Many people mistakenly think that if a product is natural, it is also environmentally friendly. But this is not the case. But then what is the difference?
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Our previous blog post showed the huge difference between products with recycled labels. Which product is more environmentally friendly? The product that is packaged in recycled PET bottles, while the contents of the bottle are created by polluting the environment? Or is it the product whose packaging is not only recycled, but also the content itself?
Similarly, products containing natural ingredients may be beneficial to our health, but they are also harmful to the environment. So it's not enough to look for natural products, it's also good to be aware of the ecological footprint of what we use every day!
A good example of environmental awareness can be the use of recycled ingredients. Where a product is not made from new raw materials, but from reprocessing materials that others would consider 'waste', to produce something of value. But this brings us to a very important concept: the natural cycle.
What do we call the natural cycle?
The English word recycle better expresses and encapsulates what recycling is: a circular process. How is this possible?
We were taught about the cycle of nature when we were in school. For example, in the water cycle, the surface of water, which covers 70% of our planet's surface, heats up and evaporates due to the sun's energy. The water is released into the atmosphere to form clouds and is then returned to our oceans as precipitation. A small amount falls on land, where it travels back to the seas through rivers. This means that 98% of rainwater is in a constant cycle. Only 2% of this water can infiltrate into the soil and feed plants. And plants and animals use and release the water, which then returns to the cycle.
Let's talk a bit about the Cycle
A Cycle also recycles water, just as nature does: specifically, it recycles and recycles the water used by humans. How? Wastewater produced by Budapest residents is collected by a purifier to stop it polluting the environment. The treatment process produces a safe mixture of organic matter: biomass. This is further broken down by bacteria into organic acids and purified water. This is what makes up 90% of CYCLE cleaning products. Add a few natural ingredients and you have a recycled and chemical-free cleaner. After cleaning, they go down the drain when you pour out the used water, mop up water and flush the toilet cleaner. So the detergent is returned as spent water to the CYCLE team and it starts all over again.
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The "CYCLE" does not take away, but gives to our environment
The crops used as raw materials for plant-based cleaning products are taking land away from food production or are being acquired through deforestation. They deplete the mineral content of farmland, significantly deplete finite fresh water supplies through irrigation, and pollute the air through mechanical processing and transport of the crops.
Meanwhile, Cycle products are also natural-based, but they don't gum up the soil, don't require a drop of fresh water, and the main ingredients (recycled water and acetic acid) never leave Budapest. In fact! Not only do they not pollute the environment, they nourish it. CYCLE not only produces a renewable source of energy (biogas), but also an excellent organic plant nutrient (humic acid), which can be used to nourish the land, not to exploit it.
A Cycle is a Hungarian brand, made exclusively in Hungary. Support the Hungarian economy with your purchase!
