Ecover CONCENTRATED laundry liquid
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Mrs Green hugs her new laundry liquid
As I’ve mentioned before on the site, one way to reduce waste packaging (and remember, reduce comes before recycle) is to buy concentrated products.
Ecover have launched a concentrated laundry liquid which is available as both bio and non bio and I’ve been using them for a couple of months.
Prior to that I was using their laundry powder which was totally waste free. It comes in cardboard boxes which are easily recyclable.
Packaging waste
As you know, it’s all about what I’m left with after I’ve used the product that I’m interested in! The Ecover concentrated laundry liquid bottles are made from HDPE (code number 2) which is one of the most widely recycled plastics. Around here, we can put any number 1 or number 2 bottle into our bring banks.
You can get refills for their conventional laundry liquid, which is a great way to reduce landfill waste. Hopefully, as the concentrated version becomes more popular, you’ll be able to refill these too. Find out if you can get Ecover refills in your area.
Performance
Well I have to hand it to Ecover, I’ve had a laundry revolution! I’ve been using the powder for years combined with their fabric softener. We have incredibly hard water around here, and even with their fabric softener, we often have, what Little Miss Green refers to as ‘cardboard clothes’.
We’ve been jumping up and down over the past two months like baby bunnies in soft fur because the concentrated laundry liquid softens our clothes too. So much so, I don’t even need to use fabric softener any more. So not only am I saving packaging waste, but I’m saving fabric softener bottles and money too.
Value for money
750mls costs £5.69 which Ecover tell me is enough for 21 washes at 27p per wash. For me, with hard water, I’ll get 14 washes which is 41p per wash. To be honest, I’m not sure how this compares to other brands. It’s probably at the top end for cost, but I don’t mind putting my money where my mouth is for the sake of my health and the environment.
If you want to know more about Ecover; back in April 2009, Sadie wrote a guest post all about their policies on waste and recycling.
You can follow them on their new Ecover’s UK Facebook page where you will be able to join in with conversations to help Ecover improve their products, try samples and win fantastic prizes.
What about you – do you use concentrated laundry products? Which ones do you use?
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Is there any research or data available about the energy used to create concentrated products against non-concentrate? No point cutting packaging if we are burning huge amounts of oil to do it.
I suffer form cardboard clothes (cardboard towels are the worst) and use Ecover powder so next shopping trip I’m picking up the concentrated liquid! Thanks v much for this
try vinegar in the wash to soften clothes, white vinegar is best and only a cupful to the final rinse is needed
Hello, it’s Jemma from the Ecover press office here. Firstly, thank you Mrs Green for your review – we’re delighted to hear about the positive change our new concentrated laundry liquid has made to your laundry.
Secondly,
@Tim hobbs: thanks for your comment Tim, we’re looking at what information we have available in regards to your query and will respond to you in more detail as soon as we have this.
Jemma
Oooh must look out for this. What do you do with the bottle tops though Mrs G? We can’t, currently, put them in with plastics 1&2 but am hoping that when we get our blue commingled bin (come ON Windsor & Maidenhead 😉 ) that we will be able to.
Ooo I’ve never seen the concentrated ecovers before (probably becuase I don’t do the shopping!) even though we’ve used ecover for years…I’ll get me mam to look out for it at the shops!
hi everyone,
have read all the comments with ref to ecover and its good that they are encouraging recycling and conc products. we would like to invite you all to visit our uk/local web site,www.swappit.org.uk/clean.
we have been encouraging everyone to reuse their cleaning product bottles by refilling with our locally manufactured to east anglia products,we can post out to customers or supply locally to norfolk and Portsmouth,Hants. this all saves lots of carbon miles and supports british business/environment
for interest,swappit cleans,concentrated Non Bio laundry liquid costs,13p per wash,ecovers costs 21p per wash,so we can save everyone money and create zeroWaste.
we dont want to knock Ecover as they are sending out the right message,but we are trying to save people money,during these hard cash strapped times.
please feel free to look…..contact us if you wish.
ingrid and david
@LJayne: Lesley, we can put the tops, as long as they are the same material into the recycling…