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Q. My New Year’s resolution is to stop smoking. But how can I make my rugs, furniture and draperies stop smelling like cigarettes?
A. Open up the windows and let the fresh air in. For items like throw blankets, pillow covers and curtains that can be laundered, wash them or take them to the drycleaners. Vacuum the floor and carpet, window treatments, upholstery and lamp shades. Then spray fabric refresher on all the fabric surfaces. Smooth surfaces, such as mirrors, floors and wood furniture,…
ACI makes appeal to Pinterest to help promote safe liquid laundry packet storage: “Safety Over Style”
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Learn More About ACI’s Store Not Décor Efforts
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) is urging popular social media platforms to help combat the spread of unsafe cleaning product storage trends that can put families at risk. ACI’s initial appeal is to Pinterest due to the large number of potentially hazardous laundry room home…
21 January 2021
Emily Dominiak
Project Lead
Bureau of Waste Reduction and Recycling
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-7253
(via email: 1-4D.HCPCCproducts@dec.ny.gov)
RE: 1,4-Dioxane Limits for Household Cleansing, Personal Care, and Cosmetic Products
Dear Ms. Dominiak:
The American Cleaning Institute® (ACI)1 is pleased to provide the following comments regarding
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (NYS DEC’s) implementation…
The U.S. cleaning product industry’s second biennial sustainability report showcases continual adoption of sustainability practices within the cleaning products supply chain. The report details environmental metrics collected from 24 ACI member companies in four key areas: energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, water use and solid waste generation, all of which show overall decreases in impact. It also highlights how the ACI and its members have played roles in…
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.
Ecolab, a recognized global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions, is helping combat climate change in its own operations and in its…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Brian Sansoni, American Cleaning Institute, 202.662.2517 or
bsansoni@cleaninginstitute.org
American Cleaning Institute Statement –
Bipartisan Agreement to Modernize TSCA
Washington, DC, May 19, 2016 – The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) released the following
statement from Ernie Rosenberg, ACI President & CEO, on a bipartisan agreement in Congress
to enact legislation…
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 and
technology…
If you’re cleaning and still seeing cloudy spots on your glassware, you probably have hard water. As with most stains, the longer it sits, the more difficult it is to remove. There are cleaning products that can help remove the mineral buildup from surfaces or run dishes through the dishwasher again, this time using a rinsing agent. It can also help to increase the amount of detergent used a bit. On surfaces, look for a cleaning…
Chemistry in Question is a By-Product of Manufacturing Processes, Not Intentionally Added to Detergents, Cleaning Products
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) used “outdated, very limited data” to rapidly conclude that there are ‘unreasonable risks’ from 1,4-dioxane as a byproduct, according to comments submitted by the American Cleaning Institute (ACI).
1,4-Dioxane is a byproduct of manufacturing processes for some surfactants (the workhorse…
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) has enhanced and expanded its “Exploration Clean” online experience to further help teach middle-school students the science and chemistry behind cleaning. New features include:
A new, interactive surfactant game – "Get the Dirt"
Updated Science of Soap ebook
Ingredients reimagined as Characters of the Cleaning Court
This site relaunch is the next step in building educational modules for…