Thursday, January 23, 2020

Why and how you should use a solid dish soap

We could use the excuse before 2018 that "we didn't know this", however now we know the following truth. (Note: my caveat is that I'm only speaking for Canada) Putting a recyclable plastic into the blue bin does not mean it will be recycled! Only 9% of plastics in Canada get recycled. Only 1/3 of what you put in a blue bin gets recycled. Putting something in a blue bin is not "recycling" it is "sorting waste".

My sources are a comprehensive report:
https://thecif.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/768-LOM_EnterprisesInc._Final_Report_to_post.pdf

And a CBC Marketplace Study. 
https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/marketplace-recycling-trackers-b-c-blue-box-1.5299176


Why you should use a solid dish soap: My soap has great reviews and it cleans better than those liquid soaps. Liquid soaps are mostly water, you are paying manufacturers and shipping companies to ship water all over this planet. With international shipping having GHG emissions greater than the entire country of Canada that is a concern. Using a solid dish soap at your kitchen sink is more attractive, has a much smaller GHG footprint, and eliminates that plastic bottle. Don't "recycle" it, eliminate it!

How to use a solid dish soap: Wet a cloth, brush, loofah or sponge with tap water then rub it on the dish soap bar. Repeat if more suds are needed. Wash items with your sudsy cloth and rinse well with water. To soak dishes, or pots, fill them with water then squeeze out the sudsy cloth above the pot.

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Purchase yours here:


1) on ETSY
https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AMSoapsAlberta

2) at Amazon.ca
https://www.amazon.ca/Vegan-Solid-Waste-Sustainable-Product/dp/B0842XVLSL/ref=sr_1_19?keywords=solid+dish+soap+am+soaps&qid=1579800737&sr=8-19

3) at Cratejoy, get yours sent to you monthly!
https://www.cratejoy.com/subscription-box/am-soaps-sustainable-products/?x=0&cn=18&pt=search&gs=eco&pn=1

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