From Kitchen Waste to Eco-Friendly Household Cleaners

Eco-Friendly Household Cleaning Products Made from Recycled Cooking Oil

The Australian co-founder and Managing Director of Indochine Natural Sdn Bhd, Dr. Mike Thair, has perfected a method that converts recycled cooking oil into eco-friendly household cleaning products. The process used is saponification, one of the oldest chemical reactions known to man. Recycled cooking oil is treated with a strong alkali, and depending on the process chosen, either solid or liquid cleaning products are produced. This use of recycled cooking oil reduces kitchen waste, and the cleaning products produced are 100% biodegradable, non-toxic, and do not contain harmful chemicals or bleach.

Dish Was Soap (solid)

Has excellent cleaning properties, can be used in cold water, is long lasting and therefore very economical.

Eco-Friendly General Household Cleaning Liquid

Suitable for all household-cleaning purposes including dishes, pots & pans, floors, walls, tiles, and all other household cleaning chores. One of the most versatile all-purpose cleaners on the market.

Dr. Thair has made the production of cleaning products from recycled cooking oil a focus of Indochine Natural’s Fair Trade activities. Working with a group of rural-based intellectually disabled on Penang Island, Malaysia, recycled cooking oil is collected from local villages. Dr. Thair has assisted this group to refine the production of solid dish wash soap, and designed equipment and provided training in the production of the general household cleaning liquid.

These household cleaning products made from recycled cooking oil are sold in retail stores in Malaysia and have been exported to Singapore, the USA, and Japan. This provides a viable source of income for this group of intellectually disabled, and assists them on their path to economic independence.

Recently Indochine Natural has started to collaborate with the Real Food Grocer group in Singapore to produce cleaning products from their recycled organic vegetarian cooking oil. These products can be used to meet their restaurant cleaning requirements, and also have the potential to be retailed as household cleaners.

More details of these household cleaners can be found on our website 

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