Green Laundry Cleaning Cubes

Yes, some companies have come up with great ways of going green in products and their packaging, but most still have a lot of landfill-filling plastics! I'd love to get away from that starting with laundry detergent!

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Even though time has passed and more and more laundry detergent companies have begun to reduce the amount of plastics they are packaging the detergent in, but there is still a ton of plastics sitting on shelves about to be put into a landfill FOREVER when you're all done with your wash. I want to research a way to put laundry detergent into solid cubes that do not need to be wrapped and package them in a small cardboard sleeve that is completely recyclable. Think laundry detergent ice cubes in less than a half of a shoe box! Think of how much space a laundry detergent bottle takes up in a garbage bag, then multiply that by millions of people. Its adding up in our environment!

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My next steps would be to research what materials that I can use to create an efficient laundry soap that will be solid and not be too harsh. It would also need to dissolve easily in order to wash the clothes. I would need to speak with someone in a chemistry field to assist me in compounds that will stick together in a cube form, as well as dissolve in the laundry water. I also need to look into small cardboard boxes that would be sturdy enough to hold the soap cubes. I would like to use environmentally friendly ink on these boxes as well.
*Edit to add* I have also thought about starting smaller by a laundry detergent refill station, similar to the water bottle refills at stores.

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