a greener cleanby Sara Cation |
Say goodbye to the clunky jugs and embrace something far greener: Method’s powerful, eco-friendly laundry detergent. Having landed in Canadian stores just this week (Shopper’s Drug Mart, Loblaws and Canadian Tire among many more), Method laundry detergent is well worth foaming over.
The Science-y Stuff
Method’s unique ‘smartclean technology’ turns detergent molecules inside-out, leaving surfacants (or cleaning agents) exposed, using less water in the detergent, but working harder to get rid of stains.
The Highlights
• it’s hypo-allergenic and biodegradable, made with 95% natural and renewable ingredients
• it’s 8x concentrated, requiring only ¼ the dose of leading national brands
• the patented bottle and pump system doesn’t allow you to “overdose” on detergent
• the packaging is sleek and easy to store, not to mention environmentally responsible (recyclable and made from 50% post-consumer recycled plastic)
Price: $17/600 mL bottle, $9/300 mL bottle
Available at: (in stores) Shopper’s Drug Mart, Loblaws and Canadian Tire among many more (online) www.methodlaundry.com
YOUR CHANCE TO WIN
Method is offering an eco giveaway pack for one lucky reader! Want to win? Comment below and tell us how you plan to ‘go green’ this year.
Contest closes Jan. 31, 2010 at 12 a.m. EST. Open to all residents of Canada, except those in Quebec. Not open to any Transcontinental Media employees, their families, or any other persons with whom they reside.
Tags: detergent, laundry, Method, recyclable
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This year we will have a compost in our garden, mulch our grass back onto the lawn, walk as many places as possible, air dry our laundry, and recycle everything! Our kids are learning about it in school and we plan to practice it more every chance we get.
I plan to go green this year by working on getting a composting system in place. Love the idea of a new soil amendment for the garden made by our family. I don’t use chemicals in the garden. I also have started recycling more, we have areas in the garage now for paper, cardboard, glass and tins. So far so good, the kids are on board and we are getting there, reducing, reusing and recycling!.
This sounds like a great product would love to try it!
I plan to get green by using lots of delightful method products and reading this fabulous blog!
Compost is king for 2010, and we won’t be driving a single kilometre in non-existent cars. Oh, and I guess we’ll stop cutting down trees
Sounds like a fabulous product!
This year, we’re going to continue to go green in our household, with plans to improve the insulation in our 100 year-old home to be able to use less fuel in the winter, and to install more ceiling fans to cool more effectively in the summer. We also want to switch over as many paper products as we can to reusable cloth items, including dinner napkins, all cleaning cloths, personal items, etc.
My New Year’s eco-resolution is to save energy by washing clothes in cold water, using environmentally-friendly detergents and products with little or no-packaging and/or reusable/refillable containers.
This year we are going to grow our own garden, stop using so much electricity, and get get our garage insulated so our house doesn’t use so much heat or air conditioning.
I haven’t seen this product out yet locally. This year we plan to enlarge our garden to produce more of our own food, we’re reusing more fibers and paper by upcycling, and biking more/driving less. In 2009 we started a 7 x 14 garden spot in our tiny backyard and I went to organic cleaning & everyday products. In 2008 we traded our pickup truck for a Prius, now we get almost 50 mpg rather than the old 17 mpg! We’re constantly looking at our lives, how we can live leaner and greener. Thanks for this great prize, congratulations to whoever wins!
Buying more locally made products and food items, taking our own bags on shopping trips, walking more to nearby businesses, continuing our strict recycling at home.
Unfortunately when I moved downtown I discovered that my building didn’t offer compost removal. I’ve decided to save my kitchen waste in my freezer and take it to work once or twice a week where they do offer pickup.
Storing your compost in the freezer is actually a great tip (if you have the room): No smells and no leakage until you are ready to take it out.