Environment
Commited To Protecting The Environment
Cold Clean UK is committed to protecting the environment and reducing waste.
All Dry Ice Blast Cleaning and operations performed by Cold Clean UK are governed by our UKAS accredited ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System.
Protecting the environment is a serious matter, and Dry Ice Blasting is an environmentally friendly cleaning method that can help any industry or organisation reduce its environmental impact.
Carbon Dioxide (CO²) is a naturally occurring gas and natural bi-product of many industrial manufacturing processes. All of our Dry Ice is produced from CO² released as a bi-product of methods such as mineral fertiliser production that is captured, liquefied, purified and stored until needed for Dry Ice Production, to reduce waste further our Dry Ice is always made to order.
Dry Ice can only exist at the very low temperature of -78.5°C and at atmospheric pressure it sublimes – this means that during the Dry Ice Blasting process, the Dry Ice consumable products turn directly to a gas, meaning there is no liquid phase. Essentially the Dry Ice disappears, dissipating into the air leaving the material removed during cleaning as the only waste to be disposed of. As no water is involved, Dry Ice Blasting is also a safe and practical alternative for cleaning near live electricals.
Key Points
Environmental Facts About Dry Ice Blasting
- Dry Ice blasting is safe to use with food processing equipment
- Dry Ice blasting does not release toxic gases into the atmosphere
- Dry Ice blasting does not generate secondary waste
- Dry Ice blasting is safe and non-toxic
- Dry Ice blasting can reduce or eliminate employee exposure to dangerous chemical cleaning agents.
Other Cleaning Methods Can Be Toxic
- Sand, soda, or water blasting can leave toxic secondary waste to be cleaned up in addition to the toxic substrate.
- Sand, soda, or water blasting can create downstream contamination that affects surrounding installations and the environment.
- Soda blasting can kill surrounding vegetation.
- Chemical and solvent cleaning methods are toxic, which creates toxic waste to be disposed of.
- Workers are exposed to potentially harmful substances such as chemicals and
solvents.
Solutions to meet your needs
Contract Cleaning
Cold Clean UK has delivered consistent and cost-effective Dry Ice contract cleaning for over 20 years. Our Dry Ice Blasting services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Find out more.
Equipment
Hire
Cold Clean UK stocks a huge range of fully serviced Dry Ice Blasting units. Flexible hire options from single day through to extended hire. Equipment Hire is available complete with training.
Equipment Training
Cold Clean UK’s comprehensive Dry Ice Blaster training packages are delivered by our experienced Cryonomic® accredited technicians and conducted at your convenience.