Refill Station
I did something cool today. I took empty laundry detergent and dish detergent containers to a new store in downtown Portsmouth, NH called 1 World Trading Company. In the back of the store they have three 55 gallon drums of bulk Biokleen cleaning products- liquid dish soap, liquid laundry soap, and liquid dishwasher detergent. They have a green cleaning products refill station!
Those of us who live on the Seacoast of NH are lucky to have this option. Actually, it turns out that Nashua, NH residents were lucky first- Nashua is home to the first 1 World Trading Company store, which also has a Biokleen refill station. The products are super concentrated, very green (plant-based, biodegradable, etc.) and the ability to buy in bulk and reuse containers is a great way to minimize packaging and the footprint made getting the products from the factory to our homes. Hats off to 1 world Trading Company!
Does anyone know of other retailers with a green cleaning product refill station? If your favorite brand of all-purpose cleaner or floor cleaner was available in a super concentrated formula, would you buy it? Come on! 90 to 95% of many of these products are water, so why not? Consider putting in a request at your local store selling green goods for the option to buy in bulk, or consider sending an email to your favorite green cleaning products company asking for super concentrated products. One thing we are in North America is responsive to customer demand, and movements in this direction will leave all of us, and the planet, in better shape.
Are you interested in greening your lifestyle, but conscious of the cost? Green cleaning is a great place to start. Many household cleaning products can easily be made with a few basic ingredients at a fraction of the cost of the store bought equivalent.
