Glad to be Part of the Solution

For decades, our Glad^® brand has been fighting waste with strong, reliable trash bags. Now, the brand aims to minimize waste even further, with an exciting shift in strategy that will position the brand at the forefront of effective and responsible waste management solutions.

The brand's plans include finding new ways to use even less plastic in bags with technology that makes them even stronger. Through our new technology, the Glad^® brand is removing 6.5 percent of the plastic required to create its base trash bags, which is the equivalent of 140 million fewer trash bags per year. The brand also has plans to reduce the amount of source material needed to create its product packaging.

The Glad^® brand will look to play an active role in providing information, education and access to waste-less programs across the U.S., and is committed to progress against the 3 R's:

Reduce: The Glad^® brand is finding innovative ways to maintain quality while reducing both the environmental resources (energy, water and oil) that go into making bags and the plastic that comes out of the manufacturing process. This includes encouraging consumers to reduce their waste.

Recycle: The Glad^® brand is on the leading edge of developing bags for recycling and composting. As communities commit to new programs, the brand will make bags available in local stores. The brand also provides education on recycling and continues its 26-year partnership with Keep America Beautiful, a nonprofit organization that focuses on making America's communities cleaner, greener and more livable.

Reuse: One person's waste can be another's treasure. The brand continues to sponsor annual events that promote the reuse of toys for kids in need, winter coats for those without, and electronics for families after disasters such as fires or floods.

Get ingredient information anytime, anywhere.

The Clorox Company’s Ingredients Inside Program has gone mobile. If you have a smartphone, you can get to ingredient information on our household and commercial disinfecting, cleaning and laundry products in the U.S. and Canada – wherever you may be.

We’re offering our smartphone app initially for iPhone® users, letting you scan a product UPC code for immediate access to that product's ingredient listing. In addition, a new mobile website (http://i.clx.com), which is available for all mobile platforms, gives easier, on-the-go access to the company’s Ingredients Inside program by offering content and functionality optimized for mobile device use.

The free application can be found in the iPhone App Store by typing in “Clorox ingredients.” The Ingredients Inside app will be available for other mobile devices soon.

View a demo of our Ingredients Inside smartphone app in action.

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Helping in Times of Disaster

Clorox has a long history of donating cash and products like Glad^® trash bags, Clorox^® bleach and other disinfecting cleaners to the American Red Cross and other organizations to assist with disaster relief.

Following the devastating earthquake in Osaka, Japan, in March 2011, Clorox donated $100,000 to The American Red Cross International Response Fund to support earthquake and tsunami relief. And when tornados and flooding hit Arkansas, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin in June 2011, Clorox responded quickly with truckloads of bleach and trash bags.

And we follow up with communities. When an earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010, The Clorox Company Foundation donated $250,000 toward relief efforts and 200,000 gallons of Clorox^® regular bleach. Then, when a cholera outbreak hit Haiti in October 2010, Clorox Caribbean, the Foundation and the Clorox liquid bleach brand team partnered with Direct Relief International (DRI) to provide Clorox^® bleach and hygiene kits.

Clorox has a legacy of helping when disaster strikes, and we're proud that our donations and products can play a role in helping communities get back on their feet.