Factsheet
Bacillol® 30 Sensitive Green Tissues
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Over 5,000 tonnes of CO2: this is the amount of emissions generated every year by the use of PET disinfectant wipes in the German hospital market alone.
Our solution: Bacillol® 30 Sensitive Green Tissues. The new disinfectant wipes are 100% plastic-free, made entirely from renewable raw materials and have a 25% lower carbon footprint than conventional PET wipes.
Switch to Bacillol® 30 Sensitive Green Tissues and make your healthcare facility more sustainable.
Same performance, more sustainability
The new Bacillol® 30 Sensitive Green Tissues are just as powerful, material and skin compatible as our classic Bacillol® 30 Sensitive Tissues. We are now also saving 25% of CO2 per pack and 50% per tissue.1 We have achieved this through improved packaging design, raw materials for the cloth fibre and more efficient logistics.
1Compared to Bacillol® 30 Sensitive Tissues
What has not changed:
Efficacy
- Quick exposure time
- Effective against coronavirus in 30 seconds
- Bactericidal and yeasticidal in 1 minute
- Effective against norovirus in 2 minutes
Material compatibility
- Well suited for sensitive surfaces such as displays, keyboards, mobile phones and tablets
- Well suited for sensitive, non-invasive medical products
- Well suited for polycarbonate, acrylic glass and polysulfone as well as artificial leather
Skin compatibility
- Dermatologically tested and certified by the SGS Institut Fresenius²
- ECARF quality seal for allergy and asthma-friendly products
- Can be used without gloves³
2The world's leading testing, inspection and certification company.
3If occupational health and safety and infection protection allow it.
What is new:
Bacillol® 30 Sensitive Tissues (blue)
Bacillol® 30 Sensitive Green Tissues (green)
CO₂ footprint
Percentage of plastic
Contents of packaging
Bacillol® 30 Sensitive Green Tissues: Less emissions and waste, better for the people and healthcare facilities
From sustainable forestry
The cloth fibres used in Bacillol® 30 Sensitive Green Tissues are PEFC-certified. This means that the raw materials come from sustainable forestry. In this way, the seal supports healthy mixed forests that promote biodiversity and protect the climate.
Not using plastic also improves the carbon footprint of Bacillol® 30 Sensitive Green Tissues. This is because, unlike normal PET wipes, significantly fewer greenhouse gases are produced during manufacture.
For the people
The absence of plastic in the wipe material used is less harmful for the environment and health. The reason: every wipe with conventional PET disinfectant wipes releases microplastics that can enter the lungs, blood and even the heart through breathing.
This is precisely what Bacillol® 30 Sensitive Green Tissues prevent, as the wipe fibres are made from renewable raw materials.
For your healthcare facility
Compared to the Bacillol® 30 Sensitive Tissues, we have significantly increased the packaging content of the sustainable version: instead of 80 wipes, each flowpack now contains 120 wipes, which corresponds to a 50% more content.
You can now clean 60m² more surface area with one pack. The increased number of wipes also means significantly less packaging waste. A 100% higher pallet utilisation also saves on transport routes.4
4Measured by the number of disinfectant wipes compared to Bacillol® 30 Sensitive Tissues.
We need more sustainability everywhere – including in healthcare
5,100 tonnes of CO₂ per year: how PET cleaning wipes harm the climate
In 2022, over 800 million5 wipes were used for surface disinfection in Germany alone, which corresponds to 1,600 tonnes6 of plastic. The production and disposal of such quantities of PET generates 5,100 tonnes of CO₂.7 This is roughly equivalent to the CO₂ emissions of 3,400 car commuters in one year.
These figures show how many emissions the healthcare sector could save if facilities such as hospitals were to switch to completely plastic-free disinfectant wipes in the future.
Microplastics: the invisible danger to oceans and humans
Plastic has another problematic dimension: large quantities of it end up in the oceans in the form of microplastics. It is estimated that up to 10 million tonnes of plastic end up in the oceans every year.
The problem is that the particles often contain toxic pollutants that are not only harmful to marine life, but also to humans if they eat fish contaminated with microplastics, for example. This is precisely why it is so important to replace plastic with natural and renewable raw materials wherever possible.
5according to IQVIA data for GER hospital
6assuming 2g / tissue
7emission factor according to Eco Invent for PET non-woven
6assuming 2g / tissue
7emission factor according to Eco Invent for PET non-woven
All benefits at a glance
OUR BESTSELLERS
- highly effective
- skin-compatible
- material-compatible
- wide-ranging
NOW SUSTAINABLE
- 100% plastic-free wipe material
- 25% lower CO2 footprint than PET wipes
- Manufactured with raw materials from sustainable forestry
- 100% higher pallet utilisation*
*Meassured by the number of wipes compared to Ballicol 30 Sensitive Tissues
The Bacillol® development: from then to now
Continuous product optimisation
On 16 January 1924, the pharmacist, chemist and scientist Dr Kurt Bode founded the Bacillol factory Dr. Bode & Co. and brought forth innovations such as Bacillol®. Since then, the further development of the products has focussed equally on the well-being of patients and the safety of users.
1963: Bacillol® Spray
"We finally need a disinfectant that is more effective. Preferably alcohol-based."
1997: Bacillol® AF Spray
"We no longer want aldehyde in disinfectants, it is no longer suitable for use in the health and food sectors."
2013: Bacillol® 30 Tissues und Bacillol® AF Tissues
"A convenient, quick application that fits into our stressful everyday lives - that would be nice."
2021: Bacillol® 30 Sensitive
"We want an all-rounder in terms of outstanding effectiveness, material compatibility and range, which can also be used without gloves."
2024: Bacillol® 30 Sensitive Green Tissues
"We want to enable healthcare facilities to become more sustainable - without having to compromise on high efficacy or good skin and material compatibility."
Sustainability at HARTMANN
Bacillol® 30 Sensitive Green Tissues are an important lever in reducing emissions. At HARTMANN, however, we are also committed to greater sustainability on many other levels, be it in relation to alternative energy sources or strategies for conserving resources.
