The Future of Eco-Friendly Cleaning and Why Hyperconcentrated Sustainable Products are the Key

The Future of Eco-Friendly Cleaning and Why Hyperconcentrated Sustainable Products are the Key

The push towards sustainability has reshaped industries throughout economies and the cleaning sector is no exception.  With the inclusion of Scope 3 in emission reporting, the need for facility management and commercial cleaning organisations to lead the adoption of sustainable cleaning practices and products to remain competitive in the current market is essential.  These sustainable practices may include chemical free cleaning, biodegradable products, safer products, weight of and therefore carbon footprint of travel and shipping and waste reduction.

What exactly are Hyperconcentrated products and why are they so important to assist in the above goals.

What are Hyperconcentrated products and how do they work?

Hyperconcentrated cleaning products are formulated to be highly concentrated, they contain much higher concentrations of active ingredients eliminating most of the water in the product in its stored state.  

This process not only reduces the weight of the product for shipping and storage, it also majorly reduces the creation of waste created by the use of your products.  Each cleaning and hygiene product has the same cleaning power packed into a small and compact form.

For a country like New Zealand, with an abundance of our precious resource of water, why do we add water at the source and ship it throughout the country or internationally, creating carbon emissions rather than the end user adding water to their concentrated, pre-measured dose?

Pre-measured hyperconcentrated products have long been the norm in certain industries with dishwash machine pods and washing powders, the growth to other the commercial and domestic cleaning products is growing momentum continually.

How are hyperconcentrated products leading the charge for a more sustainable future?

1. Reduction in Packaging Waste

Packaging waste is one of the largest environmental impacts for traditional cleaning products.  Products such as toilet cleaners and hygiene products (soap) are still sold in ready to use concentrations.  Products can now reduce the weight and therefore volume by over 50 times and there are now single-use plastic free methods of dispensing cleaning products on the market globally.

2. Shipping and Storing Less Water

Most cleaning products on the market are around 90% water.  This causes a significant and pointless shipping cost throughout New Zealand.  That extra weight of water is also unnecessary energy wasted shipping that water throughout the country and world.  This makes for a cleaner, more efficient supply chain.

3. Lower Carbon Footprint

Because hyperconcentrated cleaning products are smaller, lighter, and require less packaging and transportation, their carbon footprint is considerably lower than traditional cleaning products. Fewer resources are required to produce, transport, and dispose of these products, making them a more eco-friendly option overall. By using less energy and raw materials, hyperconcentrated products contribute to lowering the global carbon footprint of the cleaning industry.

The Challenge and Solution

The main challenge of Hyperconcentrated products is the awareness of diluting solutions to the right concentration, particularly for larger businesses with a high number of staff throughout New Zealand.  Creating consistency throughout their business and ensuring all staff are comfortable with dilutions and uses.

The solution to this is to create simple systems with pre-measured doses of cleaning products, great options in this space are developing with the technology with the most common and successful on the market being tablets, dissolvable pods and sachets.

The Future of Sustainable Cleaning

The future of cleaning products is undoubtedly moving toward more sustainable, hyperconcentrated options. As the demand for eco-friendly solutions continues to rise, more companies will develop products that are not only effective but also better for the environment. Hyperconcentrated cleaning products represent the perfect combination of sustainability, innovation, and consumer convenience.

By adopting these products our industry can make a massive impact on the waste we create, and the carbon footprint we leave as businesses and we pass onto our clients, particularly as businesses continue to strive to reduce their environmental impact.