On 10/25/2014 Cinder63 said: On 10/24/2014 ccassaday said: On 10/24/2014 Cinder63 said: Convenience products like this with excess packaging are just so bad for the planet. Is it that hard to pour a little detergent (I use about 1/4 of what the mfg suggests and my clothing is sparkling clean and has no dirt-attracting soap residue) into the plastic cup???
What are you talking about. The pod completely dissolves in the water. There is nothing to throw away. I sometimes will have one or two things to put on the hand wash cycle in the washer. I will keep a cheap liquid in the cabinet to do those one or two things. Otherwise I have full loads. These are convenient if you have to take your laundry down to a laundry room if you live in an apartment. Plus I dont have to buy a stsn remover or remember to spray something since they have a added stain remover. I found i spent less on soap these. I am handicap and those jugs were always heavy for me and I would make a mess.
The more complex manufacturing process, the extra chemicals involved, the extra fuel-burning weight in the shipping process compared to concentrate...it all adds up. Are we really so lazy?
Actually no one is lazy. You should be thrilled to embrace and champion the tremendous recycling the USA does voluntarily. There is more recycling of plastics, glass, metals, paper, etc, than has ever happened before--AND recycling saves energy because there is no need to process a "virgin" product, it is recycling the goods into other goods. And the USA voluntarily presorts such goods for recycling, almost as instinctually now, it seems.
It all adds up--all those individuals, by choice, voluntarily recycling. So rejoice and cheer for the positive efforts going on all around you.