Tag: Minimize Waste

WHAT INSPIRED THE LAUNCH OF PODSY?

The Podsy Founding Families answered many important questions during development of Podsy™ Cleaning Systems. They all circled back to what is best for consumers’ wellness, pets, planet, pocketbook, and ultimately our families. The message is simple. You should not have to sacrifice quality when looking for an eco-value cleaning solution.

WHAT DOES SUSTAINABILITY MEAN TO PODSY?

At Podsy sustainability has two core principles: The health and wellness of consumers and their families along with products that enable reduction of waste and carbon neutrality. Our non-toxic formulas are child and pet safe, with 100% all-natural formulations coming soon. Podsy bottles are designed to be refilled and reused for years. This helps keep bottles and packaging out of landfills when compared to single-use bottles. They also use less shelf space and weigh much less than Ready-To-Use bottles. It’s better for you and our planet.

WHY DO YOU PARTNER WITH GREEN SEAL?

It was important to hold ourselves to a higher standard. Partnering with Green Seal allowed us to quickly understand where we can improve and where we will have success. Verification of 3rd party performance testing is also very important.

WHY DO YOU THINK CONSUMERS ARE RESPONDING TO REFILLABLE CLEANING SYSTEMS RIGHT NOW? 

Refillable, and specifically pod-based refillable cleaning systems are coming of age for several reasons. After more than a decade of success within the laundry and dishwasher space, trust has grown. Changes in environment are clearer to many who may previously have been reluctant to embrace new products. Adoption is happening faster as value plays an impactful role. Refills are cheaper than buying bottles many times over. It’s an exciting time and consumers are driving the demand.

WHAT VALUE DOES THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION BRING TO A CLEANING PRODUCT?

To us, it’s important to signal that we have aligned ourselves with successful trusted experts specializing in household cleaners. We do more than just say we are sustainable. Our certifications validate successful results from ongoing testing. They allow us to continuously improve our product lines while measuring with the highest standards in leading our industry.

WHAT ACCOMPLISHMENT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF FROM A SUSTAINABILITY STANDPOINT?

We’re proud of developing a cleaning system that eliminates Ready-To-Use (single-use) bottles at scale while increasing value for consumers and the efficacy of cleaners.

WHAT’S NEXT FOR PODSY?

Product development is ongoing and we are even more excited about our 2022 product lines. The Podsy Pure line of cleaners with all-natural ingredients and enhanced packaging across all product lines will further highlight our focus on sustainability.

WHAT DOES SUSTAINABILITY MEAN TO AQUA CHEMPACS?

We are relentlessly focused on water-soluble innovation in the cleaning products world — not just to satisfy customer demand for sustainability, but also to help protect our planet. Over the last year alone, we have prevented 36 million bottles, the equivalent of 7 million pounds of plastic waste, from reaching landfills, oceans and water ways. Our mission is to make cleaning more sustainable and keep people and businesses safe, clean, and healthy.

WHY DO YOU PARTNER WITH GREEN SEAL?

Green Seal is a leader in recognizing green cleaning products. With their respected name and our shared commitment to safe, sustainable products, they are a natural fit with our philosophy of creating a healthier planet.

In our marketing, we not only tout the ease of use of our innovative products but also promote the benefits of having certified green formulations. Many of our customers request this.

AQUA CHEMPACS WAS AN EARLY LEADER IN DISSOLVABLE CONCENTRATED CLEANING PRODUCTS. HAVE YOU SEEN AN UPTICK IN INTEREST IN THESE TYPES OF PRODUCTS IN THE HOUSEHOLD CONSUMER MARKET? 

We’ve been approached by numerous national brands to produce green, sustainable cleaning products. There has been a substantial increase in interest for dissolvable, concentrated packs. Today’s consumers not only recycle, but they also think that companies should take the lead. Plastic waste is a top consumer concern — especially when it ends up in landfills, oceans and waterways.

WHAT INNOVATIONS ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF FROM A SUSTAINABILITY STANDPOINT?

Traditional cleaning product packaging (premixed liquids in single use plastic containers) has worked for the past 100 years or so, keeping people safe and businesses up and running. It also brings some major problems — namely plastic waste and carbon emissions. 91% of plastics are not recycled, and much of that ends up in landfills and oceans. We need to stop thinking only about what we can do with plastic waste once it’s created, and instead think about what we can do to prevent it from being created in the first place. We take great pride knowing our 100% dissolvable packs replace heavy, outdated conventional products with lightweight packaging and the concept of keeping your bottle for future use. Every time an Aqua ChemPac bottle is reused, that is one less bottle polluting the environment!

WHAT’S NEXT FOR AQUA CHEMPACS?

Innovation is our focus and Aqua ChemPacs proudly continues to research new, sustainable packaging materials and formulations. We are also launching a consumer focused brand to complement our industrial line. To help accomplish this, Aqua ChemPacs is moving into a new, state of the art facility…7 times larger than our current home!

We believe we not only sell a product but a “system”. This system delivers on a key principle that you can’t manage what you don’t measure. This concept has met great success and cost savings with our retail chain customers in the form of custom cleaning kits. We believe, along with being “green”, our water-soluble technology will meet equal success with the consumer as well.