Soap
The humble bar of soap is enjoying something of a renaissance – and so it should. Even before COVID-19, the simple act of teaching children around the world to wash their hands can save a million deaths a year. There are also huge environmental benefits if we choose solid bars of soap, rather than liquids or gels. A comparative life cycle assessment found that we use six times more liquid soap per wash, and the bar has a carbon footprint ten times lower. Factor in the impact of plastic packaging waste and the soap bar becomes the clear sustainable choice.
— Wayne Visser
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