YOUR CHOICE: is PG GREEN?

I like good cleaning products. I like companies who I can trust have my well-being in mind. P&G state that do just that:

P&G is committed to social responsibility. We are always seeking ways to better integrate economic progress, social development and environmental concerns to ensure a better quality of life for future generations.

My experience tell me there are small reasons for dissention of P&G’s social responsibility.
Take the BABY COME BACK
Swiffer Wet or Dry Sweeper. I like this product. It’s easy to use, makes the floor clean and fresh smelling. On the flip side, you have to buy Cleaner Solution refills at $3.50 per 1 liter that lasts for about 6 large floor mops. Then you buy pack of 12 pads for $6.15. I’d say you use 3-4 solution bottles for every 4-6 pads. I’m not good at math, but keeping a clean floor using this method costs a lot of money.
They want us to buy this product so we will need them forever. Just like the song: ““Baby come back! You can blame it all on me…I was wrong, and I just cant live without you.” Think about the landfill and all those plastic bottles and dirty pads. Lots of post consumer waste … And yes Mr. Procter and Gamble -- baby, we will blame it all on you!

Wikipedia on P&G Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have identified Procter & Gamble as the 52nd-largest corporate producer of air pollution in the United States, with roughly 350,000 pounds of toxic chemicals released annually into the air.

On the other hand, Procter & Gamble has for several years funded a recycling school in the slums of Cairo, Egypt. The project teaches the people of the village how to properly recycle plastic and also the business and economics of recycling. So why not here in America?

I think we just need to communicate better with American Corporations. P&G's website is excellent. There are many resources like their Every Day Solutions pages... http://tinyurl.com/everydaysolutions with suggestions on Losing weight by House cleaning! (something I should be doing right now!

So check their website, find the products and write reviews. Let them know we want products that aren't so costly and are safe for the environment without all the plastic refill bottles. Then pass this link out to your your email lists so they too can choose clearly what's good for our earth.

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