An Ocean of Plastic: Why We Switched to ProLS

It is undeniable that plastic has become such a necessity to everybody’s life; we use plastics for the packaging of the food we eat, the utensils we use to eat, the water bottles we drink from, and even the bags & clothes we wear—only for it all to end up in the homes of our marine life (and even in the air we breathe!).

On an individual level, however, the Zero-Plastic movement has definitely started its development and has become one of the most popular campaigns that even large corporate companies have decided to play their role in the movement, but living in a world that requires a high-production of plastic makes the Zero-Plastic movement nothing but a dream to most.

The Philippines, unfortunately, is one of the top offenders around the world in marine pollution. By some estimates, the Philippines consumes a staggering 163 million pieces of sachets every day.

0.28 – 0.75 million tonnes of plastic per year enter the oceans from coastal areas in Manila Bay alone.

But aren’t people recycling nowadays?

Much to our shock, only 9% of the world’s plastic is actually properly recycled; what about the rest, you ask? They are incinerated and dumped in landfills. (Source: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development)

So what did we do about this?

We created the best alternative to plastic sachets and even named it accordingly.

The ProLS, or Professional Laundry Solutions.

With ProLS, you purchase your laundry detergents in carboys, which is not only convenient, but also saves the environment tremendously.

With 2 billion plastic sachets being consumed per year, switching to ProLS seems like the most viable solution to this problem. To add to this, did you know that ordinary detergents can cause excessive sud, which in time, can destroy and shorten the lifespan of your machine?

At ELS, our mission is to enhance life’s standards, which means providing a solution to this heartbreaking issue that the world faces today.

Let’s help save the environment together—one wash at a time, with ProLS.