Hand Dish Detergent 500ml

Here is a long list of the scary ingredients you will definitely not find in cleaning products certified as environmentally preferable by GECA:

• Palm Oil from un RSPO certified sources
• Palm Kernal Oil from un RSPO certified sources
• Phosphorus Compounds
• Pathogenic Microorganisms
• Microorganisms not susceptible to TGA recognised disinfectant
• Impure microorganisms
• Bacteria
• Alkylphenol ethoxylates and other alkyphenol derivatives
• Quaternary Ammonium compounds
• Aziridine or polyaziridines
• Benzotriazole and its derivatives
• Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)
• Diethylenetriaminepenaacetic acid (DTPA)
• Nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA)
• Halogens and Halogenated compounds (except sodium chloride) 
• Heavy metals
• Linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS)
• Monoethanolamine (MEA)
• Triethanolamine (TEA)
• Musk fragrances
• Phosphonates
• Selenium and Selenium compounds
• Substances listed in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention
• Persistent Organic Pollutants (listed in the Stockholm Convention)
• Potentially bioaccumulative substances

Here is a list of what IS in the bottle:

• Advanced proprietary surfactant blend (very mysterious, I know)
• Sodium Benzoate

How do I use it?

The Healtheclean E6 Dishwashing Detergent is ready to use. You can squirt it straight from the 500ml bottle it comes in.

When you have used up your 500ml bottle, replace it with a 5 litre jug and enjoy more washing up, with less plastic and less carbon kilometres.

Here in Sydney. Not in Europe, or New Zealand, or the United States.

What size does it come in?

You can buy 500ml and 5L bottles.

Why is the packaging on the small bottles so unusual?

There's a bit of a story behind this, but this is what you need to know:

The 500ml bottles are readily recyclable PET. We wanted to be sure that they could actually be recycled if they went into your recycling bin, so we asked some basic questions about the type of labels and adhesives we could use to ensure this would happen. We didn't get a single useful answer. So we threw up our hands and made labels that could be reused, without glue.

Each product comes with two labels: a coloured silicone band and a blue polypropylene neck tag.

The coloured silicone band is designed to be used over and over again. The Dishwashing Detergent comes with a dark green band. This band fits our  500ml bottle. If you choose to decant this product into another bottle, use this label on that bottle.

The neck tag is not readily recyclable, but is designed to be reused. It is made out of Polypropylene. It is designed to stay on the neck of the concentrated product so that you always know what is in the bottle. And so that you have easy access to usage instructions. When you have used up all your product, remove this label. Turn it over. On the back is a postage paid address that you can use to return this label to the manufacturer for reuse.

The bottle itself can go into your council recycling bin.