Concentrated laundry detergents

A growing eco-friendly trend is the use of concentrated laundry detergents. Far from being a passing phase, this trend is here to stay because doing your laundry using two or three times less detergent just makes sense.

The use of concentrated laundry detergent is a more environment-friendly option for many reasons:

Concentrated laundry detergent containers are two or three times smaller than regular detergent containers so less packaging (plastic) and therefore less energy is used in the production process;
Concentrated laundry detergents contain less water;
Trucks can carry more containers per load thereby reducing the pollution caused by transportation;
The smaller containers take up less space in the recycling bin.

Eco-friendly cleaning tips

In addition to using concentrated laundry detergent, here are a few small steps you can take to help preserve the environment :

Wash your laundry in cold water.
Choose a biodegradable detergent. The Environmental Choice certification guarantees that the product will not harm either your health or the environment. Certification by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ensures that the product is biodegradable at a rate of 60% or more within 28 days.
Reduce the number of loads of laundry you do in a week – certain articles of clothing may be worn more than once!
Whenever possible, hang dry your clothing.
Fortunately, all laundry detergents sold at Metro are phosphate free.