Conventional liquid laundry detergent Liquid detergent in a large plastic jug
Conventional liquid laundry detergent
Liquid detergent in a large plastic jug
Scored 7 out of 10, a high plastic footprint. Confidence: Partial.
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High plastic footprint
Single-UseVirgin Plastic Jug
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A format-level entry. Standard liquid detergent in a large single-use plastic jug, mostly water.
How this score breaks down
Plastic-derived chemicals of concern
Moderate
Phthalates, bisphenols such as BPA and BPS, PFAS and similar plastic-linked chemicals in the product or its packaging.
Intentionally added microplastics
Moderate
Microbeads, glitter, or synthetic polymers deliberately added to the product itself.
Packaging plastic intensity
High concern
How much plastic the packaging uses, and whether it is virgin, single-use, or refillable.
Microfibre / shedding
None found
For textiles and similar goods, how much synthetic fibre sheds in use and washing.
Transparency and disclosure
Moderate
How fully the brand discloses what is in the product and how it is packaged. Confidence: Partial. Lower factor values are better. 0 means no concern found.
About the brand
Conventional liquid detergent ships heavy jugs of mostly water in virgin plastic, and formulas can contain synthetic polymers and optical brighteners. It is here as the baseline the plastic-free powders and tablets improve on.
Strengths
- Familiar and widely stocked
Trade-offs
- Large single-use virgin plastic jug
- Formulas may contain synthetic polymers and optical brighteners
- A plastic-free powder or tablet is a lower-plastic swap
The details
- Packaging
- Large virgin plastic jug, single-use
- Microplastics
- Possible synthetic polymers and optical brighteners
- Disclosure
- Often partial
- Attributes
- Single-Use, Virgin Plastic Jug
Sources
- Format-level reference entry
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