What's in each Plastno product
Every Plastno product starts with materials you'd recognize on a grocery list. Here's exactly what's in each one.
Refillable tablets
Sodium carbonate, tartaric acid, sodium N-lauroylsarcosinate, sodium lauroyl glutamate, sodium benzoate, sodium chloride, sodium phytate, and glycerin.
Compostable bags
Cornstarch, polylactic acid (PLA, plant-based bioplastic), and polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT).
Biodegradable sponges
Loofah and cellulose. Loofah is a real plant.
Reusable cloths
Organic cotton and cellulose (made from wood pulp).
We only use nature's stuff
Every Plastno ingredient gets vetted by our team before it makes it into a formula. Read more about our sustainability standards. We score each one on risks to people and risks to the planet. If it doesn't clear both bars, it doesn't get used.
Good for humans
We only use ingredients with low risk of cancer, allergies, or reproductive harm. The kind of stuff you can clean with kids and pets in the room.
Good for the planet
Our ingredients come from natural, renewable sources and break down into organic matter without putting our ecosystems at risk.
Where our ingredients come from
We use natural ingredients from natural sources, plus a few that are naturally sourced through chemistry that follows green principles.
Natural ingredients: Water, minerals, and agricultural ingredients used directly from their source.
Naturally sourced: Ingredients from natural origins that have been chemically extracted or treated using green chemistry guidelines. Never derived from petroleum.
Synthetic ingredients: Made or modified in a lab. Sometimes a synthetic version of a natural compound is molecularly identical to the original, just produced more reliably or sustainably.
Synthetic isn't automatically bad. Some synthetic ingredients are safer and more reliably non-toxic than their natural counterparts. We use synthetic ingredients only when they're a safer or more sustainable option than the natural alternative, and we never use synthetic ingredients derived from petroleum.
Clean without compromise
We turned down hundreds of formula candidates before one met our standard. The bar is non-toxic, plant-based, and effective enough to actually clean your kitchen. Anything short of all three doesn't make it onto a shelf.
What you won't find in any Plastno product
Every Plastno cleaning product is free from:
Fragrance
Dyes
Petroleum
BPA
Sulfate
Paraben
Phthalate
Silicone
Chlorine
Ammonia
Triclosan
Formaldehyde
GMO
Phosphate
VOCs
EDC
The list of what we don't use is part of why our customers trust us. If a chemical is associated with hormone disruption, microplastic shedding, or long-term health risks, we don't put it in our products.
A petroleum-free alternative
We use renewable, plant and mineral based materials in everything we make, from refillable cleaning sprays to compostable trash bags. They break down naturally into organic matter instead of fragmenting into microplastics.
Switching to non-toxic cleaning ingredients might feel like a small thing. Over a year, one household swapping their cleaners and bags can keep around 500 plastic products out of landfills and oceans.
Sustainable cleaning that actually breaks down
Our compostable trash bags break down within roughly 180 days in a commercial composting facility (BPI certified) and within 6 to 12 months in a home compost setup (TUV certified). In a sealed landfill, breakdown is slower for any compostable material because there's not enough oxygen or microbial activity. But our bags don't fragment into microplastics the way conventional plastic does.
Whether you compost them at home, send them to an industrial facility, or use them for regular trash, they're a cleaner option than petroleum-based plastic.
Ingredients, answered.
What ingredients does Plastno use in its cleaning products?
Plastno cleaning products use plant and mineral based ingredients. Our Multi Cleaner Tablets are made from sodium carbonate, tartaric acid, sodium N-lauroylsarcosinate, sodium lauroyl glutamate, sodium benzoate, sodium chloride, sodium phytate, and glycerin. Our trash bags use cornstarch, PLA, and PBAT. Our sponges and cloths use loofah, cellulose, and organic cotton.
Are Plastno's cleaning ingredients safe for kids and pets?
Yes. Every Plastno product is non-toxic and free from petroleum, BPA, phthalates, sulfates, parabens, chlorine, ammonia, VOCs, and EDCs. Customers regularly clean with kids and pets in the room.
Are Plastno products free from sulfates and parabens?
Yes. All Plastno cleaning products are free from sulfates, parabens, phthalates, BPA, chlorine, ammonia, and 6 other categories of chemicals commonly found in conventional cleaning products.
Does Plastno use synthetic ingredients?
Some, but only when a synthetic version is safer or more sustainable than its natural counterpart. We use green chemistry guidelines to evaluate every ingredient, and we never use synthetic ingredients derived from petroleum.
What is sodium N-lauroylsarcosinate, and is it safe?
Sodium N-lauroylsarcosinate is a plant-derived cleaning agent (a mild surfactant) commonly used in toothpastes, shampoos, and natural cleaning products. It is biodegradable, non-toxic, and derived from coconut oil and sarcosine. Plastno uses it as one of the cleaning agents in our Multi Cleaner Tablets.