Ecological detergents: the EcoX advantages

Cleaning products live with us: they help us clean our dishes every day, they clean and soften our clothes, they leave our bathrooms clean and shiny, they give a touch of greater transparency to mirrored surfaces and they also keep our cars ready for any occasion.

Although they help us with one of the tasks that provides a greater feeling of cleanliness and comfort, not all of them are friends of our planet and, consequently, influence our future.

This aspect is due to the fact that not only their composition but also the production process make conventional detergents have a negative impact on the environment.

Who is EcoX?

EcoX was created with the aim of giving a second life to used cooking oils by following one of the R's – recycling – and resolving the negative impact of conventional cleaning products. What is its production process like? How does it differ? What are its advantages?

At a time when the impact of our actions has a high cost for the planet, what we can do is adopt more sustainable measures and attitudes in our daily lives. Recycle, Reduce, Refuse, Reuse and Rethink are the 5R's of sustainability.

And why not start by using ecological detergents produced by reusing waste?

EcoX can bring the power of cleanliness and comfort to your life, with innovative and sustainable solutions through the valorization of waste: it is the first company in the world to produce ecological detergents made from waste – from used cooking oil – using a technology based on the circular economy.

They are produced from raw materials of plant origin, which makes them highly natural and biodegradable. Their degradation occurs in two phases: 60% occurs in less than 24 hours due to the absence of complex carbonate chains, the remaining 40% decomposes within a few days of use.

How are EcoX ecological detergents produced?

In Portugal, around 35,000 tonnes of used cooking oil are disposed of in the sewage system each year, and wastewater treatment plants spend around 300 million euros to remove it from the water. This waste has a number of impacts on our homes, public water supply, waterways, soil and climate.

EcoX's production model solves two problems: the negative consequences of used cooking oil and the impact of conventional detergents.

It reduces the waste of virgin active material by around 50% and also avoids the extraction of raw materials and their separation, as well as storage and distribution (and the transport costs that all these processes involve).

What are the advantages of the brand?

Through the circular economy, EcoX is moving towards a more sustainable future with the production of ecological detergents, which consequently means that its advantages are also numerous:

• Protects thousands of liters of water from contamination
• Reduces the extraction of natural resources
• Reduces CO2eq emissions

EcoX offers several advantages not only for domestic use, but also for the professional sector and for education.

Innovation and environmental awareness go hand in hand at EcoX and we want you to be part of this change so that we can take care of the future together.