Article number: 8720254337661 View all Marcel's Green Soap > View more: Dishwasher Detergent > Marcel's Green - Soap Dishwasher Tablets - All-In-One - 25 Pieces These all-in-one dishwasher tablets are completely free of palm oil and, like Marcel's other products, do not contain any colorants, parabens, phosphates, chlorine, ammonia, or acids. For clean dishes, you only need natural ingredients! The dishwasher tablets are based on vegetable soaps, with powerful degreasing and dirt-removing action for a thorough clean. Your dishes will be cleaner than ever, and what's more, your dishwasher will smell wonderfully fresh. The tablets are covered with a water-soluble film, made from corn starch that dissolves automatically during washing. 99% biodegradable Palm oil-free Compact packaging with 25 stacked tablets Packed in 100% recycled cardboard 100% vegan Product specifications Dishwasher Tablets - All-In-One - 25 Pieces Article description Dishwasher Tablets - All-In-One - 25 Pieces Article number 8720254337661 Version 25 pieces Packaging type Standard Country of origin Netherlands Contains 25 pieces Ingredients Sodium Carbonate Sodium Citrate Sodium Carbonate Peroxide Aqua Modified Fatty Alcohol Polyglycol Ether Taed Polyepoxysuccinic Acid, Sodium Salt Itaconic Copolymer Sodium Sulfate Modified Polyvinyl Alcohol Peg-90 Subtilisin Cellulose Kaolin Bismuth Citrate Cellulose Gum Dextrin Alpha-Amylase Magnesium Sulfate Sodium Thiosulphate Polyethylene Glycol Polyethyleneglycol Sucrose Calcium Carbonate Environmental information about Dishwasher Tablets - All-In-One - 25 Pieces What does it mean that Marcel's Green Soap is 100% natural? The difference from regular household cleaning products lies in the type of chemicals used. We use plant-based, natural, biodegradable, and safe chemicals, as opposed to petrochemicals and synthetic chemicals. Every Marcel's Green Soap product is free from parabens, acids, ammonia, chlorine, and colorants. These are ingredients that can be harmful to the environment, your home, or your body. Do you use animal testing during the production process? No. We absolutely do not use animals to test our products. We also know that our suppliers do not use animal testing. Furthermore, the products are safe to use around animals. Do you use palm and coconut ingredients? Yes. We use both palm and coconut ingredients. Our suppliers of palm and coconut oil ingredients are all Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certified sustainable palm oil suppliers. In doing so, we support the growth of sustainable palm and coconut oil products. RSPO is the only organization actively working on sustainable palm oil products. Organizations such as WWF, Greenpeace, and Oxfam Novib are also affiliated with this organization. But isn't a lot of rainforest cut down for palm oil? Unfortunately, much palm oil still comes from plantations where rainforest once stood. And the soil is also depleted, leading to erosion and soil degradation. The RSPO tries to counteract all of this. They issue certificates to palm oil plantations that produce palm oil in a sustainable way. This doesn't always go smoothly, especially in countries where corruption is widespread. However, Marcel believes that the solution lies in better monitoring and regulating these registrations. If palm oil is grown in a good way, it is currently the best way for nature to meet the demand for this type of oil. But wouldn't it be much better if no palm oil was used? Around 40 billion liters of palm oil are produced worldwide, about 5 liters per person on the entire planet. Palm oil is the most effective way to produce oil. But Marcel's Green Soap also believes that you should actively keep looking for alternatives to palm oil because we need the rainforests far too much! Are Marcel's Green Soap products biodegradable? All Marcel's Green Soap products are 99% biodegradable. By biodegradable, we mean that the entire product breaks down into CO2 and water within 28 days. Marcel's Green Soap products also contain salts, among other things. This is used for pH, for dissolving dirt, and also to make it a bit thicker. Salts can never be broken down into water and CO2, hence the 99%. What about the packaging? All Marcel's Green Soap packaging is made from 100% recycled plastic, also known as HDPE. Marcel's Green Soap is thus the first brand in the Netherlands to only use recycled plastic in its packaging, thereby not contributing to plastic pollution. Moreover, Marcel's Green Soap bottles are perfectly recyclable again, so new plastic is essentially never needed. This is a common plastic and therefore easy to recycle. Also, because no colorant has been added to the bottle, the bottles are extra suitable for recycling. Why no plant plastics? Nowadays, bottles can also be made from plants, such as sugarcane or sugar beet. The disadvantage of sugarcane is that it has to come all the way from the other side of the world, making it seem environmentally friendly, but the CO2 footprint is not overly favorable. And once the bottle is made, it is thrown away again, leading to another plastic waste problem. That's why Marcel focuses mainly on using recycled plastic. What is the path to more sustainable packaging? Marcel wants everyone to use only recycled plastic, preferably the entire bottle. Every week in the Netherlands, about 4 million cleaning product bottles are thrown away. Marcel works closely with parties in the Netherlands and abroad to use plastic that has already been used as a bottle by the consumer. And not 10 or 15% like many brands, but preferably 100%. This way, no new raw materials need to be used. What should I do when the bottle is empty? A very friendly but also urgent request. Collect plastic separately. Marcel himself started doing this a few years ago and now realizes that half of his waste consists of plastic! The bottles are made of 100% HDPE (label included), which makes them very well recyclable. The bottle is then cut into small pieces, the plastic is washed, and then it can be reused for a new bottle. Where is Marcel's Green Soap produced? All products are produced at a soap factory in Utrecht. This used to belong to a large company, but these large companies often supply all of Europe from 1 or 2 factories. This saves a lot of costs but is not always good for the environment because trucks crisscross Europe. For example, a bottle of Marcel's Green Soap dishwashing liquid has traveled about 80 kilometers before it stands on your countertop. For competitors, that is often 600 kilometers! What about Marcel's Green Soap's carbon footprint? If you want to properly assess a company's CO2 footprint, you need to look from beginning to end, what is called 'cradle to grave'. Because everything is produced in the Netherlands, and almost all raw materials come from the Netherlands (or Germany), there is a minimal environmental impact in the production process. Regarding marketing, sales, and administration, Marcel himself manages the company from his home office. No management teams, no international meetings, no commuting. This means Marcel's Green Soap is CO2 neutral from the outset, as there is almost no additional emissions. Marcel believes this is a much better way than first emitting a lot of CO2 and then compensating for it. And what about the products for the consumer? Because Marcel's products are 99% biodegradable and the bottles contain no colorant, the environmental impact is limited, and recycling is promoted. And because Marcel's products are concentrated and the scent is much more present, you often end up using slightly less. Hey, nobody is perfect, and Marcel doesn't pretend to do everything to minimize environmental impact. But he tries to contribute in his own way.