Marcel's green soap dishwasher tablets - all-in-one - 25 pieces

Item number: 8720254337661 View all from Marcel's Green Soap > View more: Dishwashing Liquid > Marcel's Green - Soap Dishwasher Tablets - All-In-One - 25 Count These all-in-one dishwasher tablets are completely plastic-free and, like Marcel's other products, contain no dyes, parabens, phosphates, chlorine, ammonia, or acids. For clean dishes, you only need natural ingredients! The dishwasher tablets are based on vegetable soaps. With powerful degreasing and dirt-removing effects for thorough cleaning. Your dishes will be clean like never before, and what's more: your dishwasher will smell wonderfully fresh. The tablets have a water-soluble film made from cornstarch that dissolves naturally during washing. So no plastic down the drain! 99% Biodegradable Palm oil free Compact packaging with 25 stacked tablets Packed in 100% recycled cardboard 100% vegan Plastic free Product specifications Dishwasher tablets - All-In-One - 25 pieces Item description Dishwasher tablets - All-In-One - 25 pieces Item number 8720254337661 Version 25 pieces Type of packaging Standard Country of origin Netherlands Contains 25 pieces Ingredients Sodium Carbonate Sodium Citrate Sodium Carbonate Peroxide Aqua Modified Fatty Alcohol Polyglycol Ether Taed Polyepoxysuccinic Acid, Sodium Salt Itaconic Copolymer Sodium Sulfate Modified Polyvinyl Alcohol Peg-90 Subtilisin Cellulose Kaolin Bismuth Citrate Cellulose Gum Dextrin Alpha-Amylase Magnesium Sulfate Sodium Thiosulphate Polyethylene Glycol Polyethyleneglycol Sucrose Calcium Carbonate Environmental information about Dishwasher Tablets - All-In-One - Pack of 25 What does it mean that Marcel's Green Soap is 100% natural? The difference from regular household products lies in the type of chemicals. We use plant-based, natural, biodegradable, and safe chemicals as opposed to petrochemicals, synthetic chemicals. Every Marcel's Green Soap product is free of parabens, acids, ammonia, chlorine, and dyes. These are ingredients that can be harmful to the environment, your home, or your body. Do you use animal testing during the production process? No. We absolutely do not use animals to test our products. We also know that our suppliers do not use animal testing. Furthermore, the products are safe to use around animals. Do you use palm and coconut oil ingredients? Yes. We use both palm and coconut oil ingredients. Our palm and coconut oil suppliers are all Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certified sustainable palm oil suppliers. This allows us to support the growth of sustainable palm and coconut oil products. RSPO is the only organization actively working on sustainable palm oil products. This organization also includes organizations such as the WWF, Greenpeace, and Oxfam Novib. But isn't palm oil what all those rainforests are cut down for? Unfortunately, a lot of palm oil still comes from plantations where rainforest once stood. Furthermore, the soil is being depleted, leading to erosion and soil impoverishment. The RSPO is trying to combat all this. They issue certificates to palm oil plantations that produce palm oil sustainably. This doesn't always work well, especially in countries where corruption is widespread. However, Marcel believes the solution lies in better monitoring and regulating these registrations. Properly cultivated palm oil is currently the best way for nature to meet its demand for this type of oil. But wouldn't it be much better if palm oil wasn't used at all? Approximately 40 billion liters of palm oil are produced worldwide, about 5 liters per person. Palm oil is the most effective way to produce oil. But Marcel's Green Soap also believes that we should continue to actively explore alternatives to palm oil because we need the rainforests far too much! Are Marcel's Green Soap products biodegradable? All Marcel's Green Soap products are 99% biodegradable. By biodegradable, we mean that the entire product breaks down in CO2 and water within 28 days. Marcel's Green Soap products also contain salts, among other things. These are used for pH control, to dissolve dirt, and to thicken the product. Salts never break down in water and CO2, hence the 99%. What about the packaging? All Marcel's Green Soap packaging is made from 100% recycled plastic, also known as HDPE. This makes Marcel's Green Soap the first brand in the Netherlands to use only recycled plastic in its packaging, thus contributing nothing to plastic pollution. Moreover, Marcel's Green Soap bottles are easily recyclable, so virtually no new plastic is ever needed. This is a common plastic and therefore easily recyclable. Because no dye has been added to the bottle, it's also particularly suitable for recycling. Why not plant-based plastics? Nowadays, you can also make bottles from plants, such as sugar cane or sugar beet. The downside of sugar cane is that it has to come all the way from the other side of the world, which seems environmentally friendly, but the CO2 footprint isn't very favorable. And once the bottle is finished, it's thrown away again, creating yet another plastic waste problem. That's why Marcel focuses primarily on the use of recycled plastic. What's the path to more sustainable packaging? Marcel wants everyone to use only recycled plastic, preferably the entire bottle. Every week, around 4 million cleaning product bottles are thrown away in the Netherlands. Marcel works closely with organizations in the Netherlands and abroad to use plastic that has already been used as bottles by consumers. And not 10 or 15%, like many brands, but preferably 100%. This way, you ensure that no new raw materials have to be used. What should I do when the bottle is empty? A very kind but urgent request. Please collect plastic separately. Marcel started this himself a few years ago and now realizes that half of his waste is plastic! The bottles are made of 100 HDPE (the label is also included), making them highly recyclable. The bottle is then cut into small pieces, the plastic is washed, and then it can be reused for another bottle. Where is Marcel's Green Soap produced? All products are produced at a soap factory in Utrecht. This used to be part of a large company, but these large companies often supply the entire European market from one or two factories. This saves a lot of money, but it's not always good for the environment because trucks are crisscrossing Europe. For example, a bottle of Marcel's Green Soap dish soap has traveled about 80 kilometers before it reaches your kitchen counter. For competitors, that's often 600 kilometers! What about the carbon footprint of Marcel's Green Soap? If you want to properly assess a company's carbon footprint, you have to look closely from beginning to end—it's called craddle to grave. Because everything is produced in the Netherlands, and almost all raw materials come from the Netherlands (or Germany), the production process has minimal environmental impact. Regarding marketing, sales, and administration, Marcel manages the company himself from his home office. No management teams, no international meetings, no commuting. This makes Marcel's Green Soap carbon neutral from the start, as there are almost no additional emissions. Marcel considers this a much better way than initially emitting a large amount of CO2 and then offsetting it. And what about the products at the consumer level? Because Marcel's products are 99% biodegradable and the bottles contain no dye, the environmental impact is limited and recycling is promoted. And because Marcel's products are concentrated and have a much stronger scent, you often end up using slightly less. Hey, nobody's perfect, and Marcel doesn't pretend to do everything he can to minimize his environmental impact. But he does try to do his part in his own way.