Green Works by Clorox

I just got back from the grocery store. While there I noticed a new brand of dish detergent, GreenWorks. Which on closer inspection, is being put out by Clorox.

Yeah, right.

I guess the mainstream American population really is that gullible, but just putting the same old product (it's full of SLS and ethanol) into a container decaled over with grass and daisies and putting "Green" in the name doesn't make it sustainable.

But still it's worth checking out. So I did a little search on Clorox and discovered that Green Works is actually being endorsed by the Sierra Club. It's got an environmental record that is not perfect but pretty good. Here's what the Sierra Club says about Green Works:

The bottom line is that these products are environmentally safe, affordable, work well, and will be available to millions of people. They can help alter consumer behavior overall and will support the good work of the Sierra Club.

Well OK, so maybe next time I'll buy it. But really, anything that comes in a non-refillable plastic container is anything but sustainable - even if it's marginally better than the next item on the shelf.

When I was in Costa Rica 15 or so years ago the dish cleaner of choice was a thick, almost solid, gooey kind of soap. You'd dip your dish cloth in it and wash away. It strikes me that something like that might use a lot less packaging. If anyone knows how to obtain it in this country please let me know.