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Here at ACI, we have challenged our members to align their corporate climate strategy and targets with the 1.5°C ambition, which strives to reach net-zero global emissions by 2050. Across the cleaning products industry, companies are taking bold action to limit the global average temperature rise to less than 1.5°C.
Surface active agents, or surfactants, are an important component of laundry and dish detergents because they loosen and remove…
ACI and Good Housekeeping will be partnering again for Discover Cleaning 2022: The Clean, Healthy & Happy Home. It will be a virtual event held on October 26 at 1 PM EDT.
This year’s summit will take a whole-home approach and examine consumer issues, industry innovations and home design and other trends related to kitchen and bathroom cleaning, laundry challenges and maintaining good indoor air quality. Key discussion topics will…
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) and Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) support a recent determination by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that certain consumer products containing the by-product 1,4-dioxane do not present an unreasonable risk of injury to human health or the environment.
On December 10, ACI and HCPA submitted comments and data to the EPA on 1,4-Dioxane; Supplemental Analysis to the…
EPA, Scientists Assert Safety and Biodegradability of Polyvinyl Alcohol Film
ACI Debunks Blueland Marketing Myths with Scientific Facts
NYC Plan to Ban Detergents Using PVA/PVOH “Unnecessary”
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) is addressing misinformation in a corporate marketing and advocacy campaign against laundry and dishwashing detergent pods containing polyvinyl alcohol film (PVA/PVOH), the subject of an effort in New York City to ban the…
The American Cleaning Institute’s (ACI) Communications Team has been recognized as winners in three categories of the MarCom Awards 2023 competition.
ACI’s Class of Clean campaign is a Platinum Winner in the Strategic Communications, Communication Program category. ACI’s influencer work for Class of Clean is a Gold Winner in the Web Based and Social Media Influencer Content Category. ACI’s bilingual laundromat flyer, which is a part of the Packets Up! campaign, is an Honorable…
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…
Tell your story better with economic data
This is an ACI Members Only event.
ACI's latest economic impact report, "An Economic Analysis of the U.S. Cleaning Products Industry," provides a detailed snapshot of the essential nature of the cleaning product supply chain in the year before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
And for the first time, the report demonstrates the economic footprint of the …
ACI Connects at AAFCS About Accident Prevention and Supports Student Service Projects!
The American Cleaning Institute® (ACI) met with more than 700 family and consumer sciences educators about accident prevention in the home during the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences’ (AAFCS) 108th Annual Conference & Expo.
For 44 years, AAFCS has worked with ACI to share educational messages and information related to the safe and proper…
Grout is generally porous and white or light colored and can get dirty or discolored quickly. Get it clean with a little chemistry and a bit of elbow grease.
First off, you'll want to use an alkaline cleaner. Grout is primarily cement and can be dissolved by acids. Over time, an acidic cleaner may require you to re-grout sooner than intended.
How do you know if your cleaner will do the trick? Typically the product label will tell you the surfaces it works on. Or, if it's says it…