/tags/cleaning cleaning en-US WLRN Mon, 29 Jan 2024 19:43:08 GMT /podcast/sundial/2024-01-29/auri-kananen-cleaning-south-florida-homes Auri Kananen has become famous for going around the globe and cleaning some of the messiest homes. Her book is titled “Happiness Cleaning: How to Embrace the Mess and Love the Cleanup.” Mon, 29 Jan 2024 19:43:08 GMT /podcast/sundial/2024-01-29/auri-kananen-cleaning-south-florida-homes Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena /health/2023-02-09/4-9-million-fabuloso-bottles-are-recalled-over-the-risk-of-bacteria-contamination The products were sold online and at major retailers. As of the recall, no incidents or injuries had been reported. Thu, 09 Feb 2023 19:00:00 GMT /health/2023-02-09/4-9-million-fabuloso-bottles-are-recalled-over-the-risk-of-bacteria-contamination Kaitlyn Radde /technology/npr-breaking-news/2022-12-21/hotels-say-goodbye-to-daily-room-cleanings-and-hello-to-robots-as-workers-stay-scarce Nearly three years into the pandemic, travel has returned but hotel staff have not. Unable to find workers, hotel owners and managers are having to adapt to what they believe is the new normal. Wed, 21 Dec 2022 18:00:00 GMT /technology/npr-breaking-news/2022-12-21/hotels-say-goodbye-to-daily-room-cleanings-and-hello-to-robots-as-workers-stay-scarce Andrea Hsu /news/2022-03-23/the-army-corps-is-taking-public-comment-on-a-scaled-back-plan-to-fix-pollution-in-and-around-lake-o The latest plan cuts back on both the storage and cleaning needed to fix the lake. It eliminates a large above ground reservoir and treatment marshes, relying instead on underground storage wells. Wed, 23 Mar 2022 17:14:20 GMT /news/2022-03-23/the-army-corps-is-taking-public-comment-on-a-scaled-back-plan-to-fix-pollution-in-and-around-lake-o Jenny Staletovich /2020-12-28/still-disinfecting-surfaces-it-might-not-be-worth-it Early in the pandemic, people were advised to disinfect everything they touched. But now that scientists understand more about how COVID-19 spreads, all that scrubbing down may have been overkill. Mon, 28 Dec 2020 10:00:26 GMT /2020-12-28/still-disinfecting-surfaces-it-might-not-be-worth-it Patti Neighmond /2020-05-20/more-lysol-no-more-pens-in-rooms-hotels-adapt-to-win-back-guests Hotels have been devastated by the pandemic. To survive, they are adapting with extra-deep cleaning and contactless interactions. And it may mean rooms with no notepads and pens — and no minibars. Wed, 20 May 2020 09:08:00 GMT /2020-05-20/more-lysol-no-more-pens-in-rooms-hotels-adapt-to-win-back-guests Uri Berliner /npr-breaking-news/2020-03-17/ships-planes-and-other-spots-are-getting-a-deep-clean-whats-that-mean There is no universal protocol defining "deep clean" as industries work to eradicate the coronavirus. Instead they are tailoring sanitation efforts in accordance with what makes sense for them. Tue, 17 Mar 2020 09:00:42 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2020-03-17/ships-planes-and-other-spots-are-getting-a-deep-clean-whats-that-mean Victoria Knight, Carmen Heredia Rodriguez /2018-10-18/grandma-was-right-sunshine-helps-kill-germs-indoors All kinds of bacteria live with us indoors, and some can make us sick. A new study shows that rooms exposed to light had about half the live bacteria found in rooms that were kept in darkness. Thu, 18 Oct 2018 14:51:00 GMT /2018-10-18/grandma-was-right-sunshine-helps-kill-germs-indoors Kathleen O'Neil