Search
Results (1203)
Experienced Environmental Scientist Appointed to New Role at Leading Cleaning Product Trade Group
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) announced the appointment of Nathan Sell as Senior Director, Sustainability.
In this role, Mr. Sell will be responsible for leading, developing, and executing all facets of the ACI sustainability program, which began with an initial set of aspirational principles in 2004 and has evolved into a series of initiatives promoting and driving the sustainability…
The ACI Member Sustainability Showcase is our one-stop online information source for cleaning product industry sustainability updates. It is a portal to our member companies’ best sustainability content, including sustainability reports, webpages, press releases, and other initiatives.
ACI is enthusiastic about every opportunity to celebrate and promote the sustainability success stories of all our member companies. With countless efforts underway in companies large and small…
Stainless steel has made the move from commercial kitchens to the favored finish in many of today's sleekest residential kitchens (and in the laundry room, too). But in a busy household, spots, streaks and sticky fingerprints can quickly mar its lustrous look.
But aesthetics aren't the only reason to keep stainless steel clean. Although consumers think of stainless steel as a finish that will last a lifetime, that's not entirely true. Its hard, oxide coating…
Labeling program directed to consumers, favored by many retailers
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) joined a diverse coalition of nearly 60 manufacturers and organizations asking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to restore the Safer Choice Program.
A letter was sent February 5 to EPA Acting Administrator Jane Nishida, voicing “strong support” for the program “as well as our concern for its long-term viability.”
The Safer Choice Program allows companies to get an agency-approved…
FINAL REPORT
ON A STUDY OF
DETERGENTS IN RELATION TO SKrfAGS
AND SEWAGE TREATMSIW
FCR THE SOAP AND DETERGENT ASSOCIATION
BY
THE NATIONAL SANITATION FOUNDATION
ANN ARBCR, MICHIGAN
April 26, 1968
FINAL REPORT
ON
A STUDY OF DETERGENTS IN REUTION TO SElfAGE AND SH//AGE TREATMSl^T
I • GENERAL
This is the final report on a study of the concentration and reduction of sur-
face active agents in package sewage treatment plants and the "die-away'^ character-
istics of these…
Washington, D.C. – July 24, 2018 – James Kim, Ph.D., DABT, M.H.S., a toxicologist with extensive scientific and research experience in the public, private and academic sectors, has joined the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) as Associate Vice President, Science & Regulatory Affairs.
Dr. Kim most recently served as toxicologist with the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Statistical and Science Policy Branch. OMB is part of the…
THE NPD GROUP, INC
C U S T O M & S Y N D I C A T E D R E S E A R C H
CONSUMER DISPOSAL OF
HOUSEHOLD CLEANING PRODUCTS
MARCH, 1995
Prepared for:
The Soap and Detergent Association
NEW YORK: 900 West Shore Road, Port Washington, New York 11050-0402/516-625-0700
CHICAGO: 1300 West Higgins Rood, Pork Ridge, Illinois 60068-5798/708-692-6700
CINCINNATI: 250 East Fifth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202/513-762-7627
HOUSTON: 820 Gessner, Suite 830, Houston, Texas 77024/713-464-5409…
THE NPD GROUP, INC
C U S T O M & S Y N D I C A T E D R E S E A R C H
CONSUMER DISPOSAL OF
HOUSEHOLD CLEANING PRODUCTS
MARCH, 1995
Prepared for:
The Soap and Detergent Association
NEW YORK: 900 West Shore Road, Port Washington, New York 11050-0402/516-625-0700
CHICAGO: 1300 West Higgins Rood, Pork Ridge, Illinois 60068-5798/708-692-6700
CINCINNATI: 250 East Fifth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202/513-762-7627
HOUSTON: 820 Gessner, Suite 830, Houston, Texas 77024/713-464-5409…
Handing Germs to Friends is Not a Nice Gesture!
It’s important for everyone – especially kids – to be aware that unwashed hands can add up to lots of germs (and illnesses) for family, friends, neighbors – and even unsuspecting strangers!
Remind kids of the many people they come in contact with in a given day – such as:
Classmates and teachers at school
Children they babysit for, or fellow workers at afterschool jobs
Friends, families and relatives they visit…
Grout is generally porous and white or light colored and can get dirty or discolored quickly. Get it clean with a little chemistry and a bit of elbow grease.
First off, you'll want to use an alkaline cleaner. Grout is primarily cement and can be dissolved by acids. Over time, an acidic cleaner may require you to re-grout sooner than intended.
How do you know if your cleaner will do the trick? Typically the product label will tell you the surfaces it works on. Or, if it…