EcoEgg

EcoEgg

Avoid plastic and reduce energy by using refillable laundry eggs

What does this brand sell?

Laundry eggs, dryer eggs, bamboo towels, bags for keeping vegetables fresher, sponges, cleaning tablets for washing machine, as well as Suztain products: toothbrushes, food wrappers, cloths, straws and washing up brushes

United Kingdom

Vegan/ vegetarian?
100% Vegan
Delivery
No details are available regarding delivery methods
Transportation mode
Truck
Vegan / vegetarian
100% Vegan
Delivery
No details are available regarding delivery methods
Transportation Mode
Truck

Does this brand offset carbon emissions and/or implement circular business practices?

They do not mention circularity or carbon emission offset

About The Company

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Using ecoegg’s Laundry Eggs reduces single-use plastic by replacing both laundry detergent and conditioner in one product. Through using pellets in the egg, which lift away dirt and can be refilled, no more detergent and fabric softener in plastic bottles need to be bought. They have also invented the Dryer Egg to reduce drying time, by separating your laundry to promote air circulation as well as softening your clothes. Ecoegg was originally founded in 2008 to help those with sensitive skin, but has since developed in a company trying to find innovative solutions that take care for the environment.

We are passionate about producing innovative products that are free from harmful chemicals, help to reduce single use plastic and kind to your skin… and pocket.

We are passionate about producing innovative products that are free from harmful chemicals, help to reduce single use plastic and kind to your skin… and pocket.

Find an alternative material for the plastic pellet bags, as the materials needs to keep the pellets dry and retain the fragfrance.

Gold Trusted Service Award 2021 and 2022 by Feefo

Good Housekeeping Institute’s ‘Getting Greener’ accreditation in 2020

New Product award from The Grocer 2020

Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation 2016

Allergy Friendly Product award 2011 (both the Laundry and Dryer egg)

Product details

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Store locator

You can find these products across the United Kingdom. Check out their store locator here

Delivery To* (Website)

Delivery to Europe

Subscription

You can subscribe to different products and save up to 5%. You can stop at any time.

Store locator

You can find these products across the United Kingdom. Check out their store locator here

Delivery To* (Website)

Delivery to Europe

Packaging/packaging materials

Packaging is made from FSC-certified and recyclable cardboard.

Donations / partnerships

 

Subscription

You can subscribe to different products and save up to 5%. You can stop at any time.

Materials

The case of the laundry eggs is BPA free and recyclable, and the eggs are filled with mineral pellets that are free from palm oil, SLS or SLES, parabens, petrochemicals, enzymes, phosphates or microplastics. The product has been dermatologically tested, hypoallergenic and therefore suitable for sensitive skin. The laundry egg comes in three fragrances with a base of natural oils: fresh linen, spring blossom and fragrance free. The bamboo towels are made form 90% OEKO-TEX certified bamboo fibres and 10% PLA from corn starch. The Fresher For Longer Bags are impregnated with the natural mineral 'Oya' that absorbs ethylene gas, the ripening agent in fruits and vegetables. The One Sponge is made from silicon material.

Fully sourced and manufactured in Europe?

Unknown

Certifications

Allergy UK (eggs), OEKO-TEX (bamboo towels)

Materials

The case of the laundry eggs is BPA free and recyclable, and the eggs are filled with mineral pellets that are free from palm oil, SLS or SLES, parabens, petrochemicals, enzymes, phosphates or microplastics. The product has been dermatologically tested, hypoallergenic and therefore suitable for sensitive skin. The laundry egg comes in three fragrances with a base of natural oils: fresh linen, spring blossom and fragrance free. The bamboo towels are made form 90% OEKO-TEX certified bamboo fibres and 10% PLA from corn starch. The Fresher For Longer Bags are impregnated with the natural mineral 'Oya' that absorbs ethylene gas, the ripening agent in fruits and vegetables. The One Sponge is made from silicon material.

Fully sourced and manufactured in Europe?

Unknown

Packaging/packaging materials

Packaging is made from FSC-certified and recyclable cardboard.

Donations / partnerships

 

Certifications

Allergy UK (eggs), OEKO-TEX (bamboo towels)

in depth production details

Analyze their supply chain: from the sourcing of raw materials to the people who make the product

Unknown, they are not able to disclose the locations of their suppliers or sources of our ingredients for intellectual property and competitive reasons.

Unknown, they are not able to disclose the locations of their suppliers or sources of our ingredients for intellectual property and competitive reasons.

Laundry Egg = 9.99 GBP

Dryer Eggs = 7.99 – 9.99 GBP

Compared to plastic detergent bottles per year, the EcoEgg is 6x smaller, 70x lighter and equals to 40 bottles, reducing CO2 emissions overall in comparison.

The Dryer Egg was designed to reduce tumble drying time, and effectively does this by up to 20%, therefore saving energy.

No information on this is provided by the brand.

Ecoegg does not test on animals.

Since 2010, they have saved over 102 million plastic bottles from being used. They estimated that by using the ecoegg Laundry Egg, you can save up to 40 single-use plastic bottles on an annual basis (based on one wash a day). In addition, all packaging for the eggs is recyclable (FSC certified cardboard) and the egg case is recyclable (plastic category 5). The pellets themselves, although consisting of biodegradable ingredients, have not been tested yet if they affect wildlife and plants. Therefore, the pellets are recommended to throw away with general waste. The fragrance sticks have to be disposed of in general waste as well. Some packaging of other products, like the detox tables, are wrapped in LDPE (plastic) film, which is recyclable. The bamboo towels are biodegredable.

The ink used on the cardboard packaging is vegetable-based, containing no petrochemicals. It does not contain NO enzymes, chlorine bleaches, phosphates, parabens, SLS/SLES or palm oil.

They have a process of due diligence with all of their suppliers and do not work with unethical suppliers.

Further reading

No more information regarding sustainability reports, life cycle analyses or impact reports is available.

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