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Consumers Agree That Cleanliness Matters As cold and flu season approaches, 81% of Americans are concerned about cleanliness in offices and retail businesses. American Cleaning Institute Offers Updated Free Resource to Help Keep Employees, Customers Healthy and Safe. The American Cleaning Institute (ACI), the trade association for the cleaning product supply chain, announces the launch of “Clean Means Business: A Guide for Healthy Workspaces,” a free…
Q. When you first moved to college, how prepared were you for cleaning on your own? 28% said completely prepared 35% said very prepared 28% said somewhat prepared 6% said not very prepared 3% said not at all prepared Q. Which of the following, if any, are preventing you from keeping your dorm or room clean? 53% said lack of motivation 50% said lack of time 19% said roommate(s) get in the way 15% said they don’t have the cleaning supplies they need 9% said…
1. Derivation of Hazard Quotient Risks were characterized using the HQ approach (Nabholz 1991). HQs can be used to characterize the probability of adverse effects to ecological receptors and often focuses on phylogenetic groups (e.g., algae, invertebrates, and fish). HQs are defined as the quotient of the PECs and PNECs: 𝐻𝑄 = 𝑃𝐸𝐶 𝑃𝑁𝐸𝐶 If a PEC is less than a PNEC the likelihood that an organism will be impacted by the ingredient is low. In contrast, the assumption that an…
This meeting provides an opportunity for industry leaders to network as they discuss core legislative, regulatory, international, sustainability and outreach issues in the cleaning products arena.  There is no registration fee for the meeting; however, registration is required. All members participating in a committee meeting must register using their ACI Members Only Website (MOW) account.  In addition, you'll get updates on the ongoing work being done by our expert…
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 Conservation and Recovery, regarding the Solid Waste…
Regular maintenance and the occasional deep clean can help your door mats last longer, look better and effectively trap dirt before it gets inside your home.
This is an ACI Members Only webinar. Members of EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (Matt Tejada) and EPA Smart Sectors (Karen Chu) will provide ACI members with an overview of Environmental Justice. The presentation will include EPA/government's reason for addressing EJ issues, the role industry can play and where industry can help advance this administration's environmental justice goals. Wed, 12/06/2023 - 13:00…
This is a members-only webinar.  Please join Paul Kearns, sustainable packaging director, and Natalie Hojell, senior consultant-resource recovery & waste, to discuss the ever-changing landscape of packaging recycling in the US. In this informative session they will discuss the factors that define recyclability including collection, sortation, reprocessing, and end markets. They will also review the potential impact of packaging EPR on the recycling system in…
Part of ACI’s Sustainability Goal to Value Nature ACI’s Committed to Supporting Our Members Reach This Ambition Cleaning Products Industry is Committed to Sustainability As part of the cleaning product supply chain’s commitment to a more circular economy, the American Cleaning Institute announced a new roadmap for sustainable packaging. ACI’s ambition for the industry is for all cleaning product packaging to be circular. The roadmap for reaching this ambition includes a drive towards…
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,…