Did you know, when it comes to ready-to-use disinfectants in healthcare, the wipe, not the packaging, is the main source of plastic2? In canisters, disinfecting wipes account for 58% of the total plastic2, while in refill bags they’re 94%2. Each year, North American healthcare facilities use enough plastic disinfecting wipes to circle the globe 58 times3.
Ecolab’s Disinfectant 1 Wipe is different! Made from wood pulp fibers, this is the first EPA-registered wipe that combines a 1-minute contact time1 with a 100% plastic-free wipe1.
- Disinfect with less wipes4 – The absorbent wipe provides advanced surface coverage to streamline disinfection with fewer wipes4.
- Disinfect confidently – 1-minute contact time1 and broad-spectrum efficacy against 40+ organisms1.
- Decrease environmental impact – Address the primary source of plastic – the wipe2! Wipe does not contain microplastics.
- Ecolab® Disinfectant 1 Wipe – wipe material is 100% plastic-free, packaging (soft-pack packaging, bucket, refill bag, canister) comprised of plastic. EPA Reg. No. 1677-263. See product label for use directions.
- Of the total plastic produced from disinfecting wipe canisters, 58% comes from the wipe. Calculations and reduction based on a 6” x 6.75” wipe, with 34 gsm substrate, 160 wipes per canister and combined canister and lid mass of 100g. Of the total plastic produced from disinfecting wipe refill bags, 94% comes from the wipe. Total plastic reduction of up to 97% is based on comparison to a commercially available refill bag with XL plastic wipe: 11″ x 12” size wipe, with 34 gsm substrate, 160wipes/refill bag, bag mass of 30 g.
- Based on DRG 2023 healthcare disinfecting wipes sales data at the individual SKU level. Multiplying the total wipes sold by SKU.
- An Ambulatory Surgery Center OR demonstrated a 60% reduction in the number of wipes needed vs. the market leading alcohol-based healthcare disinfectant wipe during a 4-week study. Actual results will vary based on operating conditions.
