As schools and other organizations navigate the pandemic with new safety measures, it’s important to think about the long-term implications of these choices. Keeping everyone healthy is our top priority, but many are beginning to realize that some sanitizing methods, such as wipes, are an unsustainable practice.

Phones, laptops, and tablets can carry germs, including COVID-19, for days. Device sanitizing is an essential component of schools and other organizations’ safety plans. But, let’s take a look at the numbers.

In Maryland, for example, Prince George’s County Schools has 132,000 students within the district. If these students each use just 1 wipe per day over 180 school days, that equals 23,760,000 wipes per year that will end up in landfills. The out-of-pocket cost averages around $.06 per wipe, which totals to $1,425,600 per year spent on wipes, a staggering amount.

Sanitizing wipes are costly and are clogging up landfills—it’s crucial that schools find a better way to keep devices clean. Our UVC Charging Carts are an eco-friendly, cost-effective alternative to sanitizing wipes.

Sanitizing Wipes Are Wasteful

By bringing reusable bags to the grocery store, driving hybrid cars, and shopping eco-friendly brands, consumers are making a conscious shift towards sustainability. Sanitizing wipes are not aligned with these values.

They can only be used once, and then they need to be discarded. Each wipe may not be very big, but consider the effect of an entire student body’s daily wipe use for just one month. Cumulatively, these wipes fill up landfills and have a significant impact on our environment. Sanitizing wipes are made with synthetic materials, so they are generally not biodegradable, which means they will not break down in landfills.

Make a Sustainable Choice

Schools and organizations can prevent waste from sanitizing wipes by opting for a more sustainable solution. Our UVC Charging Carts do not create any excess waste and can be used over and over again, while charging up to 65 devices simultaneously. Just one cart replaces countless wipes, meaning fewer bags of trash to deal with, and less landfill waste. Aside from being more eco-friendly, our carts also charge devices while they’re sanitizing, meaning students and teachers will never have to worry about low batteries again!

Sanitizing Wipes Are Costly

In addition to the environmental cost, sanitizing wipes can have an immense financial cost. With growing student populations, teachers, and staff each using sanitizing wipes multiple times a day, even smaller schools will need to buy in bulk. Wipes constantly need to be repurchased and restocked, which is an expensive endeavor. Not to mention, with constant shipping delays, what happens when you run out of wipes before more arrive?

Although the upfront cost of a UVC solution is higher than a single supply of wipes, the investment pays off rapidly. Our UVC Charging Carts are designed with durability in mind and are intended to serve for the long term, making it an ideal solution for schools.

These days, every cent of a school’s budget and every square foot of a landfill counts! Let’s work together to find smarter, more sustainable solutions.

Do you have any questions about UVC charging or our other sanitizing solutions? Contact us—we’re always happy to help! 

With high volumes of individuals coming together from different households, schools are all too often a breeding ground for COVID-19 and other viruses. We need to keep students, teachers, administrators and staff safe in schools during the pandemic.

New Funding Opportunities

In order to help alleviate some of the financial burden caused by COVID-19, schools have been allocated additional funding. Congressional COVID funding for schools has come in the form of 3 different relief plans: the CARES Act, the Covid Relief Package, and the American Rescue Plan. Additionally, the CRSSA Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund has been signed, which authorizes additional stimulus aid.

All together, schools can expect billions of dollars that can be used towards COVID-safe operation and pandemic response. They are now faced with re-budgeting this funding and figuring out how to invest in smart solutions.

Invest In A Direct Solution

One avenue that this funding can support is direct efforts to keep schools clean and prevent the spread of these germs. PowerUp’s device sanitizing solutions are an immediate, cost-effective investment that will keep students safer and help reduce the spread of COVID-19 in schools.

The Importance of Device Sanitizing

Every day, people are bringing in their own devices, like cell phones, laptops, and tablets into the school. Many schools also use shared devices like laptops for students; these especially need to be cleaned between uses to prevent the spread of bacteria. A device sanitizing solution helps stop the spread of the germs that inevitably build up on these devices throughout the day.

The PowerUp UVC Charging Cart can be placed in classrooms, lunch rooms, teacher’s lounges, or any other convenient location. Once the device is plugged in, it only takes 5 minutes for the cart to complete the UVC disinfection process. The device will charge during this time as well. That way, it’s easy for students to clean and charge their devices between classes, or for employees to do so during their lunch break.

These carts are a great way to respond to COVID-19 concerns in the short-term, but also to keep everyone healthy in the long term. Through the power of 254nm UV light, our UVC carts can kill any kind of bacteria or virus—including MRSA, Staph, E Coli, influenza and other pathogens—not just COVID. Our UVC charging carts are a wise investment that will make a difference for countless school years to come.

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Let us help you stop the spread of COVID-19 and other viruses in schools by implementing sanitizing and charging solutions. Please contact us for a quote on any of our products, including our USB or AC UVC charging carts.

Peanuts, Cracker Jack and... facemasks? This upcoming MLB season, America’s pastime will need to adapt to our new normal as the threat of COVID-19 remains. As sports teams across the nation come together for Spring Training to keep the games going, it is essential that protocol is followed to keep players, coaches and operational staff safe. Let’s hit COVID-19 safety out of the park!

MLB COVID-19 Safety Protocols

Enhanced safety protocols have allowed sporting events to continue to be held as safely as possible. It’s crucial that everyone involved in this MLB season takes every precaution possible to keep baseball teams, coaches and staff safe this upcoming season, so that players can keep playing the game.

If protocols are not followed and a player gets sick, they won’t be able to play. Just like any injury or illness that may keep a player out of a game, this could have a big impact on the team as a whole. One missing link could be the difference between a big win or a loss.

Plus, COVID-19 safety during this MLB season impacts more than just the players. Coaches, operational staff, facilities managers and more are all an important part of the season, and they are at risk for getting and spreading COVID-19 as well.

With this in mind, it is crucial that steps are taken to limit the spread of COVID-19 and other illnesses during the season, and so site protocols have been implemented. For example, all players and staff must be wearing face coverings, only essential personnel will be traveling and gatherings are limited. These are all great steps towards COVID-19 safety, but another key component is keeping commonly used and/or shared devices clean and sanitized.

Leveraging UVC Sanitization to Keep MLB Safe

Operational staff should take every precaution possible into consideration. One easy way to minimize the spread of germs and bacteria is to make sure that devices are sanitized. The PowerUp UVC Charging Cart provides UVC disinfection within 5 minutes. It can hold up to 65 devices at a time and can be placed in any convenient and accessible area.

Behind the scenes of each game, there is a lot of technology that is used to keep things running smoothly at baseball games. From two-way radios and headsets to keep coaches in contact, to iPads to keep track of scores and plays, there are some devices that might be shared among many users. Limiting the number of shared devices can help, but it is still important to keep each clean and sanitized.

UVC sanitizing, like the PowerUp UVC Charging Cart, will ensure that each device is sanitized between uses, so that technology can be shared safely. By emitting UVC light, the cart disinfects devices by killing bacteria, germs and other pathogens at the molecular level. It will also keep devices charged and ready to go, so that everyone can use devices safely, quickly and without interruption.

Our carts are a one-and-done solution, especially compared to device cleaning wipes. Once the cart is installed, it doesn’t need to be constantly replenished like wipes and other cleaning solutions. It’s also more environmentally friendly, since wipes are thrown out after each use, which creates a lot of waste.

Each person will likely be coming to the facilities with their personal cell phones and tablets as well. Adding a UVC Charging Cart to a locker room is a great way to help keep these personal devices sanitized to minimize the risk of bringing in germs from outside facilities, and to ensure that they are safe to leave the facilities as individuals return home to their families and communities.

This MLB season, UVC solutions can help keep everyone involved safe and COVID-free, so that players, coaches and staff can get back to the game. Now that’s a home run!

Contact us for more information about the UVC Charging Cart.