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Designed to Support Personnel in K-12 Schools and Early Care Education
Schools play a central role in slowing the spread of diseases in communities by providing healthy, safe, and supportive learning environments for students. To support these efforts, the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) is hosting a webinar covering best practices and key prevention strategies to keep students, staff, and school communities healthy.
The free webinar, “Clean Hands and…
ACI member sustainability challenge contributes to nonprofit bringing clean water into underserved communities
For the second year, the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) led social media challenge, ‘Our Future is Clean,’ highlighted the sustainability efforts across the cleaning products industry. The challenge kicked off on September 17 in coordination with Climate Week and ran through October 31.
To participate, member companies and their staff posted on…
Labeling program directed to consumers, favored by many retailers
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) joined a diverse coalition of nearly 60 manufacturers and organizations asking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to restore the Safer Choice Program.
A letter was sent February 5 to EPA Acting Administrator Jane Nishida, voicing “strong support” for the program “as well as our concern for its long-term viability.”
The Safer Choice Program allows companies to get…
PVA stands for Polyvinyl Alcohol. It is an ingredient used in many products, including medication and cleaning products. Liquid Laundry Packets (LLPs) and dishwasher packets use PVA to hold in concentrated laundry detergent liquid and be flexible and water resistant when packaged. Then, the film then becomes soluble in washing and biodegrades when it goes down the drain.
PVA Biodegradability…
Cleaning for GuestsQ. When you have a guest coming over, do you do any of the following to clean your home for them?71% Clean surfaces visible to guests64% Empty trash57% Use a fragrance to make the space smell nice (e.g., use an air freshener, light a scented candle)44% Disinfect high-touch objects (light switches, doorknobs)34% Shove items into a closet or spare room34% Clean surfaces not visible to guests22% Other cleaning9% I don't do anything to clean for…
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…
2018 ACI National Cleaning Survey Results: Spring Cleaning Data
Q. How often, if ever, do you or someone in your household engage in spring cleaning?
76% Every year (among Millennials 73%)
8% Every other year (among Millennials 10%)
7% Every few years (among Millennials 9%)
3% Less often than every few years (among Millennials 5%)
6% I never spring clean (among Millennials 4%)
91 percent of Americans and 96 percent of Millennials…
A STEM classroom activity with an online resource.
Have you ever thought about what soap is? This slippery, sudsy stuff we use every day does its job without us thinking much about it. We know it makes the world cleaner but do you know what makes soap soap? If you want to explore these questions, we invite you to check out "Exploration Clean". Exploration Clean is an Interactive Online Resource to help students (and adults) understand the science and engineering…
As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to make updates to its Safer Choice Standards, the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) expressed support but is seeking modifications to what EPA is proposing.
The proposed updates to Safer Choice are the first since 2015. Many ACI member companies participate in the program, whose aim is to help consumers, businesses, and purchasers find products that perform and contain ingredients that are safer for human health and the…
It’s hard to believe that, in our homes, we have up to 15 different hard surface types! Get all the answers to cleaning different kinds of ceramic (tile and cooktops), glass (mirrors, windows, shower doors), acrylic (bathtubs and home décor) and so much more.