A New Kind Of Clean

There’s a new kind of laundry detergent and it’s not a liquid or powder. Tru Earth Eco Strips are ultra-concentrated and hypoallergenic laundry detergent that work in all types of washing machines.  A year’s worth of eco-strips fit in a shoe-box sized container but you don’t have to commit to that many loads right away. You can first try it out by purchasing a sleeve of 32 strips online from the Canadian manufacturer at www.tru.earth/.  This novel laundry detergent is eco-friendly because it uses very little packaging and no plastic, and the light weight of the product drastically reduces transportation emissions compared to conventional laundry detergent.

Mark Kuhl is an environmental advocate who lives in Park Hill with his family. His handy tips and news about recycling household items appear every month in these pages. A directory of his past columns for recycling everything from paint to Styrofoam to shoes is at greaterparkhill.org/sustainability/recycling-directory/.