Old Soap, New Bottles
Posted in: Environment, Today's Chili
Sometimes the craziest coincidences happen. These last few days I have been wondering at the amount of badly-designed soap bottles littering the shower and kitchen, and whether I could find a simple, tough old bottle and just re-use that. “Of course you can”, is the answer, but where do I get the soap?
The solution is to be found at New Soap, a company which takes old plastic and glass bottles, cleans and sanitizes them and loads them up with soap. And not just any old soap — this is the good stuff, bought in bulk from the very suppliers who push the crap that helps us keep the landfills topped-up.
You can order anything from Windex to 409 to Palmolive Ultra, or opt for no-name products instead. You’ll find the liquids in old Heineken beer bottles, 2-liter soda bottles and Sprite bottles with spray-gun caps, and prices run from just over $2 and up.
We love the idea. Not only is it green, but these bottles look way cooler than the “real” thing, especially with the minimalist labeling, Of course, the best answer would be a local store that will refill your bottles for you, much as my local bodega will fill my empty water bottles with wine (they gave me a strange look when I asked them to turn a loaf into a fish, though). If you like the scheme, you can join the petition to get these bottles stocked in your local supermarket.
Product page
[New Soap. Thanks, Scott]
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