Anyone who buys washing up liquid has been issued a warning (Image: Getty)
Everyone who buys washing up liquid is being urged to make a change in 2025 to help reduce the impact on our seas.
normally comes in a plastic bottle, and UK households go through millions of bottles of washing up liquid every year.
According to Ecover, less than half of plastic bottles made for household items were collected for recycling and just 7% of those collected were actually recycled.
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But on the flipside, 12.7M tonnes of plastic bottles end up in the sea each year, having a massive impact on marine life.
Now, the firm is urging people to stop buying new bottles of washing up liquid and instead buy refills.
Ecover said: “In 2016, less than half of all plastic bottles were collected for recycling and only 7% of those were turned into new bottles.
“The resulting impact on waterways and marine life is, to put it bluntly, horrifying – with an estimated 12.7 million tonnes ending up in oceans each year.
“Why melt a bottle to make a bottle, when you’ve already got a bottle? Does seem kinda crazy when you say it out loud. But where to start with that reusable plastic bottle?
“Be it washing-up liquid, detergent or loo cleaner, you can refill it at one of over 700 Ecover refill stations. Find them at your local health food store, zero waste shop or some bigger supermarkets.”
Those who still want to buy Fairy liquid also have an eco-option available too.
For £4.50 at Ocado, Fairy sells a refill carton for its plastic bottles which allows you to refill a typical Fairy liquid bottle “more than twice.”
Fairy says: “Fairy Max Power antibacterial washing up liquid refill carton allows you to refill your 370ml upside-down bottle more than twice and helps you to save up to 85% of the plastic. The refill is recyclable.
“The Max Power bottle with no flip cap gives you Fairy’s ultimately convenient cleaning experience. It helps you get out of the kitchen faster by making washing dishes fast and easy.”