Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Why do some products come in plastic bottles?

All plastics can be recycled; currently, plastic is the most eco-friendly choice of packaging for Fragile Earth cleaning products, since other materials would be less sturdy and consequently much more packaging would be required, which would make them less eco-friendly. While Fragile Earth is aware that plastic packaging has some environmental impact, we’re confident that currently there is no greener alternative to package concentrated cleaning products. Moreover, plastic packaging has been proven to use fewer natural resources like water, oil and gas to produce and recycle than other types of packaging, using current manufacturing methods. Our bottles are currently made from recyclable plastic, but last much longer than plastic bottles with conventional cleaner- so much less plastic waste. We at Fragile Earth consistently review our environmental policy to keep in line with innovations in the packaging sector. Please visit http://www.recycling-guide.org.uk/plastic.html for more information about how to recycle plastic bottles.

For more information about our products and packaging, please contact Fragile Earth and we will be happy to help.

Do you sell green washing up liquid? / Do you sell eco-friendly laundry powder or clothes washing tablets?

Currently, Fragile Earth do not stock washing up liquid or laundry powder or tablets. This is because, as much as some companies claim to have manufactured eco-friendly versions of these products, scientific opinion is that currently no laundry or dishwashing product on the market is truly ‘biological’ or ‘non-toxic. Fragile Earth is confident that currently, such ‘green’ products are not significantly kinder to aquatic life than non-green products, as claimed; in fact, scientists on the Which panel in 2010 dismissed these products as ‘greenwash’ , endorsing our view. Fragile Earth will only sell products which are genuinely non-toxic, biodegradable and entirely eco-friendly. We constantly monitor developments in the sector and innovate in the field of biological cleaning; when these products are available and truly eco-friendly, Fragile Earth will sell them.