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Q: I suspect that our new backyard has some poison ivy. If I wear gloves, long sleeves and long pants to protect me, how do I clean these clothes when I'm finished gardening so I don't spread the poison ivy?
A: You are right to be concerned. Poison ivy produces a resin called urushiol. This resin is the culprit that triggers allergic rash reactions in most people. When it remains on unwashed clothing, it is still active. Avoid touching your clothes with bare hands or…
You teach them to read. You teach them to look both ways before crossing the street … and to be kind to others, and to brush their teeth before bed. But have you taught your kids how to do the dishes?
Cleaning up after oneself is an important life skill – something that every child should learn, not just to endear themselves to future roommates or spouses, but to feel like a contributing member of the family unit. Children may grumble at first, but ultimately…
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 sponges every two to…
Cleaning Products
Bagley, Daniel, Keith A. Booman, Leon H. Bruner, Phillip L. Casterton, Janis Demetrulias, John E. Heinze, J. David Innis, William C. McCormick III, David J. Neun, Arthur S. Rothenstein and Richard I. Sedlak
1994
Los Recursos en Español Brindan Específicas Mejores Prácticas de Higiene a los Empleados, Cuidadores y Niños de Centros de Cuidado Infantil
Descargue el kit de herramientas
El American Cleaning Institute (ACI por sus siglas en inglés) lanzó una versión en español de su kit de herramientas C is for Clean: Building Blocks of Healthy Child Care (L de Limpio: Construyendo con Bloques un Cuidado Infantil Saludable), que brinda recomendaciones permanentes y fáciles de entender…
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.
Ecolab, a recognized global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions, is helping combat climate change in its own operations and in its…
Antimicrobials
Phyllis Fuchsman, Kyle Fetters, Alison O'Connor, Michael Bock, Miranda Henning, Lauren Brown, Igor Mrdjen, Kathleen Stanton
2022
The ACI Annual Meeting & Industry Convention (ACI Convention) is the industry’s premiere event for business-to-business networking. You won’t want to miss the largest ACI networking opportunity of the year!This event is held each year in Orlando, Florida in February and brings together hundreds of cleaning product producers and their supply chain partners. Highlights include a keynote presentation, consumer panel, technology showcase and an issues panel…