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Q. What is the history of spring cleaning?A. Spring cleaning has been around since ancient times. Cleansing the home, particularly the kitchen, is part of the Jewish celebration of Passover involving removing any traces of leavened bread products. Many cultures have long celebrated this season with tidying up, including Catholics cleaning the church altar and their homes as part of Holy Week. It has traditionally been a time of renewal, when the home as well as the mind can be reduced of…
However long it takes you, ACI has a few suggestions for addressing the ABCs of spring cleaning.A is for Asthma and Allergy TriggersDuring this challenging winter, many of us were snowed in with our pets whose dander is one of the most common triggers. Compound that with a few months of everyday dust and the tiniest unwelcome guests who seek shelter in our homes during cold weather, and it’s time to do away with the "A."Have an allergen control plan. Clean one room at…
Strategies for Cleaning Success
Did you ever think about how the spring-cleaning ritual developed? Before the advent of electricity and a host of other modern conveniences, homes were heated with coal, oil and/or wood, and lit by gas or candlelight. Soot and grime were the natural companions of winter. Once spring arrived, the doors were thrown open, and everything – rugs, furniture, cupboards, curtains and more – was aired out, cleaned out, swept out and scrubbed out.…
Did you ever think about how the spring-cleaning ritual developed? Before the advent of electricity and a host of other modern conveniences, homes were heated with coal, oil and/or wood, and lit by gas or candlelight. Soot and grime were the natural companions of winter. Once spring arrived, the doors were thrown open, and everything – rugs, furniture, cupboards, curtains and more – was aired out, cleaned out, swept out and scrubbed out.Although today's centrally heated…
In November, ACI met with many of the 1,300 Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Members and Advisers attending FCCLA’s 2017 National Cluster Meeting in Washington, DC. ACI presented a workshop for over 250 attendees and shared hand hygiene educational materials at the exhibit table.
The workshop focused the impact that good hand hygiene habits has on student health. It also included information about the Healthy…
Clear definitions, compliance safeguards, and technical refinements needed for regulatory certainty and equity
Industry making great strides to remain in compliance while continuing to provide effective and safe products
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) submitted comments to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) regarding the agency’s proposed 1,4-Dioxane limits for household cleansing, personal care, and cosmetic…
Global Business-to-Business Meeting for the Cleaning Product Supply Chain Slated for Feb. 2-6, 2026, in Orlando, FLAmerican Cleaning Institute Will Celebrate 100 Years of Clean, Set the Stage for the Future of the Cleaning Industry Registration is open for the 2026 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Annual Meeting and Industry Convention, Feb. 2-6, 2026, at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, FL.The ACI Convention provides an exclusive forum…
Experienced Environmental Scientist Appointed to New Role at Leading Cleaning Product Trade Group
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) announced the appointment of Nathan Sell as Senior Director, Sustainability.
In this role, Mr. Sell will be responsible for leading, developing, and executing all facets of the ACI sustainability program, which began with an initial set of aspirational principles in 2004 and has evolved into a series of initiatives promoting…