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To be sustainable, we must meet our current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. As an industry, we are striving to optimize use of our planet’s resources across all phases of a product’s lifecycle. In order to achieve this, we must pay particular attention to the water and energy we use and the waste we generate as a result of creating cleaning products.
The product packaging is critical in allowing your cleaning…
Q: This holiday season, I’ll be hosting several overnight guests from out of town. Do you have any tips for getting my home and guest room ready?
Having guests for the holidays is a great excuse to spruce up your home. Focus first on the bedrooms, bathrooms, and other shared spaces. Here are my top ten tips for preparing your home for guests.
Put mats and throw rugs in all entryways. This will help prevent dirt from being tracked into your home.
Keep a…
Proper storage of all cleaning products is a daily practice that can help prevent accidents in the home. In particular, liquid laundry packets need to be used and stored as directed and kept out of reach of children.
As liquid laundry packets came onto the market, sales greatly increased due to the ease and convenience of use. In 2015, a multi-stakeholder group gathered to develop a safety standard for these products. Safety measures…
Kitchen Knives
A rule of thumb in safe food preparation is to be sure you don’t cut raw meat, poultry or fish on the same surface without thoroughly cleaning it between uses. The same is true for your knife. Wash your knife with dish soap and hot water after each use. Rinse with clear water. Air-dry or pat dry with clean paper towels.
Typically you should wash hollow-handled knives by hand
Handle kitchen knives carefully by their handles; don’t pile them…
Cleaning products play an essential role in daily life. They can remove dirt and stains from our clothes, dried on food from our dishes, and even germs from our hands! Let’s learn more about the chemistry that makes this happen.
What Is Cleaning?
Cleaning is the process of taking something dirty—like your kitchen counter—and removing dirt, grease, and grime found on it. When we clean, we leave things…
There’s no doubt about it: not only can clutter accumulate in your home, but it can seem to build up in your brain too. The more "stuff" that accumulates, the more daunting it can be to clean around it. And what’s more, the idea of purging your possessions can sometimes feel insurmountable. But reducing general clutter can be liberating and bring a breath of fresh air wafting through your living space. Here are some tips for paring down – which not only leave you with…
New data released through the standards-setting body ASTM International show a substantial decline in the rate of young children’s exposures associated with liquid laundry packets.
This shows the interventions are working. Progress has been made, yet there is more work to be done.
An ASTM subcommittee, which met June 12 in Washington, D.C., reviewed data collected from 2017.
The December 2015 publication of ASTM's liquid laundry packets voluntary safety…