Ecover

We have chosen to sell Ecover products as we believe they are an Environmentally Responsible Company from start to finish.

They produce washing and cleaning products in an ecological, economic and socially responsible way & in a unique ecological factory. They are honest and open & respect people and the environment.

This is shown in their company environmental policy:

Their concept is based on: (just to name a few as more can be read on their website)

Outstanding cleansing effectiveness
In its in-house laboratory, Ecover develops ecological products that are equal to conventional products in terms of effectiveness and user friendliness. To ensure the effectiveness of its products, Ecover uses test methods and measurement techniques such as are commonly used in the detergent industry.

Sustainable quality
Ecover takes ecological, economic and social aspects into account from the origin from his raw materials till the biodegradation of his final products (from the cradle to the grave). Strict criteria are employed as guidelines for all business operations, from selecting raw materials through production methods to full decomposition of the end products. In practice, they apply that approach in three areas:

Raw materials
Ecover products are based on vegetable and mineral resources, which have two major advantages:

They are renewable. That means they can be grown again or replenished and are inexhaustible.
They offer an unlimited range of possibilities. Even the plastics used by Ecover are derived from vegetable materials.

By using renewable sources of materials, Ecover avoids creating environmental burdens and health burdens.

By contrast, conventional detergents and cleansing agents use raw materials made from petroleum. Petroleum is a non-renewable resource that has practically been used up, and the extraction, processing and use of petroleum imposes an unacceptable burden on the environment.

Product
At Ecover, products are developed using raw materials from vegetable and mineral sources that are carefully selected and guarantee maximum biodegradability.

Packaging
Ecover is highly selective with regard to packaging materials. They try to use as little packaging material as possible. They also ensure that there packages are reused & on top of that all the packaging materials must be easily recyclable.

Biodegradation
Current legislation requires 60% of the detergents in a cleansing agent to be fully decomposed within a period of 28 days. At the end of the process of complete biological decomposition, all that remains is water, CO2 and minerals, which can be taken up again by living natural systems. However, this legal requirement for full degradability only applies to the detergents (which form 3% to 20% of the total product), and only under conditions where oxygen is present.

Ecover goes further. Ecover uses only raw materials that are also fully degradable in oxygen-poor conditions and ensures that the entire product is fully degradable, with nothing left except minerals. That means all the ingredients are decomposed, not just the detergents, and decomposition occurs under oxygen-rich (aerobic) conditions as well as oxygen-poor (anaerobic) conditions.

That is their commitment to let you make an environmentally aware choice!