Colgate-Palmolive dish soap bottle incorporates 100 percent PCR

New York-based Colgate-Palmolive has relaunched its Palmolive Ultra dish soap in 46-ounce and smaller bottles in the U.S. and 20-ounce and smaller bottles in Canada that are now made with 100 percent postconsumer resin (PCR) . The company says it estimates this transition will “divert more than 5,200 tons of plastic a year out of landfills in the U.S. and Canada.”

According to a news release from the company, Palmolive Ultra dish soap is also formulated with 100 percent biodegradable cleaning ingredients while maintaining its grease-cutting performance.

Palmolive is made at a Colgate-Palmolive facility in Cambridge, Ohio, that has achieved True Zero Waste certification from the Green Business Certification Inc. The Palmolive Ultra bottles made fully from PCR feature labels that highlight the brand’s use of recycled plastic and that feature the How2Recycle label that communicates recycling instructions so shoppers can properly recycle bottles at home.

“We’re proud that Palmolive has become the largest dish soap brand to move to bottles made with 100 percent recycled plastic," says Kevin Jordan-Deen, general manager of Home Care at Colgate-Palmolive North America. “This is a milestone in our ongoing journey to help millions of households adapt healthier, more sustainable habits in their daily routines, which ultimately lead to a bigger, global impact.”

The company reports that this transition also will contribute to Colgate-Palmolive’s commitment to design and deliver zero plastic waste solutions for all products, including eliminating one-third of its new plastics by 2025.