We’re halfway through the yearwhich makes July the perfect time to pause, reflect, and ask: Is your pet care facility truly hitting the mark when it comes to hygiene and sustainability?
With the busy summer season in full swing, now’s a smart time to review your current practices, identify small inefficiencies, and reset your goals for the rest of the year. From bowl-cleaning routines to waste management systems, even small tweaks can lead to major savings for your team, your bottom line, and the pets in your care.
1. Start with a Sanitation Audit
Let’s begin with the basics: your feeding and watering routine. Take a close look at how bowls are currently cleaned and stored between uses. Are they hand-washed? Run through commercial dishwashers? How often are they sanitized, and by whom?
While your process may seem solid on the surface, hidden inefficiencies could be costing you valuable time and compromising pet health.
Ask yourself:
- How many staff hours per week are spent washing dishes?
- Are bowls being properly sanitized after every use?
- Have we experienced cross-contamination issues or illness outbreaks?
- How often are traditional bowls replaced due to wear and tear?
If the answers are murky, it’s time for a system upgrade. Check out our Time Study to see how much time you could save by switching from dishwashing to the Kinn Kleanbowl System.
2. Uncover the Hidden Costs of Traditional Cleaning
Washing and sanitizing bowls the “old-fashioned way” doesn’t just burn labor hours, it racks up real financial and environmental costs.
When you tally up the electricity, water, detergent, staff time, and equipment maintenance involved in washing stainless steel bowls, the number might surprise you. In many pet care businesses, these costs add up to thousands of dollars annually.
Switching to Kleanbowl Refills eliminates the need for dishwashing entirely. Made from sustainable sugarcane fiber, each refill provides a fresh, germ-free bowl every time.
💡 Bonus: Unlike traditional bowls that require constant scrubbing, Kleanbowl refills are fully compostable in many areas and designed for single-use convenience.
3. Reset & Refocus with Mid-Year Goal Setting
Want a clearer path forward? Try using a mid-year health and sustainability checklist to help your team realign around efficiency, hygiene, and environmental goals.
Here’s a quick sample to get started:
✅ We’ve reviewed our current feeding/watering process
✅ We know how much time staff spend on bowl-cleaning each week
✅ We’ve explored eco-friendly alternatives like Kleanbowl
✅ We’ve updated protocols to reduce cross-contamination risks
✅ We’ve set Q3 and Q4 hygiene + sustainability benchmarks
Whether you print this for your breakroom or turn it into a full team meeting, it’s a powerful way to spark conversation and drive meaningful change.
Clean. Efficient. Sustainable.
Your facility already works hard to give pets the best possible care. By reassessing your systems now, you can make the second half of the year even better—for your business, your team, and the environment.
Looking to simplify feeding, improve sanitation, and meet your goals faster?
Kinn Kleanbowl is here to help you get there.
