In North America it is estimated that about 900 million laundry jugs are discarded annually in the United States. Once empty, only an estimated 30 percent of these high-density polyethylene (HPDE) jugs are recycled. [1]

Plastic items can take up to 1000 years to decompose in landfills [2] The plastic jugs from laundry detergent containers continue to pile up over the years in our landfills throughout the United States.

We are leaving all this trash as a burden to our children and their children.

 The laundry detergent companies have a moral responsibility to have products that have biodegradable containers and less environmental impact on our planet.

We want environmental sustainability to become a requirement of these companies. The current way is not sustainable for our planet. We would like to see a national ban from the use of selling laundry detergent in the form of plastic jugs. 

Please sign and share to show your support. 

Resources: 

[1] https://www.ashevillegreenworks.org/blog/the-dirty-little-secret-of-getting-your-laundry-clean#:~:text=Over%2030%20billion%20loads%20of,in%20landfills%20or%20as%20litter 

[2]  https://www.richlandcenterwi.gov/sites/default/files/fileattachments/parks_amp_recreation/page/2534/howlonggarbagedecomposes.pdf