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The Cold Water Saves Initiative educates about the benefits of cold water washing, a sustainable action that greatly benefits the environment with little effort on the individual’s part.
What's in it for me?
Save energy.
Save your clothes.
Save the planet.
About 90% of the energy the washing machine uses goes towards heating the water. According to the Sierra Club, every household that switches to cold water washing could eliminate about…
December 6, 2018
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American Cleaning Institute Development of Exposure Assessments Glossary of Functional Classes
Abrasive: Abrasive ingredients are materials that are used to polish, buff, or scour away soils such as dirt and dust. Abrasives can be found in many cleaning products including, but not limited to, pot and pan cleaners, hand wash dish detergents, machine dish detergents, and powder laundry detergents.
Absorbent: Material used to retain other substances…
January 29, 2019
Phosphate
Purchase, Mary E., Carol K. Bering, and Anne L. Lyng
1982
February 27, 2019
Healthy Schools, Healthy People is a joint initiative of the American Cleaning Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This program seeks to improve hand hygiene habits to help prevent the spread of infectious disease and reduce related absenteeism.
From 2003 until 2018, the initiative included a national award program.
Previous Award Recipients…
February 8, 2019
Are you looking for ways to reduce energy and save your clothes while doing laundry? Join us for a 30-minute webinar to learn more about the benefits of cold water washing, a sustainable action that greatly benefits the environment with little effort on the individual’s part.
Wed, 08/30/2017 - 12:30
Wed, 08/30/2017 - 13:00
February 4, 2019
Antimicrobials
Kruszewski, F.H. and Krowka, J.F.
2011
February 27, 2019
Taking care of our schools is a critical priority for our young people to continue to thrive. For everyone, including faculty, nurses, parents/guardians and students to feel supported and confident in their school community, we recognize health and safety is a top priority – and everyone has an important role to play.
The Healthy Schools, Healthy People program is a collaboration of the American Cleaning…
February 4, 2019
Surfactants
Di Toro, Dominic, M., Laura J. Dodge, Vincent C. Hand
1990
February 27, 2019
Antimicrobials
Jones, Rhonda D.
1999
February 27, 2019
Heavy Metals
Jenkins, David and Larry L. Russell
1994
February 27, 2019