environmentally friendly washing up liquid

[pcatterall]

looking at one of the many threads concerning holding tanks. Struck by a comment that grey waste with detergents was probably less eco friendly than the brown stuff!! I can see that this may be tha case.
Are there some detergents that are more friendly that others?

 

[lustyd]

looking at one of the many threads concerning holding tanks. Struck by a comment that grey waste with detergents was probably less eco friendly than the brown stuff!! I can see that this may be tha case.
Are there some detergents that are more friendly that others?

No, because the eco detergents fail miserably at what they do, so you end up dumping loads of it in the sea before using the proper stuff anyway and then binning the plastic bottle, further damaging the environment. If they were any good at washing up everyone would use them all the time.

 

[pcatterall]

No, because the eco detergents fail miserably at what they do, so you end up dumping loads of it in the sea before using the proper stuff anyway and then binning the plastic bottle, further damaging the environment. If they were any good at washing up everyone would use them all the time.

If they were more expensive then I would question this!!

 

[lustyd]

If they were more expensive then I would question this!!

Even if they were cheaper, they simply aren't effective. If you want to be eco friendly you'd do just as well using plain water and some green food colouring.

 

[JumbleDuck]

looking at one of the many threads concerning holding tanks. Struck by a comment that grey waste with detergents was probably less eco friendly than the brown stuff!! I can see that this may be tha case.
Are there some detergents that are more friendly that others?

Ecover washing up liquid works well, though it's not quite as muscular as Fairy. If you can find somewhere which buys it in bulk and does refills (my local health food store does) then it's quite cheap, too.

 

[BabaYaga]

Even if they were cheaper, they simply aren't effective. If you want to be eco friendly you'd do just as well using plain water and some green food colouring.

Sounds very pessimistic, certainly not true here, but don't know what is available in the UK.

Best tip for an eco friendly wash up IMHO is to use very hot water, so hot in fact that you have to wear rubber gloves. It will reduce the amount of detergent needed and also the amount of fresh water.

 

[Boathook]

I use ecover washing up liquid at home and on the boat. It says that it biodegrades and I don't seem to need much to wash up. I do use hot water though which involves gas .............

 

[lustyd]

Ecover is the one I've tried and it's not even close to fairy, and was pretty poor compared to Tesco Value too. I'm all for helping the environment but this brand is taking advantage of people who care about the planet but not providing a decent product in return. I use maybe a couple of bottles of Fairy at home each year and the one on the boat is half full after 3 years. I've used a bottle of Ecover in a week before and the water still became greasy and left residue on the dishes.

 

[MoodySabre]

Ecover washing up liquid works well, though it's not quite as muscular as Fairy. If you can find somewhere which buys it in bulk and does refills (my local health food store does) then it's quite cheap, too.

Same here. We got them to start doing refills - laundry liquid too.

 

[lustyd]

Sounds very pessimistic, certainly not true here, but don't know what is available in the UK.

Best tip for an eco friendly wash up IMHO is to use very hot water, so hot in fact that you have to wear rubber gloves. It will reduce the amount of detergent needed and also the amount of fresh water.

Yes maybe that was a little over the top. you're right about the hot water, but do the rubber gloves biodegrade properly? Do you use renewable energy to make the water hot?

 

[Trundlebug]

We use the Ecover stuff, and have also use Morrisons own brand Eco.

Both are absolutely fine, perfectly acceptable. Yes you maybe use a little more than with Fairy, but then any brand uses more other than Fairy, whether Eco or not.

Hot water not a problem for us (mobos have plentiful supply).

I really can't imagine what some people cook or eat on board that they say Eco washing up liquid is no good.
Major fry-ups burned onto the pans?
Big roasts reheated and welded onto everything?

We don't have any trouble at all, but we don't eat much greasy food.

 

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Ecover washing up liquid works well

We have used Ecover for years and would never go back to the leading brand.

I wonder of soft/hard water has an impact?

 

[Pye_End]

We have used Ecover for years and would never go back to the leading brand.

I wonder of soft/hard water has an impact?

Same here. Very hard water, not used particularly hot. Not as good as fairy liquid, but perfectly acceptable. Don't recognise Lustyd's comments.

 

[Boo2]

We use the Ecover stuff, and have also use Morrisons own brand Eco.

Both are absolutely fine, perfectly acceptable.

We have used Ecover for years and would never go back to the leading brand.

I wonder of soft/hard water has an impact?

Same here. Very hard water, not used particularly hot. Not as good as fairy liquid, but perfectly acceptable. Don't recognise Lustyd's comments.

+1 on Ecover and also very hard water, no problems here but I agree you do use a bit more than with Fairy, but not an undue amount. I thin mine 50:50 with water (decant half a new bottle into the old bottle) because I found I used a lot for cleaning the odd mug or spoon but apart from that I find it works fine and isn't that expensive.

Boo2