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American Cleaning Institute Shares Feedback with White House Panel Addressing Government Sustainable Chemistry Policy The U.S. government is failing to meet its requirements to review new chemicals within 90 days, which has created a bottleneck for new innovative, safer, and environmentally sustainable chemicals from reaching the U.S. market and building the respective benefits to scale, according to comments submitted by American Cleaning Institute (ACI…
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) is highlighting updated information on proper reusable bag use and cleaning as more Americans bring their own bags to the store. This comes at a time when eight states have banned disposable bags and some local jurisdictions are charging a fee for their use, encouraging the use of reusable bags. A study from the University of Arizona found that of individuals interviewed who used reusable bags, only 3% of them cleaned…
© 2005 The Soap and Detergent Association. All Rights Reserved. Fatty Alcohols – a review of their natural synthesis and environmental distribution Stephen M Mudge School of Ocean Sciences, University of Wales – Bangor For SDA and ERASM November, 2005 © 2005 The Soap and Detergent Association. All Rights Reserved. 1 Table of Contents Executive Summary…
ACI and Good Housekeeping’s Third Annual Cleaning Summit Takes Place October 26 Register for This Free, Virtual Event at: https://live.goodhousekeeping.com/discovercleaning2022 The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) and Good Housekeeping are coming together again for the 2022 Discover Cleaning Summit: The Clean, Healthy & Happy Home. Registration is now open for the free, virtual event, which will be held on October 26 at 1…
Dr. James Kim to Lead Technical, Regulatory Department Richard Sedlak, the American Cleaning Institute’s (ACI) Executive Vice President of Technical & International Affairs, is retiring from ACI as of December 31, 2019 after more than 42 years at the association.  As of January 1, 2020, Dr. James Kim, ACI’s Associate Vice President, Science & Regulatory Affairs, will lead the Institute’s technical…
Inputs of Phosphorus to Aquatic Systems from Machine Dishwashing Detergents: An Analysis of Measured and Potential Loading Inputs of Phosphorus to Aquatic Systems from Machine Dishwashing Detergents: An Analysis of Measured and Potential Loading Prepared for the Soap and Detergent Association 1500 K Street NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20005 Prepared by Water Resources Group 11 Phelps Way P O Box 506 Willington CT 06279…
Agency Urged to Improve Consumer Education, Outreach on Proper Recycling The cleaning product supply chain supports efforts by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enhance useful data collection and analysis that will identify factors that contribute to effective recycling programs, according to the American Cleaning Institute (ACI). ACI was responding to two requests for information (RFIs) from the EPA’s Office of Resource…
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) launched a redesigned website for the Cold Water Saves initiative, a joint effort of ACI and The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) to promote the power of cold water washing. Originally launched in 2016, Cold Water Saves aims at increasing the number of laundry loads that are done on cold as compared to hot, since 90% of the energy used to wash clothes goes to heating the water. With today’s laundry…
Here at ACI, we have challenged our members to align their corporate climate strategy and targets with the 1.5°C ambition, which strives to reach net-zero global emissions by 2050. Across the cleaning products industry, companies are taking bold action to limit the global average temperature rise to less than 1.5°C. Reckitt is combating climate change with ambitious plans to reduce its own carbon footprint and reach net zero carbon emissions…
Helps Consumers Better Understand How and Why to Recycle Cleaning Product Packaging Part of ACI’s Sustainability Initiative, Striving for All Cleaning Product Packaging to Be Circular The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) launched a new web page and guide devoted to helping consumers navigate recycling cleaning product packaging. “Close the Loop on Cleaning Products” breaks down the considerations when recycling different…