This Dishwashing Dilemma
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The quest for squeaky-clean dishes has turned some law-abiding people in Spokane into dishwater-detergent smugglers.
They are bringing Cascade or Electrasol in from out of state because the eco-friendly varieties required under Washington state law don't work as well.
Spokane County became the launch pad last July for the nation's strictest ban on dishwasher detergent made with phosphates, a measure aimed at reducing water pollution. The ban will be expanded statewide in July 2010, the same time similar laws take effect in several other states. But it's not easy to get sparkling dishes when you go green.
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Source: Sierra Vista Herald
Note: I'm conflicted on this. On the one hand, I am outraged at the governmental intrusion. Do we really need legislation to control how we clean our dishes? On the other hand, what ever happened to plain old elbow-grease and a steel wool pad? Are we such a weak society that we can't even scrape dried spaghetti sauce off our plates anymore, without the help of a machine and chemicals? Maybe we deserve government intervention.
They are bringing Cascade or Electrasol in from out of state because the eco-friendly varieties required under Washington state law don't work as well.
Spokane County became the launch pad last July for the nation's strictest ban on dishwasher detergent made with phosphates, a measure aimed at reducing water pollution. The ban will be expanded statewide in July 2010, the same time similar laws take effect in several other states. But it's not easy to get sparkling dishes when you go green.
Read more...
Source: Sierra Vista Herald
Note: I'm conflicted on this. On the one hand, I am outraged at the governmental intrusion. Do we really need legislation to control how we clean our dishes? On the other hand, what ever happened to plain old elbow-grease and a steel wool pad? Are we such a weak society that we can't even scrape dried spaghetti sauce off our plates anymore, without the help of a machine and chemicals? Maybe we deserve government intervention.
posted by Kathy at 3/28/2009 10:07:00 AM
2 Comments:
I'll do my dishes however I want. I don't need the government telling me what I can and cannot do.
I think it is really sad that as a country we need the Gov to step in and enforce a stupid law about what dish washing liquid we should be using. Something so simple that could help stop the pollution of our rivers and lakes and other bodies of water. Part of the problem is that no one knows how important such simple little things like this can be to our environment and making sure that it is as green and beautiful in the future for our grand children and great grand children as it is for us today. Everyone has to take that terribly un-american opinion of "I don't need the Gov telling me what I can and cannot do".
Take a look around pal! Obviously we DO need someone telling us what to do. Shame on all of us. We should WANT to save the planet. Considering that it is the only planet that we can actually live on.
What have you done to save the planet today? Huh?
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