Wal-Mart Concentrates On Going Green

The Retailer Will Replace All Of Its Laundry Detergent With Concentrated Formula In 2008

(CBS/AP)  Wal-Mart says it will sell only concentrated liquid laundry detergent, a move that the retail giant says will save millions of pounds of packaging per year.

“People expect businesses to step up and work together to help solve the big challenges facing the world,” said Lee Scott, president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores, as he announced the new corporate policy.

The Arkansas-based retailer has begun putting an emphasis on sustainability as a way to be environmentally friendly and to cut its costs, pushing the sale of energy efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs, reducing product packaging and adding more organic items to its inventory.

The concentrated liquid detergent is to be on all shelves at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores by next May. Stores in the South are to get the smaller liquid detergent containers starting next month, and the rollout will continue by region. The company said it expects to sell 800 million of the concentrated units over the coming three years.

Wal-Mart says it sells 25 percent of liquid laundry detergent in the country and that its effort will save 400 million gallons of water, 95 million pounds of plastic and 125 million pounds of cardboard. The company will also see fuel savings by having less mass to transport.

Wal-Mart said it has been working with its suppliers and will use advertising and store displays to explain the change to customers.

[getloud1]

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[feelfree1]

skyy51,

Re: "what the heck ever happened to positive reinforcement in the u.s. of a.?"

It was outsourced to China by Wal-Mart. You can pick some up on aisle 3...

[skyy51]

the fact that walmart/sam''s has publically stated this specific cutback is a start. what the heck ever happened to positive reinforcement in the u.s. of a.?

[wolfman7772]

Well...they are going in the right direction...what is the average person doing to reduce energy consumption and waste...nil...look around & see all we waste and throw out...

[feelfree1]

Re: "Wal-Mart Concentrates On Going Green"

Check out that wall of poison in the photograph!

The best "Green" policiy that the econo-terrorists of Wal-Mart could possibly implement, is to close their doors!

[jdeakins1980]

Wal-Mart could care less about the enviroment. What they care about is there profits and not sharing with their employees. I bet Lee Scott wants to save them money, so he can keep collecting his $14265.64 hour. Wow thats $237.76 every minute. Makes me sick.

[tburzio]

Wouldn''t it be better to make the products near where you are selling it, so that you save the transport costs? It saves nothing if you make a green product, then haul it half way around the world!