Roof-top system among top 10 in New York State 

ORANGEBURG — The largest rooftop solar array in Rockland County was unveiled Monday during ceremonies at the home of Nice-Pak Products and its sister company, Professional Disposables International, the world’s leading producers of pre-moistened wipes.

The 855-kilowatt array is among the 10 largest rooftop solar power systems in New York State, according to Orange and Rockland Utilities. The system is expected to generate approximately one million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year and supply about 15 percent of the building’s total electricity load.

The world’s largest creator of wipes, Nice-Pak, employs over 900 in the county. Moist towelettes have morphed into many applications

Have you ever wondered where those disposable wipes you use so often got their start?

Wonder no more—many of them come right here from Rockland. The wipes were originally the brainchild of Arthur Julius, who got the idea for a disposable wet napkin that could be tossed when the job was done. Back in the 1950s, while working for Russian cosmetic pharmacist Myram Picker, Julius got the idea of putting a disposable wet paper into a package and selling his “Nice ‘n Clean” product to the restaurant industry.