Marcel's Green Soap Toilet Cleaner - Orange & Jasmine - 750ml

Article number: 8719189416237 View all Marcel's Green Soap > View more: Toilet & Sanitary Cleaner > Marcel's Green Soap Toilet Cleaner - Orange & Jasmine Some people view toilet visits as a business matter and keep the decor as sober as possible. Others turn their toilet into a veritable mini-library. Still others cover the walls with a collage of personal memories. Marcel doesn't care what you do with your toilet's decor. As long as it's spotless! That's why he offers his concentrated cleaner based on plant-based soaps. With powerful degreasing and dirt-removing action for a thorough cleaning. Your toilet will be cleaner than ever before, and what's more: it will smell wonderfully fresh again. Jasmine has a mysterious, intoxicating perfume and is also said to be a strong aphrodisiac. Orange adds the much-needed sobriety and freshness to this. After all, we are here to clean. Specifications: At least 97% biodegradable Bottle made from 100% recycled plastic 100% vegan Septic tank safe No dyes, parabens, phosphates, chlorine, ammonia, or acid Product specifications Toilet Cleaner - Orange & Jasmine - 750ml Article description Toilet Cleaner - Orange & Jasmine - 750ml Article number 8719189416237 Version Orange & Jasmine Packaging type Standard Country of origin Netherlands Ingredients AQUA, SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE, TETRASODIUM GLUTAMATE DIACETATE, COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE, SODIUM BENZOATE, Parfum, CITRIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, LINALOOL, HEXYL CINNAMAL, CITRONELLOL, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, -LIMONENE, BENZYL SALICYLATE, CITRAL Environmental information about Toilet Cleaner - Orange & Jasmine - 750ml What does it mean that Marcel's Green Soap is 100% natural? The difference with regular household products lies in the type of chemicals used. We use plant-based, natural, biodegradable, and safe chemicals, as opposed to petrochemical substances, synthetic chemical substances. Every Marcel's Green Soap product is free of parabens, acids, ammonia, chlorine, and dyes. Ingredients that can be harmful to the environment, your home, or your body. Do you use animal testing during the production process? No. We absolutely do not use animals to test our products. We also know that our suppliers do not use animal testing. In addition, the products are safe to use around animals. Do you use palm and coconut ingredients? Yes. We use both palm and coconut ingredients. Our suppliers of palm and coconut oil ingredients are all Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certified sustainable palm oil suppliers. With this, we support growing sustainable palm and coconut oil products. RSPO is the only organization actively working on sustainable palm oil products. Parties such as the WWF, Greenpeace, and Oxfam Novib are also affiliated with this organization. But isn't it true that all those rainforests are cut down for palm oil? Unfortunately, much palm oil still comes from plantations that were formerly rainforest. And the soil is also depleted, leading to erosion and soil degradation. The RSPO tries to counteract all this. They issue certificates to palm oil plantations that produce palm oil in a sustainable way. Of course, this does not always go well, especially in countries where corruption is widespread. However, Marcel believes that the solution lies in better monitoring and regulating these registrations. If palm oil is grown in a good way, that is currently the best way for nature to meet the demand for this type of oil. But wouldn't it be much better if no palm oil was used? Globally, about 40 billion liters of palm oil are produced, about 5 liters per person worldwide. Palm oil is the most effective way to produce oil. But Marcel's Green Soap also believes that you should actively continue to look for alternatives to palm oil because we need the rainforests far too much! Are Marcel's Green Soap products biodegradable? All Marcel's Green Soap products are 99% biodegradable. By biodegradable, we mean that the entire product breaks down into CO2 and water within 28 days. Marcel's Green Soap products also contain salts, among other things. This is used for the pH, for dissolving dirt, and also to make it a bit thicker. Salts can never be broken down into water and CO2, which is why it's 99%. What about the packaging? All Marcel's Green Soap packaging is made from 100% recycled plastic, also known as HDPE. Marcel's Green Soap is therefore the first brand in the Netherlands to only use recycled plastic in its packaging, thereby contributing nothing to plastic pollution. Moreover, Marcel's Green Soap bottles can be perfectly recycled again, so that new plastic is practically never needed. This is a common plastic and therefore easy to recycle. Also, because no dye is added to the bottle, the bottles are extra suitable for recycling. Why no plant plastics? Nowadays, you can also make bottles from plants, such as sugarcane or sugar beet. The disadvantage of sugarcane is that it has to come from the other side of the world, and while it seems environmentally friendly, the CO2 footprint is not too favorable. And once the bottle is there, it's thrown away again, and there's still a plastic waste problem. That's why Marcel focuses mainly on using recycled plastic. What is the path to more sustainable packaging? Marcel wants everyone to only use recycled plastic, preferably the whole bottle. Every week in the Netherlands, about 4 million cleaning product bottles are thrown away. Marcel works closely with parties in the Netherlands and abroad to use plastic that has already been used as a bottle by the consumer. And not 10 or 15% like many brands, but preferably 100%. In this way, you ensure that no new raw materials need to be used. What should I do when the bottle is empty? A very friendly but also urgent request. Collect plastic separately. Marcel himself started doing this a few years ago and now realizes that half of his waste consists of plastic! The bottles are made of 100 HDPE (label too), making them very well recyclable again. The bottle is then cut into small pieces, the plastic is washed, and then it can be used again for a new bottle. Where is Marcel's Green Soap produced? All products are produced at a soap factory in Utrecht. This used to belong to a large company, but these large companies often serve all of Europe from 1 or 2 factories. This saves a lot of costs but is not always good for the environment because only trucks drive crisscrossing Europe. For example, a bottle of Marcel's Green Soap dishwashing liquid has traveled about 80 kilometers before it ends up on your kitchen counter. For competitors, that is often 600 kilometers! What about Marcel's Green Soap's carbon footprint? If you want to look closely at a company's CO2 footprint, you have to look from beginning to end, "cradle to grave" as it's called. Because everything is produced in the Netherlands, and almost all raw materials come from the Netherlands (or Germany), there is minimal environmental impact in the production process. As for marketing, sales, and administration, Marcel himself manages the company from his home office. No management teams, no international meetings, no commuting. This means Marcel's Green Soap is CO2 neutral from the start because there is almost no additional emissions. Marcel finds this a much better way than first emitting a lot of CO2 and then compensating for it. And what about the products at the consumer's home? Because Marcel's products are 99% biodegradable and the bottles do not contain dyes, the environmental impact is limited, and recycling is promoted. And because Marcel's products are concentrated and the scent is much more present, you often end up using just a little less. Hey, nobody is perfect, and Marcel doesn't pretend at all that he does everything to minimize the environmental impact. But he tries to contribute in his own way.