The egg that can make your laundry eco-friendly
LIFE just got a bit easier for those looking to make their laundry routine more eco-friendly.
A 40 per cent rise in demand means supermarkets are now selling products that will keep your clothes clean without polluting the environment.
Waitrose has responded by stocking the £ 0 Guppyfriend Washing Bag – which traps microfibres from synthetic clothes – as well as the £9.99 Ecoegg, whose mineral pellets wash clothes without the need for detergent and will last for 70 washes.
British researchers calculate that a single wash involving some synthetic clothes typically sheds up to 700,000 tiny plastic threads or fibres – which pass through sewage systems and litter our rivers and seas.
One study found that a single polyester fleece jacket releases one million fibres per wash. And harsh chemicals, such as bleach, which are used in laundry powders and liquids, damage clothes and reduce their useful life.
Andrea Watson, of Waitrose, said: ‘Our customers are passionate about shopping in a more sustainable way. These new and innovative products offer more choice to help shoppers be cleaner and greener.’