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Kitchenware News & Housewares Review Show Daily Sunday, March 15, 2020 5 8 Protect Drains with TubShroom Ultra Showering is often the best part of a per- son's day. The hot water running down your face and body is so relaxing, and being able to wash the worries (and liter- al dirt) of life away is insurmountable. The problem is when, instead of disap- pearing down the drain, those worries pool up at our feet instead because our drain is so clogged up with hair! Clogged drains are not only gross, but they can end up being expensive. The second you need to call a plumber, you know you messed up – and we've certainly been there before. So, yes, you may face a myriad of challenges each and every day. Thankfully, cleaning clogged drains no longer has to be one of them, thanks to the TubShroom Ultra Stainless Steel edi- tion. TubShroom Ultra is a stainless steel bathtub hair stopper that fits snug inside your shower tub drain, effortlessly gath- ering each and every hair that tries to make its way down your vulnerable drain. It's the hero you deserve in your bathroom. If your shower or tub drain is con- stantly clogged, the culprit is most likely hair. Prevent backups and slow drains with the all new award-winning TubShroom Ultra hair catcher and drain protector. The clever catcher simply inserts into the drain opening. As you show- er, the unique design wraps hair around the cylinder – out of view – while letting water flow freely. To clean, just lift out and remove the hair. It catches both human and animal hair, making it ideal for pet owners. It fits inside standard 1.5 to 2.0 inch tub drains. No special installation is needed and the package comes with extra adapters for smaller (1.25-inch) and larg- er (2-inch) drains. The TubShroom is a Kitchen & Bath Business Product Innovator Award Winner and has received an honorable mention in TIME Magazine's 2018 Best Inventions list. To date, more than five million drains are protected by the TubShroom family of products around the world. That means fewer clogs and fewer hassles. With TubShroom, pricey plumber visits are a thing of the past and harmful liquid drain clean- ers become unnecessary. That's a win for your wallet and for the environment. For more information, go to www .tubshroom.com, call 631.393.0986, email support@tubshroom.com or stop by booth #N6729. Klean Kanteen Focuses on Sustainability An interview with Danielle Cresswell, Sustainability Manager, Klean Kanteen. KNSD: What does sustainability mean to Klean Kanteen? DC: Stepping back for a moment, we need to understand that sustainability for a brand is about prospering from people and planet resources in a way that leaves plenty for others to enjoy, both now and in the future. With that in mind, there's a fairly log- ical approach to take when sustainability is part of a brand's definition for creating value. It's applying due diligence with respect to the social and environmental issues that intersect with the brand at its mission, its values and each of its unique business operations. These are often referred to as issues that are material to the brand. Due diligence includes exploring risks and opportunities around these issues for the brand and its stakeholders (employ- ees, community, customers), prioritizing and measuring performance through sus- tainability indicators, and managing against quantifiable targets that move the brand toward a sustainable business model. This approach is repeated for each business function, including product design, material qualifications, top sus- tainability indicators and targets that guide a brand toward low impact. KNSD: What are a few of your measurable sustainability plans for the future? DC: Advance our use of LCA's (Life Cycle Assessments) to guide new product design and improve existing. Continue working with the outdoor indus- try to support efficacy and use of Higg Index tools toward a uniform measure of environmental performance for brands, retailers, factories and product designers. Explore ways to make recovery and recy- cling of Klean products at end of use (EOU) easy and sensible from financial and environmental perspectives. Get aggressive around GHG (Green House Gas) emissions. And close the remaining measurement gaps and challenge our- selves to become 100 percent renewable. KNSD: Do you think you are doing enough when it comes to sustain- ability? DC: We're doing all the right things and have a comprehensive approach. Relevant issues are identified, metrics are developed, tools/methods for adequate meas- ures of performance are being utilized and reporting mechanisms enable team members who can affect outcomes. We now have a dashboard of information that will allow us to manage for social and environmental outcomes that are material to Klean. Now we can start setting numeric targets in areas where we have been mindful, but not in a position to know the measured impact of one option compared to another. For more information, go to www.klean kanteen.com, call 800.767.3173, email original@kleankanteen.com or stop by booth #N8216A. Broken Corks No Match for CorkOut Did you know that when opening a bottle of wine more than five years old, there is a one in six chance the cork will break and fall into the bottle? That's a fact and here's another: there is no easy way to remove errant pieces of cork from a bot- tle of wine. Until now. Problem solved with the CorkOut™! CorkOut comes in retail-friendly packaging and master packs of six, so it is really easy to buy. The CorkOut comes packaged with a professional-grade corkscrew that has been adapted so the cork removal tool can be used to pull out large pieces of broken cork or even entire corks. A strainer on the end of the tools allows the user to eas- ily pull out small, powdery pieces of cork floating on the top of the wine. CorkOut is a product of the Wine Lovers group, a consortium of profes- sional-grade wine accessories. Visit booth #N8518 to learn about the fore- most wine education tool in the world – Le Nez du Vin. It is the gold standard in wine education. You will also see the amazing, handblown wine glasses of Bottega del Vino Crystal – a world class line of beautiful, wine driven stemware that is light, strong and 100 percent dish- washer safe. Wine Lovers is introducing its new decanter drying rack, The Swan, that folds up to save space when not in use. Wine Lovers welcomes independent gourmet/kitchen stores, gift shops and importers from other countries. You are the preferred customer and Wine Lovers loves working with you! Remember, every wine lover needs a CorkOut! For more information, stop by booth #N8518 or go to www.winelovers collection.com. New Cutting Boards from Linden Sweden Linden Sweden USA is proud to intro- duce its Bio line of cutting boards made from plant-based polyethylene sourced from 100 percent sugarcane. Available in four neutral colours, the large and small Anita boards, Bendy Boards and Spreaders are currently in stock and available to ship from its facility in Edina, Minnesota. The Bio products are manufactured at Linden Sweden USA's own facility, DaloLindén, in southern Sweden. DaloLindén currently owns and operates two manufacturing facilities in the south- ern region and its corporate headquarters are in Värnamo, Sweden. It owns a U.S. and a Russian subsidiary and maintains product representation in 23 countries. DaloLindén has been designing and man- ufacturing Swedish kitchen products in its facilities in Sweden since 1932. According to one owner, Jens Sorensen, "Our products are tested regularly to ensure that European safety and environ- mental standards are followed and main- tained. We care about our environment and take pride in our commitment to its safety and wellbeing. Our line of bio products takes this commitment one step further to offer consumers another choice in our extensive line." The raw materials used for its Bio products are 100 percent sugar- cane sourced from Braskem, Brazil. Braskem is located more than 2,500 kilometers from the rainforest and does not produce geneti- cally modified sugar- cane or use artificial irrigation in its man- ufacturing process. Using sugarcane as a replacement for fossil fuels often allows for a significant reduction in the carbon footprint, lower energy costs in the pro- duction process and a reduction in waste by using raw materials that are recyclable at the end of a product's life cycle. Linden Sweden USA is located in the South Building, booth #S560. It is a global company committed to providing customers with sensible, quality products that are designed to make cook- ing efficient and fun while maintaining a commitment to the same quality and tra- dition that are the cornerstone of its busi- ness. For more information, stop by booth #S560 or go to www.lindensweden.com.