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NEWS ABOUT: detergent

detergent stories: 3 news summaries

 Cheaper Tide Rises 
 in Hard Times 

Procter & Gamble agonizes over risky move

Aug 6, 09 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - A cheaper Tide is rolling in: The recession-friendly Tide Basic drops some of the high-tech cleaning components—like anti-pilling ability—contained in the detergent’s traditional form, in exchange for a 20% lower price tag, the Wall Street Journal reports. But the decision to release the new Tide was no... More »

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recession • Tide • cleaning • detergent • Procter & Gamble • laundry

 Suds-Smugglers 
 Thwart Eco-Friendly Law 

Residents say only outlaw high-phosphate detergents get their dishes clean enough

Mar 28, 09 6:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Spokane, Washington's pioneering ban on high-phosphorus dishwasher detergents has led some residents to pioneer detergent-smuggling, reports the AP.  People complaining that the eco-friendly detergents don't get their dishes as clean as the old kind regularly cross over into Idaho to stock up. Retailers near the border say their detergent... More »

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environment • pollutants • Washington state • smuggler • detergent • phosphorus

Wash. State Bans Some Dishwasher Detergents

Officials worry about phosphorous runoff

Jun 18, 08 6:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Washington state will soon begin phasing in a ban on some big-name dishwater detergents because they contain too much phosphorus, the Bellingham Herald reports. Detergents such as Cascade and Electrasol, which contain more than 0.5% phosphorous, will be banned in Whatcom and Spokane counties July 1 and in the... More »

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environment • pollution • Washington state • detergent

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