Clean Earth offers various products that take the place of what are normally some of the most toxic household products; septic system treatments and drain cleaners, although they also carry a line of basic eco-friendly household cleaners as well. Pretty soon I’ll be posting a review of both Clean Earth’s Earthworm Family-Safe Drain Cleaner and their Earthworm Family-Safe Septic System Treatment & Cesspool Cleaner. Before I get into these product specifics though, I figured we’d look at the company as a whole.
As noted above, Clean Earth offers a more family-friendly brand of drain and septic solutions. Their drain cleaner is a unique blend of natural enzymes that liquefy grease, fats and other organic waste to keep your drains fresh and clean. It also helps prevent clogs before they start and removes odor-causing bacteria.
Their septic treatment uses billions of natural, highly-active, beneficial bacterial cultures and special enzymes to help restore balance to your septic system by digesting household waste and neutralizing their odors. The natural enzymes include:
- Lipase: Effective on fats, oils and greases commonly used in your home.
- Protease: Effective on protein matter such as meats.
- Amylase: Effective on starches and carbohydrates.
- Cellulase: Effective in degrading toilet paper and tissues, vegetable matter, and certain foodstuffs.
The eco-benefits of Earthworm septic and drain cleaner over most conventional include:
- Non-polluting to the planet or your home
- Biodegradable (maybe see below)
- Sustainable ingredients (maybe see below)
- Free of harsh fumes and harmful vapors
- Neutral pH is gentle on hands and skin
- Free of caustics, chlorine, phosphates, acids and petroleum-based ingredients
- The septic cleaner is septic tank, cesspool and greywater system safe
- Product packaging is made with 100% recycled paper and is recyclable
Any eco-negatives?
- Products note that they’re not tested on animals, but they’re not aligned with the Leaping Bunny so… it could be called a questionable claim.
- There is only ONE item on the entire Clean Earth website that lists any sort of ingredients. What the heck is in these products? From the website, you’d never know.
- The packaging I got listed ingredients, but it’s unclear. For example, the septic treatment simply says, “Natural bacteria and enzymes, micronutrients, and inert ingredients.” The drain cleaner notes, “Water, natural enzyme blend, plant derived surfactant, fragrance, preservatives.” I like a little more info with my green cleaners. NOTE: Neither of the products smell chemical like or caustic, so I’m guessing they’re fairly natural, but fragrance for example is seriously vague.
Coming up, some reviews of these products – which do have some eco-cons noted above BUT be aware that their cons are no where near as bad as typically extremely harmful cleaners like Drano.
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