Enhanced Sustainability and Cost Reducing Disinfectant Wipe Innovation

Today, the vast majority of hospital disinfectant wipes are made with synthetic, plastic fibers and take hundreds of years to break down in landfills. The number of single-use, plastic disinfectant wipes used by North American healthcare facilities every year could circle the Earth approximately 58 times.¹ The Ecolab® Disinfectant 1 Wipe is the first EPA-registered², 1-minute hospital disinfection wipe that is 100% plastic-free³ and readily degradable, made with substrate derived 100% from wood pulp fibers. During a 4-week comparative study in the OR, one facility demonstrated a 60% reduction in wipes used with Ecolab® Disinfectant 1 Wipe vs the leading alcohol-based wipe— reducing both single use plastic waste and costs associated with disinfectant wipes.⁴

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_{(1) 2023 DRG data and internal calculations used to determine total wipe volume; (2) Disinfectant 1 Wipe, EPA Reg. No. 1677-263, refer to product label for use directions; (3) Wipe substrate is 100% plastic-free. Soft pack packaging comprised of plastic. Represents a 90%+ reduction in total plastic compared to the total plastic mass of a wipe canister containing 160 plastic wipes.; (4) Research conducted over a 4-week period in the OR of an ambulatory surgery center demonstrated a reduction in wipes used when compared to the market leading alcohol-based wipe. Actual results will vary based on operating conditions. Ecolab research available upon request.}