Tru Earth – Clean Made in Canada

Tru Earth co-founder Ryan McKenzie lives in British Columbia and enjoys watching YouTube videos (about toys!) with his kids. But it wasn’t long before all the waste plastic began to bother him. He thought about what sustainable packaging could look like and how it might change how we handle our household items.

Ryan’s long-time adventure partner Brad Liski mentioned that a relative of his had received a patent on a laundry detergent that was supposed to be eco-friendly while still being effective.
Brad, Ryan, and co-adventurer Kevin Hinton all agreed to try the product for themselves.

After their first wash, they realized that not only was the packaging environmentally friendly, but the product actually worked! The three founders launched the company in Port Moody, BC and it is now seeing huge growth. Eliminating plastic in household cleaning products is the goal of Tru Earth, which was ranked in the top 50 of companies in the 2022 Report on Business.

The company has stayed true to its Canadian roots, keeping Eco-Strips manufacturing in Canada, where they are subject to stringent health regulations. “You can rest easy knowing we don’t cut corners,” says McKenzie, “The safety of Canadian families is important to us.”

Tru Earth also manages a donation program reaching more than 800+ organizations including food banks, maternity programs, local women’s shelters & non-profits across Canada and the United States.

The team still loves spending time with family in the Greater Vancouver mountains and working alongside others to eradicate plastic pollution with programs like the Shoreline Clean-up Program with Ocean Wise.

Now that’s a Tru Canadian Company!

Click here to buy Tru Earth products available at London Drugs.

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Nature Clean® – The Ultimate Clean Freaks of Canada

It all started in the early 1960’s when Mrs. Ross, the wife of the founder, suffered allergic reactions to harsh chemicals used in traditional household products. To help her, Bernie Ross Sr. began developing his own natural formulations. Since then, the Ross family has continued the tradition of creating healthier, non-toxic alternatives for the products we all use in our homes every day.

Want proof? Just check the ingredients. Nature Clean® provides a complete list of ingredients on every product label, even listing ingredients that comprise less than 1% of the formula. (Instead of using blanket terms like ‘preservatives’, or ‘fragrances’.)

The majority of Nature Clean® products are made in Markham, Ontario, with the remainder being formulated in Canada.

The Nature Clean® parent company, F.T Ross Ltd. is a Canadian,  3^rd-generation family-owned consumer packaged goods company. They understand the importance of giving back and supporting community – Nature Clean® contributes to the Red Door Family Shelter, Sick Kids Foundation, Canadian Cancer Society, Muskoka Lakes Association and others.

Whether you need dish soap, laundry detergent, laundry strips, spray cleaner, floor cleaner or toilet bowl cleaner, there’s a Nature Clean® Canadian Proud product that can take care of it.

Click here to buy Nature Clean products available at London Drugs.

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Good Juju – How a vision for reducing waste brought these Canadian entrepreneurs together from clean across the country.

Meet Lisa Karandat & Alexa Monahan, Co-Founders, Good Juju Body & Home. They met while employed in the natural health industry: Karandat worked for a supplement company in Ontario, while Monahan worked for a BC-based natural grocery chain. Good Juju was born when their shared values and ideas about the environment and climate change overcame the distance.

“We are two Canadians compelled to take action,” says Karandat, “Driven to fight for our future, for the futures of our children, and for the future of all living things.”

Her partner Monahan agrees. “We founded Good Juju to inspire and empower people to make small, incremental changes to their daily routine with the hope that together we can change the world.”

Good Juju Laundry Strips contain three gentle but super effective cleaning agents, as well as a plant enzyme made from a probiotic found in nature. This plant enzyme provides water soluble, non-toxic cleaning power, especially in cold Canadian water washes!

“When Lisa and I started Good Juju, we knew right from the start that we wanted to offer Laundry Strips as part of our solution,” says Monahan, “Good Juju is on a mission to remove 50 million plastic bottles from the waste stream by 2030… laundry detergent is a very high use item for Canadians and most of that comes in bulky, plastic jugs. We knew we could provide a plastic-free alternative that still keeps clothes bright and clean.”

Click here to buy Good Juju products available at London Drugs.

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COLAB Bags – Designed in Montreal, made for a less cruel world.

Since 2007, the Montreal-based COLAB brand has been designing a new wave of accessories: functional, organized, cruelty-free, and thoughtfully considered to the smallest detail.

Manufacturing is done at some of the world’s finest factories, but the design vision is all sustainably Canadian.

Recycled collections feature solvent-free, water-based materials made from post-industrial and post-consumer waste.  Equivalent to 3 plastic bottles per bag, these cutting-edge materials help reduce carbon emissions and the use of fossil resources compared to usual industry standards.

Not only are the materials PETA-Approved Vegan, COLAB’s extensive range of high quality, soft, recycled materials have been tested for durability and strength.

Signature design details include the COLAB branded loop, subtle star reinforcement stitching, signature keychain attachments on larger bags and COLAB padded cell phone pockets. The more you look, the more there is to discover in each bag.

So, if you’re looking for innovative accessory design, try a COLAB bag on for size. It’s Canadian style you can proudly show off to the world.