New Martha Stewart Clean, Method & Mrs. Meyers
Clean & Green
1. Martha Stewart has just launched a new line of green cleaners - the line is 99% plant and mineral based and comes in recyclable packaging. The ten item line includes everything from dish soap to laundry detergent and is newly available for order on Amazon. All the info: Martha Stewart Clean.
2. Method Laundry has a new formula and new packaging. The small bottle does 50 loads (with 1/4 the amount of detergent per load compared to standard liquid detergent) and has a pump top that dispenses the exact amount for a wash. Less detergent to use, less packaging to recycle! More info: Method Laundry
3. Finally, a sale at Mrs. Meyers - $5. off any $25 purchase through January 17. Right here: Mrs. Meyers
Here's to a cleaner, greener 2010!
Posted originally from: AT:Chicago
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Hmmm.... ahhh ... smells like "Green Washing".
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwash#.22Seven_Sins_of_Greenwashing.22
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Just be careful and read the ingredients, if they're listed. There's no law that prevents people from marketing their products as natural or green. They can just slap that on the label to entice buyers but fill the inside of the bottle with whatever they want.
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Method's laundry pump and bottle are 100% recyclable (and made from 50% post consumer recycled materials)... and it works as well as Tide for me! in full disclosure, I work there... but i've been using this products for months now, bursting at the seams to tell someone about it. I love it!
method also has their full ingredients online and supports the householdproductlabelling act. contact your congressman! http://peopleagainstdirty.com
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A friend mentioned that she thought Mrs. Meyers products might not be safe so my daughter did some online research and here's what she found:
"The leading brands with products testing at the highest levels for the carcinogen 1,4-dioxane were Dial, Palmolive, Head & Shoulders, and Body Essence. Mrs. Meyers Clean Day Liquid Dish Soap had the highest levels of the carcinogen at an alarming 204 ppm (parts per million), ten times higher than any other product's current results in the study.
Based on the presence of potentially dangerous levels of 1,4-dioxane, legal notices have been served this week by David Steinman to Mrs. Meyer's, Dial, and others. According to Ronnie Cummins, the National Director of the Organic Consumers Association, "The OCA pledges to keep up the pressure until every brand claiming to be 'natural' removes 1,4-dioxane and other problematic synthetic chemicals from their products."
About 1,4-Dioxane
1,4-dioxane is a petrochemical "known to the State of California to cause cancer" under Proposition 65. Due to its toxicity, many consumers would not expect to find it in "natural" or "organic" branded personal care products. The contaminant 1,4-dioxane is a byproduct of the ethoxylation process, which is a cheap shortcut companies often use to provide mildness to harsh cleaning ingredients. 1,4-dioxane is also a suspected kidney toxicant, neurotoxicant, and respiratory toxicant, according to the California EPA, and it is a significant groundwater contaminant. While previous studies have revealed the presence of 1,4-dioxane in baby, children's and adults products and those mislabeled as "organic" and "natural", this latest study shows the toxin is being significantly reduced as many brands reformulate."
Here's the whole article:
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_17156.cfm
I think Re-Nest and Apartment Therapy owe it to their readers to do better research before advertising and supporting these products as 'green' and good.
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