[N Say]

<strong>Written By:</strong> N Say
<strong>Date:</strong> 2008-02-15 17:35:57
<a href="/article/144230257-phosphates-in-detergents-to-be-heavily-restricted">Article Link</a>

The Government is proposing to amend regulations in order to reduce the amount of phosphates added to laundry detergents and, for the first time in Canadian history, limit the amount found in dishwasher detergents and general purpose cleaners.

By 2010, the Government will set a limit of 0.5% by weight for laundry and dishwasher detergents and, where analysis indicates, in general purpose cleaners.
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<a href="http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=821815">http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=821815</a>

[4Canada]

The only positive thing I could come up with for this government flag waving is:

Conservative
Conservation

Look how many letters those two words have in common.

Otherwise, it's the same old issue of attack the smoker not the smokestack.
Most laundry detergents have been phosphate-free for years already. I've had
no problem finding one when shopping.

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"The most sustainable product is the one you never bought in the first place."
Alex Steffan

[Dr Caleb]

Those words may have many common letters, but the CPC is far from a 'conservative' party.

In order to deal with the real source of phosphates, they'd have to open a Pandora's box and start with upriver feedlots. That would lead them to the corporate farm, and the demise of the family farm. And they don't want to go there. Small business is the lifeblood of any economy, which is why I state they aren't proper 'conservatives'.

And Costco carries some really excellent eco-friendly detergents, don't they! Add fair trade coffee and other organic or fair trade products, and they are fast becoming my second favourite place to shop.

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[4Canada]

Sorry for not being very consistant with my posts and replies. Me and Mr.
4Canada moved across Canada and are once again in the throes of
renovationing, (our 6th in 30 years).

I don't shop at Costco anymore. First, it finally dawned on me that I was
paying someone for "letting" me shop with them and giving them access to
personal infomration I didn't want shared with my gorcer? I can find good
buys anywhere. Second, I think why invest my money in a giant bag of toilet
paper or a bag of coffee the size of a plantation when I can make better use
of it today. I found I needed a bigger house just to store it in and I could die
before I consumed it all. That's why today my tag-line is what it is.

I'm also trying to shop the 100 mile diet whenever possible and prefer to
keep my little local grocer in business so that I can actually do that. You have
to go to the grocer at least once a week anyway in order to get fresh
vegetables so even buying in bulk wouldn't make the trip to the store less
frequent.

I do know lots of people that love shopping Costco and I would never deny
anyone joy wherever they can find it. Happy shopping!





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"The most sustainable product is the one you never bought in the first place."
Alex Steffan

[Dr Caleb]

Hey, posting on Vive isn't required if you have more important things to do. Life takes precedence. Good to see you around once in a while.

"I do know lots of people that love shopping Costco and I would never deny anyone joy wherever they can find it. Happy shopping!"

Which is why it's my second favourite. The local organic shop is my first. But I find that in the winter, I can't have both 100 mile limit diet, and organic. Quite a conundrum.

I find there are plenty of things at Costco that I do use all of inside of a month. Coffee, dried fruit, flour, eggs. They don't really know that much about me ethier. Name and address was all I gave them. I'd rather deal with a place that treats their employees well, than someplace like Sprawl-Mart.

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