Aurelia Disinfecting Wipes — 100% Biodegradable Cotton, 160 Wipes

What does the registration and the label actually tell a buyer?

A disinfectant is not chosen from a description; it is chosen from a registration and a label, and the same short list of fields does most of the work every time a clinic opens a supplier file. The drug identification number is what ties the product to a Health Canada authorisation and what a purchaser cites on the order and in the infection-control binder. The active ingredient and its concentration are what the safety data sheet has to agree with. The claims printed on the label are the claims the registration supports, and they stop where the label stops. The manufacturer, the product code and the country of manufacture are what make a reorder repeatable, and the distributor's establishment licence number is what a clinic records when the product does not come from the manufacturer directly. Read those fields once, file them, and the next reorder is a one-line check.

How many canisters does a clinic need, and how does a case map to chairs?

Start from the canister, not from the case. One canister holds 160 wipes and one case holds 8 canisters, which is 1,280 wipes. The guidance on this page is that a canister covers about a full month of surface disinfection for a typical treatment room, and that one canister per two chairs is a sensible starting point while a routine is still being established. Multiply that out instead of guessing: a six-chair clinic that starts at one canister per two chairs keeps three canisters in play, so a single case gives those three canisters two full restocks plus two canisters held in reserve. Count the chairs that are actually used, not the chairs on the floor plan, and re-count after the first month, because the honest usage number comes from the empty canisters in the bin rather than from the plan. Where chairs sit in separate rooms, the count follows the room, not the chair, since a canister rarely travels between operatories.

Restocking is one part of the operatory consumable list, not a separate project: the same order cycle usually carries Aurelia patient bibs, 17 × 24 in, 500 per case, so the monthly count is worked out once for everything the chair needs.

What changes about the waste stream when the substrate is cotton?

Biodegradable describes the substrate, not the waste stream, and the two get confused in purchasing conversations. A 100% cotton substrate breaks down after use where a spunbond plastic cloth persists, which is the point of the material. What it does not do is decide where the used wipe goes: a wipe that has picked up blood or another body fluid is handled as clinical waste under the provincial rule, while a wipe used on an intact high-touch surface goes out with general waste, and in Ontario the categories are set out in guideline C-4. Nor is biodegradable the same claim as compostable — a compostable claim needs a named standard and a test behind it, and no compostability claim is made for this product. The practical answer for an operatory protocol is to write the disposal line next to the canister position, so the person holding the wipe does not have to make the decision at the chair. The background on how these terms differ is in our guide to biodegradable, compostable and recyclable medical waste terms.

Product Overview

Disinfecting wipes on a 100% biodegradable cotton substrate — a low-waste way to clean high-touch surfaces, dental chairs, and clinical workstations between patients. Supplied 160 wipes to a pack for everyday surface disinfection in operatories, examination rooms, and long-term care units.

Key Features:

• 160 wipes per pack — a full month of surface disinfection for a typical treatment room
• Ready-to-use disinfectant wipes — supplied in Canada
• 100% biodegradable cotton substrate — break down after use instead of sitting in landfill
• Clinical surface disinfectant — for the surfaces staff touch dozens of times a day
• Convenient pull format — one wipe out, one wipe used, no spray bottles or cloths to launder

Use Cases: dental operatories (chair arms, delivery units, light handles), medical exam rooms, LTC resident rooms, physiotherapy tables, and EMS vehicles.

Common questions: Are these suitable for dental practices? Yes — they are used in Canadian dental clinics for between-patient surface disinfection; follow your provincial regulator's surface-disinfection protocol for contact time. Why does the pack cost more than a plastic-cloth wipe? Cotton costs more than polyester; the trade-off is a substrate that breaks down after use. If you need the plastic-cloth option as well, see our 160-pack disinfecting wipes.

Aurelia disinfecting wipes, Health Canada DIN 02519275. Distributed in Canada by CliniEco Medical. Order single packs or bulk cases: Request a quote →