Washing up liquid users have been urged to make a change to help reduce the impact on our seas.
It was recently revealed that British households dispose millions of plastic bottles of washing up liquid every year and only half are recycled.
According to cleaning manufacturer Ecover, just 7% of the bottles used in UK homes made it to recycling, pushing them to urge customers to ditch bottles and buy refills.
Each year, 12.7M tonnes of plastic bottles end up in the sea. This has a huge impact on marine life.
Ecover said: “In 2016, less than half of all plastic bottles were collected for recycling and only 7% of those were turned into new bottles.
“The resulting impact on waterways and marine life is, to put it bluntly, horrifying – with an estimated 12.7 million tonnes ending up in oceans each year.
“Why melt a bottle to make a bottle, when you’ve already got a bottle? Does seem kinda crazy when you say it out loud. But where to start with that reusable plastic bottle?
“Be it washing-up liquid, laundry detergent or loo cleaner, you can refill it at one of over 700 Ecover refill stations. Find them at your local health food store, zero waste shop or some bigger supermarkets.”
Those who still want to buy Fairy liquid also have an eco-option available too.
For £4.50 at Ocado, Fairy sells a refill carton for its plastic bottles which allows you to refill a typical Fairy liquid bottle “more than twice.”
Fairy says: “Fairy Max Power antibacterial washing up liquid refill carton allows you to refill your 370ml upside-down bottle more than twice and helps you to save up to 85% of the plastic. The refill is recyclable.
“The Max Power bottle with no flip cap gives you Fairy’s ultimately convenient cleaning experience. It helps you get out of the kitchen faster by making washing dishes fast and easy.”
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