Reducing waste from cleaning products

Finding eco-friendly cleaning products is one thing, finding them in zero waste packaging is another. The best way to mitigate this waste is to purchase cleaning products locally from a bulk store.

Learn all about eco-friendly cleaning products here.

Where can I buy bulk eco-friendly cleaning products in Salt Lake City?

Take your own containers to Animalia, one of two Hello Bulk! locations, or take a quick trip up the canyon to FulFILLed, located at the outlets in Park City.

Save an errand and try out Foster’s Refillery, who will come to your house (via bicycle if you live in SLC) and refill the containers you leave out for them.

Try locally made cleaning products

Utah-based companies

• Rocco & Roxie Stain & Odor Eliminator – This carpet cleaner has over 100K reviews on Amazon and are certified by the Carpet and Rug Institute. Buy on Amazon
• Beehive Naturals – This company based in Plain City, UT uses goat milk and beeswax to make numerous products, including Solid Dish Soap, Leather Conditioner, and All Natural Wood Conditioner.
• Wild Waters Soapery – In addition handcrafted soap, this company sells a laundry stain stick, dish soap, and an awesome toilet bowl cleaner.

Where to buy eco-friendly cleaning brands in Salt Lake City

Hello Bulk! – Wild Waters Soapery, Meliora, Dr. Bronner’s, Zefiro non-plastic cleaning tools

The Store – Boulder Clean, Dr. Bronner’s

Harmon’s – Boulder Clean, Cleancult, Dr. Bronner’s, Method, Ecos, Full Circle cleaning tools

Whole Foods – Blueland, Boulder Clean, Seventh Generation, Dr. Bronner’s, Ecos, Dirty Labs

Target – Grove Collaborative, Seventh Generation, Dr. Bronner’s, Puracy, Ecos

Walmart – Seventh Generation, Cleancult, Dr. Bronner’s, Puracy, Ecos

Smith’s – Puracy, Ecos

Learn what chemicals to avoid when looking for non-toxic, eco-friendly cleaners, and find options in eco-friendly packaging here.

What do to with unwanted cleaning products

If you have new, unused/unopened products, donate them to the YWCA, The Road Home, or IRC. If they are partially used, post them on the Salt Lake County Buy Nothing group and someone will take them off your hands.

Recycling cleaning product packaging

Here’s a brief rundown on responsibly disposing of packaging materials (click on the material type links for more information).

• Glass – recycle curbside or at Momentum’s drop-off sites; no need to clean or rinse bottles
• Steel, tin, and aluminum – recycle curbside; aerosol cans are acceptable if they are completely empty
• Paper products – recycle curbside
• Plastics – #1-7 go curbside. However, know that #3, 6, and 7 are sent to a concrete plant incinerator. I don’t love that this creates more air pollution, so you may want to drop off at one of the options listed below. Note that bottle pumps cannot go into your curbside recycling since they contain a metal coil in addition to the plastic. Recycle plastic wrap at a grocery store drop off location, such as Smith’s or Winco.

Save bottle pumps and sprayers to drop off at a Utah Recycling Alliance CHaRMs event.