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ACI has a variety of free educational materials available for consumers, teachers, health educators, community leaders and students. All are available in English, but we do have a few in Spanish. We have fact sheets, bookmarks, posters and booklets on a variety of topics including hand hygiene. Publication Catalog You can download publications from ACI's website. View the Publication Catalog for a complete list and links. Check our site frequently for new and updated publications.…
If you have children, there are chores they can do, like cleaning their room, to help pitch in too. Through cleaning, they also learn to be responsible for their things and care for their belongings.
Cleaning product packaging is essential for the safe transportation and storage of products. Fortunately, detergent bottles and many other cleaning product containers are designed to be remade. We need your help close the loop, reducing and eventually eliminating packaging waste. Recycling Steps: Consider product packaging when purchasing. Look for packaging made with recycled material or if it’s designed to be refillable. You might also consider if…
Safe Kids Champion for Children Award recognizes exceptional efforts to protect kids from preventable injuries, the leading cause of death to children in the U.S.  The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) was honored with the Safe Kids Champion for Children Award at the Safe Kids Worldwide International Childhood Injury Prevention Convention (PrevCon) for its outstanding contributions toward preventing childhood injuries. The award recognizes an individual,…
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. Reckitt is combating climate change with ambitious plans to reduce its own carbon footprint and reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040. One way the company is…
Good Picnic Site Stewardship Tips for keeping it clean and pristine A picnic in the park is a true summer pleasure...provided you're not trying to locate a site that's free of someone else's trash. Good stewardship of our parks is everyone's responsibility, even more so now that budget cuts across the nation are affecting park maintenance. Good picnic protocol means leaving the site in pristine condition. All that's required is a…
Video Highlights Product Benefits, Proper Safety Practices for Parents and Caregivers A new animated video released by the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) helps consumers understand the packaging and safety innovations behind a product that helped revolutionize the common laundry routine: liquid laundry packets. For nearly a decade, liquid laundry packets have risen in popularity by offering a simpler and more sustainable solution in the form of pre-measured packets…
Q. Can sponges be sanitized in the microwave? Using the microwave can be risky. Unless the sponge is soaking wet, there is the possibility of starting a fire. In addition, the size of the sponge and the amount of power in the microwave are variables that influence how long you would need to zap it to kill germs. A better way is to soak the sponge for five minutes in a solution of one quart water to three tablespoons of chlorine bleach. Let the sponge air-dry. Replace your…
Spanish Language Resources Arms Child Care Center Employees, Caregivers and Children with Targeted Hygiene Best Practices Download the Toolkit The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) launched a Spanish version of its C is for Clean: Building Blocks of Healthy Child Care Toolkit providing evergreen, easy-to-understand recommendations on disinfecting, cleaning and hygiene protocols to help keep child care centers safe and healthy. The C is for…