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Outcomes of negligible environmental risk mean consumers can feel confident about the safety of these ingredients going down the drain.
Results were consistent with assessments by authoritative bodies around the world.
Newly published research indicates that an important ingredient used in detergents and cleaning products poses a low ecological risk to waterways.
The study, “Environmental risk assessment of polycarboxylate polymers used in cleaning products in the United States,” is published…
June 16, 2020
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 improving product safety and…
February 8, 2019
The ACI Annual Meeting & Industry Convention (ACI Convention) is the industry’s premiere event for business-to-business networking. You won’t want to miss the largest ACI networking opportunity of the year!
This event is held each year in Orlando, Florida at the end of January and brings together hundreds of cleaning product producers and their supply chain partners. Highlights include a key note presentation, consumer panel, technology showcase and an issues panel discussing the…
December 6, 2018
Understanding and improving the environmental performance of the industry is a key priority for the American Cleaning Institute. As an essential step to reaching this goal, ACI began tracking industry-wide data on member facility operations in 2009 and reported results publicly in our first biennial Sustainability Report in 2011. Since then, ACI has published five reports showcasing our industry work in sustainability and continues to showcase the important sustainability work being done by the…
February 4, 2019
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) praised steps taken by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allow consumers to more easily access information about ingredients in antimicrobial pesticide products, such as disinfectants.
EPA announced that “consumers will be able to view inert ingredients for certain products by following a QR code or website link included on a product’s label. An inert ingredient is any substance other than an active ingredient that is intentionally included in a…
December 11, 2020
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 PM EDT.
The event is designed to address the cleaning concerns…
September 12, 2022
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) released the following statement on the election of former Vice President Joseph Biden to be the 46th President of the United States, quoting Melissa Hockstad, ACI President & CEO:
“We congratulate Vice President Biden and Senator Harris on their election as the next President and Vice President of the United States of America.
“The American Cleaning Institute, representing the cleaning product supply chain, looks forward to working with the new…
November 9, 2020
Free Webinar for Parents and Teachers on December 8, 2020 at Noon EST
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) is partnering with the National Parent Teachers Association (PTA) to sponsor and moderate a December 8 panel discussion on the challenges schools and families are facing this school year when it comes to staying safe and healthy—and also cleaning, disinfecting and hand hygiene best practices, with actionable advice for school staff and parents.
During the National PTA Learning Lab, join…
December 2, 2020
Coverage of recent studies examining the increased use of disinfectants during COVID-19 may be sending misleading messages about the products’ safety during a time when they are playing a critical role in public health, according to the American Cleaning Institute (ACI – cleaninginstitute.org).
Among the key ingredients used in many disinfecting products are quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) – “quats” for short.
“Quats are important workhorse chemistries in disinfectant products that have…
August 31, 2020
Here's what the cleaning product supply chain is saying about ingredient communication:
"Consumer education is a key part of achieving empowerment through the “right to understand” principle. Education efforts are designed to reach people where they are and creates awareness of the tools and information available."
- Kristin Cordz, Market Actives, LLC, Chair of ACI's Future Leaders
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"Aligning with ACI's industry priority of chemical…
October 4, 2022