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Ecover Homepage. 2007.
www.ecover.com/us/en

Ecover manufactures biodegradable household cleaning products. The company’s mission statement is “to provide effective, sustainable solutions for the hygienic needs of mankind.” They boast such achievements as optimal levels of biodegradability and legislative requirements, minimal impacts on aquatic life, and products that are suitable for septic tanks.

Ecover’s virtually endless product line can be viewed at the website, along with coupons, a list of suppliers, and extra product information. This website is a simple way for us to learn about available biodegradable products and another way to take charge of our impact on local rivers, streams, and waterways. Check out BioKleen (http://biokleenhome.com), a local green product resource in addition to Ecover.

BioKleen. 2007.
www.biokleenhome.com

BioKleen, a Vancouver-based outfit, offers a range of products from soy blends and cleaners to kitchen and laundry. Their cold-water formula, liquid laundry soap smells like citrus and requires only a small capful for a large wash costing about $10 for 64 oz.

Natural Choices. 2007. Home Safe Products, LLC Homepage.
www.oxyboost.com/index.html

Natural Choices offers products for a wide range of uses such as laundry, kitchen and bath, floor and furniture, general cleaning, allergy, and septic/drain field. Their products are “non-toxic upon decomposition and based on naturally-derived raw materials whenever possible.”

Pricing appears reasonable and a supplier for Oregon is located in Rainer, Oregon. This website is easily navigable and contains endless information about products and reasons to choose environmentally-friendly products (to avoid contributing to groundwater contamination). In addition, there are many links to related sites. The distinction between this site and Ecover is that Natural Choices is derived from organic resources.

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