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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…
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) launched a redesigned website for the Cold Water Saves initiative, a joint effort of ACI and The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) to promote the power of cold water washing.
Originally launched in 2016, Cold Water Saves aims at increasing the number of laundry loads that are done on cold as compared to hot, since 90% of the energy used to wash clothes goes to heating the water. With today’s laundry technologies, both in detergents and…
ACI Distinguished Paper Award Presented at AOCS Annual Meeting
Research that could help improve micelle sizing and partitioning studies using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) has been recognized as the best paper published in 2020 in the Journal of Surfactants & Detergents.
The authors were recognized during the 2021 American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) Annual Meeting, held virtually May 3-14.
The Distinguished Paper Award is an annual honor presented by the American …
ACI Supports Risk-Based, Timely Approach Grounded in ScienceTSCA Modernization Would Streamline New Chemical Review Process, Allow for More InnovationThe House Energy and Commerce Committee leadership has introduced legislation to reauthorize the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ability to collect administrative fees for chemical reviews under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) while proposing additional new changes to the statute.With TSCA changes top of mind in the House, the…
What is soap and how does it work?
The sudsy stuff we use every day of our lives is a mystery to most of us. But behind our cleaning products is an array of scientific data and information. This science and chemistry helps to ensure our products work and are safe for you and your family to use. The resources below will walk through what it means to be clean and how the cleaning process works. For more information and activities, we encourage…
There are two key strategies you can try for getting your children on board with chores. Keep it simple … and challenge them to be part of the solution.
Start by creating a Chore Chart in a central location. Try a chalkboard, bulletin board, or basic sheet of paper set up in a grid: columns for days of week, and rows for family members. Scratch paper with pushpins or reusable Post-its®sticky-notes are great tools – involve the kids by having them write one chore per slip of…
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Estos cuentan con detergente concentrado en un plástico soluble en agua, lo que ofrece una solución de lavado simple y sostenible. Hacen que lavar la ropa sea más fácil, pero, como con todos los productos de limpieza, deben almacenarse adecuadamente para ayudar a prevenir accidentes en el hogar.
SIEMPRE mantén los paquetes de…
Research that could be used to inform surfactant formulation has been recognized as the best paper published in 2024 in the Journal of Surfactants and Detergents.The authors are being recognized during the 2025 American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) Annual Meeting, held April 27 to 30, at the Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon.The Distinguished Paper Award is an annual honor presented by the American Cleaning Institute® (ACI). The authors of the research include Sini…
ACI Submits Comments to FTC on Key Environmental Claims
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to bring greater clarity on its enforcement of environmental marketing claims which will allow “consumers to make better informed purchasing decisions” going forward.
In comments submitted to the FTC on proposed revisions to the agency’s Guides for the Use of Environmental Marking Claims (“Green Guides”), ACI called for “more frequent…
ACI Distinguished Paper Award Presented at AOCS Annual Meeting
Findings can be Used for Screening and Development of New Detergents
Research that could be used for screening and developing new detergents based on biomimetic membranes has been recognized as the best paper published in 2021 in the Journal of Surfactants and Detergents.
The authors were recognized during the 2022 American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) Annual Meeting, held May 1-4 in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Distinguished Paper…