How Eligible Used Cleaning Supplies Can Become Alternative Fuel
ACCESSWIRE•27/10/2026•09:30 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤Kimberly-Clark Professional launches Thrive Sustainability Services for eligible used cleaning supplies
- ➤Thrive converts qualifying wipes, plastic dispensers and skincare cartridges into alternative fuel
- ➤Thrive provides site-specific tracking and monthly reporting on pounds diverted from landfill
- ➤U.S. cement kilns use alternative fuel for about 15% of energy demand
- ➤Nearly 60% of manufacturing executives call sustainability essential to future competitiveness
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / October 27, 2026 / What happens to used wipes, dispensers and skin care cartridges after they leave your facility? For many organizations, the answer is simple: they end up in landfill, which adds up quickly. More than 146 million tons of U.S. municipal solid waste goes to landfills each year, and landfill capacity remains a concern in some parts of the country.(¹)
As organizations work toward waste reduction and landfill diversion goals, facility leaders are taking a closer look at materials that have traditionally been difficult to address after use. Used cleaning supplies are one example.
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