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Don’t let the crafty kid messes add to your stresses. The American Cleaning Institute offers these tips for cleaning up after your budding Picasso has finished with arts and crafts. Choose Wisely: Stock your craft closet with washable paints and markers and water-based craft glue. If any of the coloring mediums get on clothes, simply pretreat the stain with a prewash stain remover and toss the soiled items in the wash. Finger Paint Prevention is the key. Use a plastic tablecloth or…
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…
Steve Christenson, who for more than a quarter century held a wide range of leadership roles in both the regulatory affairs and corporate counsel space for Ecolab Inc. and within the cleaning products industry, is the 2023 recipient of the ACI Elva Walker Spillane Distinguished Service Award. Steve recently retired as Ecolab’s Senior Vice President – Global Regulatory Affairs and Associate General Counsel after 26 years at the company. Steve was actively engaged at ACI for…
Congressional Chemistry Caucus Reception to Showcase Innovative ChemistriesAmerican Cleaning Institute Hosts Annual Congressional Fly-In to Discuss Key IssuesThe American Cleaning Institute (ACI) will lead two events May 20-21 on Capitol Hill for member companies to engage congressional offices about key issues critical for the industry to continue to deliver innovative products that allow Americans to live cleaner, healthier lives.The Congressional Chemistry Caucus Reception…
What’s Moving the Needle in the Cleaning Product Supply Chain? Find Out at the 2022 ACI Convention, January 31-February 5 in Orlando, FL Are you interested in innovations that will move the needle in the cleaning product supply chain? Join us during the Innovation Showcase at the 2022 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Annual Meeting & Industry Convention. The Showcase will take place February 2 during ACI’s Convention Week, January 31-February 5 at the Grande Lakes…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the single most important thing we can do to keep from getting sick and spreading illness to others is to wash our hands.How to Wash Your Hands Teaching Handwashing From teaching hand hygiene to preschoolers with Hooray for Handwashing songs and stories to getting students involved in promoting clean hands through the…
Data released at a meeting of the standard setting body ASTM International showed the continuing positive impact of its liquid laundry packets voluntary safety standard. The standard aims to decrease incidents among children under the age of six related to liquid laundry packets. An independent study reported a 61% decrease in incident rates for 2018, compared to 2012-13, and the lowest absolute number of incidents since measurement began in 2012-13, continuing a three-year downward trend…
Leaders from Europe, Japan, India, Australia, Canada, Mexico and Brazil to Address Regional Cleaning Product Supply Chain Challenges ACI Convention Set for Jan. 29-Feb. 2, Orlando, FL Executives from leading trade associations will discuss firsthand the challenges facing their region’s cleaning products supply chain, during the Global Industry Update at the 2024 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Industry Convention. Attendees will learn about the global…