Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products

I was at Costco recently and noticed that in addition to their screw-the-environment versions of cleaning products, they now also have environmentally friendly versions. They offer laundry detergent, dish soap, and a multipurpose cleaner that “feature biodegradable cleaning agents and plant-based formulas; contain no phosphates, dyes, optical brighteners or bleaches.”

Also, it’s the same price as the kill-the-planet equivalent. What’s not to like about it, right? That was until I read further and found that “Few items are designed to really minimize the carbon footprint throughout the product life cycle.” Now that statement by Costco does not actually say that their items are designed to minimize carbon footprint, but I don’t want to take the chance. I bought the old-fashioned version.