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Choosing the Right Sorbents for Your Spill Containment
Leakages and spills in the workplace can have severe repercussions for employees and the environment. In industrial applications, spill prevention procedures are essential, particularly when …
Who’d Fall for That?
Some people are naturally graceful. They seem to float down the street, barely touching the ground. Maybe they’re a dancer. Or just sharp-eyed. But others …
Don’t Take Our Word for It…
Impact Absorbents has been helping businesses of every size and industry for more than 30 years. As we enter a new year, we thought we’d …
Safety Culture: Appropriate It!
There’s youth culture. Yogurt culture. Kombucha culture. And the various cultures of other countries and peoples, which are sometimes “misappropriated”. But one type of culture …
Unmarketable: Wet Floors in a Busy Store
You’ve survived the holidays. Congratulations. Now it’s time to restock those shelves and power up 2023. You have a new marketing campaign ready to roll …
A Swift Solution for Spill Clean Up Going Into 2023
Whether or not you’re a Taylor Swift fan, she wrote a song that’s appropriate for a lot of folks come January 1st: New Year’s Day. In …
Beyond Boxing Day: Everyday Spill Solutions
In the UK, December 26th is known as Boxing Day. But it has nothing to do with the sport known as boxing. Instead, it’s a day …
It’s So Dusty In Here: Swap Out Silica for Spill Hero!
Silica is a supplement ingredient known for helping to create beautiful hair, nails and skin. But you don’t want to breathe it. Crystalline silica dust, …
Stand Tall and End That Spill with Ease!
Many people have trouble with their knees and hips these days. Whether they were athletes in high school, or their joints and bones bother them …
Eating Season
Our lives are governed by the seasons: it would be odd (not to mention chilly) to walk around in shorts and tank tops in November. …
Oil In A Day’s Work
You know how annoying oil can be. Especially when it’s on your favorite blouse and not just your salad. Running around trying to find stain …
Cone Heads
If you were a fan of the old Saturday Night Live (since rebranded by its initials, SNL), you may recall a recurring skit featuring a …
Remains of the Day
Our annual time travel adventure takes place on Sunday, November 6th, when we set our clocks back and get to re-live an hour. It’s like …
Triple-dip La Nina: It’s Going to be a Cold, Wet Winter
Sometimes dipping is good, such as with ice cream: a triple-dip cone might allow a child to enjoy his or her favorite flavors all together, …
Water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink
Jackson, Mississippi was under siege in September, as a series of torrential rains flooded the city’s water treatment facility, rendering the water unpotable. In the rule …
How to Keep Arkansas Beautiful
You may have heard that Impact Absorbents has a beautiful new manufacturing and distribution facility in Benton, Arkansas. So we’re more committed than ever to keeping …
MIlestone:Happy 30th Birthday to Us!
October signals Impact Absorbents’ 30th anniversary! You know that timeworn adage, about not trusting anyone over 30? We’re turning that old slogan on its ear. Here’s …
The “Tiny” Spill Clean Up Movement
You’ve likely heard of tiny houses. People buy them or build them from a kit, and use them as granny units, for a nomadic lifestyle …
The Cat’s Pajamas (Or, Say Nay to Clay)
Do you ever wonder where some unusual expressions come from? One that’s not common today, but likely was in your grandparents’ time, is “the cat’s …
Hello, Arkansas!
The 42nd president of the United States hailed from Arkansas. So did Maya Angelou, the multi-award winning poet, author, actress and singer who read her …
A Greener Marina
Ah, the wild blue waterways. What a wonderful way to spend a summer day, especially when it’s 90º (or more) outside. And if you own …
Hot Fun in the Summertime
When Sly and the Family Stone sang about Hot Fun in the Summertime, it was a different world. There weren’t nearly as many triple-digit days …
Chemical Reaction? Here’s How to Stay Safe
Many years ago, an agrochemical company created a commercial that proclaimed, “Without chemicals, life itself would be impossible.” While it’s true that all life is …
COVID Wind Down: What Does It Mean for Your Business?
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” wrote Charles Dickens in A Tale of Two Cities. This often-quoted catchphrase certainly …
Come Up to Our Pad
You might think that’s a somewhat suggestive headline, and you’d be right: we’re suggesting you move up to Impact Absorbents’ premium spill containment pads to …
Cookin’ Good: How to Beat the FOG
It’s hot; maybe humid, depending in where you dwell, and nobody wants to cook. Except restaurateurs, for whom food is bread and butter, in a …
Why the Ground Can Be A Dangerous Place
Summer seems like a relatively benign season. No icy roads, snow or hail, and in many places, not even any rain. Unless you live some …
What To Do On Summer Break
School may not have been live and in person for very long this year, but that doesn’t mean kids aren’t as happy as always to …
Safe Harbor
What does it take to stay safe in the water? As a child, it probably meant a cute flotation device — along with the watchful …
Take A Deep Breath
If there’s one thing we’re enjoying this spring, it’s breathing. Without masks. In some places. The mask mandates surge and ebb, depending on what the …
