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Urge Clorox to take back and recycle used Brita water filter cartridges
Published by Beth Terry on Apr 13, 2008
Closed on Nov 18, 2008
Closed on Nov 18, 2008
Result:
Thank you to all 16,225 individuals who signed the petition and to those who sent us filters, forwarded emails, blogged and tweeted and spread the word.
Today, November 18, 2008, Clorox has announced a plan to take back and recycle used Brita pitcher cartridges beginning in January. The filters will be recycled by Preserve, a U.S. company that specializes in recycling plastics into household items.
Please read more about the program at our web site: http://www.takebackthefilter.o rg. We will keep the site going and add info on how we can encourage other water filter companies to follow Brita's lead.
Today, November 18, 2008, Clorox has announced a plan to take back and recycle used Brita pitcher cartridges beginning in January. The filters will be recycled by Preserve, a U.S. company that specializes in recycling plastics into household items.
Please read more about the program at our web site: http://www.takebackthefilter.o rg. We will keep the site going and add info on how we can encourage other water filter companies to follow Brita's lead.
We, the undersigned, urge The Clorox Company to take responsibility for the millions of plastic filter cartridges that are landfilled or incinerated each year by:
1) Redesigning its Brita filter cartridges so that the plastic housing can be refilled rather than discarded each time the filter is changed.
2) Providing a take-back program, such as the one that exists in Europe, so that used cartridges can be returned to the company for recycling.
3) Creating a system for the cartridges to be dismantled and the components recycled/reused domestically rather than landfilled, incinerated, or shipped overseas.
1) Redesigning its Brita filter cartridges so that the plastic housing can be refilled rather than discarded each time the filter is changed.
2) Providing a take-back program, such as the one that exists in Europe, so that used cartridges can be returned to the company for recycling.
3) Creating a system for the cartridges to be dismantled and the components recycled/reused domestically rather than landfilled, incinerated, or shipped overseas.
This petition is now closed.
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