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People don't typically dispose of cleaning products - they use them up. Empty packages can then be recycled or discarded with other household waste. Unused amounts of cleaning products can generally be safely disposed of down the drain or in the trash. That's not the case with all products found around the home. For those products that do require special handling, such as solvent-based paints, used motor oil and certain pesticides, household hazardous waste collection programs are an…
July 11, 2019
There are so many cleaning products out there. How do you pick the best one for your and your family? The best cleaning product is the one that will be used, so the most important thing is that it works for what you need it for. If a product isn’t working, try something else. Not sure what to choose? The label has a lot of good information that can help. See our guide on reading a label for more information. One place to look on the label as a starting point is at the product certification…
July 22, 2021
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. IFF is taking on climate change with a multi-pronged strategy to minimize its carbon footprint and with the ambition to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040. Simultaneously,…
September 19, 2023
st.atus of water euarity and point & Non-point sourcePollution in the Southeastern United States by sidney J. curran, paur J. DeFrahcisco, Andrew c. Reirly, and Nicholas L. Clesceri Nicholas t. Clesceri & AssociatesEnvironmental Engineers and ConsultantsLake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing, Ny IZ}J 4 Prepared for: The Soap & Detergent Association 475 Pank Ar/enue, South New York, Ny LO016 September 3, 1985 CONTENTS EXECUTTVE SUMMARY Page . vii INTRODUCTION A. Background B…
Chemical Properties and Introduction This booklet is the second in a series, the first being "Physical Properties of Glycerine and its Solutions," published in 1963. Together, they present the more important available data on this versatile chemical compound. One of the significant things about glycerine is the scientific background which history has contributed to its properties and reactions - extending over far more years and into more obscure corners of research…
GS.06.51264 Surfactant Analysis for SDA Sediment Taskforce Study Surfactant Analysis for SDA Sediment Taskforce Study by Martin A Selby GS.06.51264 CONFIDENTIAL This document is made available subject to the condition that the recipient will neither use nor disclose the contents except as agreed in writing with the copyright owner. Neither the whole nor any part of this document may be reproduced or…
GS.06.51264 Surfactant Analysis for SDA Sediment Taskforce Study GS.06.51264 Shell Global Solutions is a trading style used by a network of technology companies of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group. Surfactant Analysis for SDA Sediment Taskforce Study By Martin A Selby ©2006 The Soap and Detergent Association. ®All Rights Reserved This document is made available subject to the condition that the recipient will neither use nor…
Title Analysis of Interstitial Water and Sediment for Surfactants by Liquid Chromatography/ Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS) Final Report For The Soap and Detergent Association 1500 K Street, NW Suite 300 Washington, D.C. 20005 MRI Project No. 310428 May 5, 2004 Midw est Research Institute • 425 Volker Boulevard • Kansas City, Missouri 6411 0-2299 Preface The following report presents results from the analysis of aqueous and sediment samples from three sampling events that…
Fraunhofer Inst¡tut Molekularbiologie und Angewandte Oekologie Study Report Daphnia magna, reproduction test in closed vessels following OECD 211 Cro Fatty alcohol GLP-Code of Testing Facility: SDA-00514-21 Sponsor The Soap and Detergent Association Technical & | nternational Affairs 1500 K Street, N.W., Suite 300 Washington, D.C., 20005, USA Hans Sanderson, PhD Director Environmental Safety Study Monitor Scott Belanger, PhD The Procter & Gamble Company 11810 East Miami River Rd…
The origins of personal cleanliness date back to prehistoric times. Since water is essential for life, the earliest people lived near water and knew something about its cleansing properties - at the very least that it rinsed mud off their hands! Fast forward to the Seventh Century when soap making was an established craft in Europe. Soap maker guilds guarded their trade secrets very closely. Vegetable and animal oils were used with ashes of plants, along with fragrances to enhance the cleaning…
February 8, 2019