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The sniff test may tell you if you wore enough deodorant, but does not always work when deciding if you need to wash your clothes. What you do, the fabric type, the wear and the weather can play a deciding factor. The American Cleaning Institute offers these tips to help determine if it’s time to wash those bed sheets, jeans, shirts, socks and underwear.
Bed sheets should be washed at least every two weeks, more often if you sweat a lot at…
Clean water is a critical element of cleaning.
The vast majority of water on Earth’s surface, over 96%, is saline water in the oceans (USGS). Which means, even though water is plentiful there are limited resources of fresh water to relay on. Beyond cleaning, we also need water to drink and to grow food. The average household may use 88,000 gallons of water per year (REU2016). Within your home, faucets and clothes washers make up a…
Findings Indicate that a European Model for Predicting Environmental Concentrations for Alkyl Sulfates is Overly Conservative
Article Published in Environmental Sciences Europe
A European Union model used to predict the environmental exposure of a major detergent ingredient is overly conservative and “significantly overestimates” effluent concentrations, new research shows.
A study co-authored by the American Cleaning Institute (ACI), “Comparing the European Union System…
University of Delaware Distinguished Professor Honored with Glycerine Innovation AwardHonor from American Cleaning Institute, Clean Fuels Alliance America Recognizes Innovative Glycerine-Based Lignin Deconstruction ProcessAn innovative glycerine-based lignin deconstruction process – which has enhanced biorefinery economics - is being honored with the 2025 Glycerine Innovation Award.This year’s recipient is Dr. Thomas H. Epps, III, Allan & Myra Ferguson Distinguished…
Spanish Researcher Honored with Glycerine Innovation Award
Honor from American Cleaning Institute, Clean Fuels Alliance America Recognizes Research for New Uses of Glycerine
Research efforts in the development of innovative strategies for upgrading bioglycerol are being honored with the 2024 Glycerine Innovation Award.
This year’s recipient is Dr. Mohamed El Doukkali, Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Sultan Moulay Slimane (Morocco). The yearly honor is…
Phosphate
W. Lange
1971
This week is National Poison Prevention Week and we are raising awareness about the precautions to take now to help create a safe environment year-round.
Inaugural two-day event addressed EPA priorities, sustainability, extended producer responsibility, procurement and consumer-driven innovationWASHINGTON, D.C. – June 17, 2026 – The American Cleaning Institute’s (ACI) initial Spark Summit provided leaders from ACI member companies with ideas, tools and connections to help them navigate the regulatory, sustainability and consumer trends reshaping the cleaning products industry.Held June 11-12 in Cincinnati, OH,…
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Zhen Wanga, Dan Dinha, W. Casan Scott, E. Spencer Williams, Michael Ciarlo, Paul DeLeo, Bryan W. Brooks
2019
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) today announced that its President and CEO, Melissa Hockstad, will step down from her position to lead the Consumer Brands Association. Hockstad joined ACI in January 2017 and has led the association for the last eight years. ACI has announced that it will initiate a search to identify a new leader.
Under Hockstad’s leadership, ACI experienced a transformative period of innovation and strategic growth. Her tenure saw the successful…