DIY: Making your own dishwater detergent ️
It's better for the environment, and cheaper too.
With La Maison du Zéro Déchet
It's better for the environment, and cheaper too.
With La Maison du Zéro Déchet
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00:00The products for the dishes of commerce are often over-packed and contain products that can be toxic to the environment and to health.
00:16We are going to present two alternatives that are home-made and zero waste.
00:30We are going to present two alternatives that are home-made and zero waste.
01:00We are going to present two alternatives that are home-made and zero waste.
01:30The product is ready. We are going to use it like our usual dishwasher.
01:48I put it in the compartment and I start the dishwasher, as usual.
01:56I find these four products mainly in organic stores or in waste storage stores.
02:02They are packed in a small paper, so we reduce the packaging considerably.
02:08We can buy them once a year, the conditioning allows it, and we have our products for the year.
02:12You have to take some precautions, not to touch the products when they react with each other, like lemon with bicarbonate.
02:56We have separated the preparation in two boxes, the bases on one side and the acid on the other, so that they react together in the dishwasher and not in the box.
03:16Ideally, it is to reuse containers that we already have.
03:18It can be jars, jam, or it can be plastic packaging of a dish that we took to carry, for example.
03:24For each washing, we will take the two boxes and in the space reserved for the product, we will put a spoonful of each.
03:44It is better to avoid handling these products with your hands, it could be irritating, and we avoid leaving them at the reach of children.
03:52This powder has the advantage of being ecological, because there is no packaging and no impact on the environment in the waters that are evacuated.
03:59It is cheap, it is much cheaper than commercial pastilles, and there is no danger to our health in food contact with our dishes.
04:06In addition to using these products for each washing, also remember to choose a regenerative salt and a less toxic rinsing liquid.
04:22For more information, visit www.FEMA.gov