Keeping the World Cleaner

From the healthcare spaces where we heal, to the public places we gather and the hands that touch everything in between, we’re helping to prevent the spread of infection and keep people healthy.

Delivering Clean Where it Matters Most

No matter the industry, we find safe, sustainable and easy-to-implement solutions for creating cleaner and healthier environments. From the lab where we study emerging pathogens to the restaurants, hotels, and hospitals we eat, stay, work and heal, Ecolab brings comprehensive, science-based solutions to promote good hygiene in our customers’ operations.

Ecolab Science Certified™ Program​

Ecolab Science Certified™ is a comprehensive, science-based public health and food safety program designed to help give your employees and customers safe confidence that your operations are committed to the highest cleaning and disinfecting practices.

Hygiene Expertise

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Hand Hygiene

Clean hands are safe hands. Learn more about our hand hygiene programs and approach.

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Hygiene and Infection Prevention

Programs and solutions that help keep operating rooms and patient rooms clean and prevent the spread of HAIs.

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End-to-End Hygiene and Decontamination

Solutions and expertise for cleanrooms, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and personal care cosmetics industries.

Emerging Pathogens and Microbial Risks

The germs that cause illness and disease are constantly evolving. Our work to study emerging pathogens helps our customers prepare and respond when issues arise.

By 2030, together with our customers, we aim to help protect 2 billion people from foodborne illnesses and infections.

Our Health Impact in 2025:

1.7 Billion

People protected from foodborne illnesses and infections 
 

15 Million

Patient rooms cleaned

1 Billion

Clean hotel rooms with Ecolab products

Featured Resources

Microbial Risks

Whether you need detailed information about specific organisms of concern, cleaning product advice, or tips for increasing food safety and preventing infection in your facility, we are your trusted source.

Public Health Experts

From the lab where we study emerging pathogens to the restaurants, hotels, and hospitals we eat, stay, work and heal, Ecolab brings comprehensive, science-based solutions to promote good hygiene in our customers’ operations and help prevent the spread of infection.

Clinical Literature and Resources

From guidelines and recommendations, to relevant studies, publications and Heathcare surface compatibility, this resource area is designed to help support best practices in infection prevention.

Get In Touch with Us

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Please Give Us a Call

With unparalleled expertise and cutting-edge technology, we partner with customers to deliver world-class results and optimized operations. Contact us to learn how we can help you.

Ecolab Inc.
1 Ecolab Place
St. Paul, MN 55102

Ecolab Customer Service: 
Phone: +1-800-352-5326

Nalco Water Customer Service
Phone: +1-800-288-0879

Contact Us

If you are an existing Ecolab customer and need to request service, please call +1-800-352-5326 to connect with Customer Service.

Health and Hygiene Solutions 

Learn how Ecolab’s environmental cleaning and hygiene solutions create a clean environment to drive higher compliance rates and healthier, safer environments for customers. 

Our Expertise in Action 

Healthy partnerships creating clean environments with our customers. 

Optimizing safe water at SAP data centers

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Optimizing safe water at SAP data centers

By partnering with Ecolab, SAP is proactively managing the risks associated with the water used at its data centers glob...

Precision Dispensing System for Membranes - Whey Processor

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Precision Dispensing System for Membranes - Whey Processor

The Precision Dispensing System for Membranes helped a whey processing plant in the Pacific Northwest improve worker saf...

Precision Dispensing System for Membranes - Cheese Processing

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Precision Dispensing System for Membranes - Cheese Processing

The Precision Dispensing System for Membranes helped a cheese and whey processing plant in the Midwest improve productiv...

Precision Dispensing System for Membranes Milk Plant

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Precision Dispensing System for Membranes Milk Plant

The Precision Dispensing System for Membranes helped an milk plant in the Midwest improve productivity and save $4M annu...

Ecolab's AquaBatch™ and AquaDrain™ Help Health Care Laundry Protect Patient Safety

March 2, 2026

Ecolab's AquaBatch™ and AquaDrain™ Help Health Care Laundry Protect Patient Safety

Discover how AquaBatch™ and AquaDrain™ helped improve linen quality, reduce contamination risks and support patient safe...

Aerospace Component Manufacturer Achieves Reliability Across Operations

March 2, 2026

Aerospace Component Manufacturer Achieves Reliability Across Operations

Nalco Water helps deliver visibility and reliability throughout the Aerospace and defense manufacturing supply chain. An...

Advancing patient room cleaning compliance with Gillette Children’s Hospital 

March 2, 2026

Advancing patient room cleaning compliance with Gillette Children’s Hospital 

Ecolab partnered with Gillette Children’s to implement its Ecolab Patient Room Program, which helps healthcare environme...

Demonstrating the Power of Safety and Sustainability for a Private Energy Company

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Demonstrating the Power of Safety and Sustainability for a Private Energy Company

As a result of the switch to Purate™ Technology, the quality of the plant’s process water was enhanced, and its biocide ...

Ecolab® CIP IQ™ String Cheese Processing Case Study

March 2, 2026

Ecolab® CIP IQ™ String Cheese Processing Case Study

Ecolab used Ecolab® CIP IQ™ to review the CIP cycles on the line that alerted the team to be out of scope and learned th...

Enhanced Cleaning Results in Cookie Dough Plant - No Water Required

March 2, 2026

Enhanced Cleaning Results in Cookie Dough Plant - No Water Required

See how a leading packaged food processor achieved a 50% reduction in cleaning time and eliminated 100% of process water...

Exelerate™ TUFSOIL Pizza eRoi Case Study

March 2, 2026

Exelerate™ TUFSOIL Pizza eRoi Case Study

The plant management decides to use Exelerate™ TUFSOIL, a ready-to-use heavy duty gel cleaner and degreaser, to tackle t...

Saving and Improving the Ethanol Production Process

March 2, 2026

Saving and Improving the Ethanol Production Process

The application of Nalco Water technology generated significant gains in a sugar cane mill, such as the average reductio...

Exelerate™ TUFSOIL Potato Processing eROI Case Study

March 2, 2026

Exelerate™ TUFSOIL Potato Processing eROI Case Study

Exelerate™ TUFSOIL provides safer and faster application in addition to improved cleaning outcomes in industrial fryer s...