Our Environmental Commitments

Packaging and Collateral Materials

The Clorox Company is committed to making its primary and secondary packaging, and supporting collateral materials, more sustainable while delivering high-quality products for consumers’ everyday needs.

We have implemented several projects to reduce the environmental impact of our packaging and display materials and we strive to maximize use of post consumer recyclable content of our packaging materials.

Today, 90 percent of our U.S. product cartons are made from 100 percent recycled content and most of our U.S. retail display materials are made from 100 percent post-consumer waste. Over 85% of the packages that house our products are recyclable.

Through our efforts to reduce the amount of high density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic resin used in containers for such products as Clorox® regular bleach and Clorox® Disinfecting Wipes, we have cut our resin use by more than 5 million pounds per year. We also reduced Glad® trash bag packaging material an average of 45 percent over recent years.

By 2013, we seek to:

• Reduce packaging of the majority of our product portfolio by 5 percent or more (vs. a 2004 base period)
• Have more than 90 percent of all our products in recyclable primary packaging.
• Identify alternatives to PVC for all packaging.

We are among the leaders in developing standards for sustainable packaging and the use of recycled materials. Clorox is an active member of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition and Wal-Mart’s Sustainable Value Packaging Network, and the Glad Research and Development team participates in the American Society for Testing and Materials' efforts to develop and test biodegradable plastics.

While we've accomplished much, we recognize that we are not done yet. We remain committed to finding new and innovative ways to further reduce the environmental impact of our packaging and in-store collateral materials.