Blueland takes the "detergent pod" idea a step further and removes the dissolvable plastic film that goes around most pods. This removes the microplastic from the pod, with the tradeoff that the bare tablets are slightly messier to handle, and ground-off detergent powder may accumulate in the tin...which you could just toss into the next heavy load and be done with.

They also sell liquid cleaning products in tablet form; when mixed with the amount of water their proprietary spray bottles hold, the result is the proper concentration of cleaning fluid. I'm not convinced you need to buy their spray bottles, specifically...and you might not want to, considering that they're plastic. Any 24-oz. spray bottle should work; Public Goods now sells glass ones, though I don't have one to test with.

Most of Blueland's selling points for their own bottles tout their sturdiness and longevity. My tests of these claims are ongoing. One Blueland bottle has outlasted an older-model plastic spray bottle from Public Goods, and it was the nozzle that broke, which would still be plastic even on an otherwise-glass bottle. (Blueland does sell replacement nozzles here.) One odd thing about the Blueland bottles is that the tops are just a smidge too narrow for the tablets meant to go in them; you really have to push the tablets in, not just drop them. One would think that this could have been better coordinated, especially since they spend so many words on how well-suited their bottles are for their product in other respects.

Thus far I've found that their dishwasher detergent works better than Dropps. The Multi-Surface Cleaner works as well as any other brand does. The toilet cleaner works perfectly well too, though you should store it in a well-sealed cabinet, because the lemon scent from a freshly-opened pack of tablets is really strong.

Concerning their laundry detergent, those tablets also work well. Some brands of "detergent sheets" may be cheaper depending on brand, shipping costs, etc. and would certainly generate less soap dust.

All the tablet products should be stored in dry places; the dishwasher detergent ships with a dessicant to make this easier. The tablets are shipped in compostable packets, with batch sizes determined by how often you'll need to use them; the ones you dissolve before using come singly, while those used in dry form come in larger batches.

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