzles on my MacNeil wheel blaster and on my Motor City Wash Works Axis Arch. I am writing to share with you how your products have helped me at my car wash locations.

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