# Laundry pods and microplastics

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundry-pods-and-microplastics/1024335>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 27, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundry-pods-and-microplastics/1024335 "2025-10-27T18:24:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundry-pods-and-microplastics/1024335/21 "2025-10-31T01:18:12Z")

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Those seem to be made of the same thing (polyvinyl alcohol) anyway?

> **[Earth Breeze Laundry Detergent Sheet Ingredients](https://help.earthbreeze.com/commonly-asked-questions/laundry-detergent-sheet-ingredients)**
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> What Clean Should Mean ™. At Earth Breeze, we believe clean laundry should be free from harsh chemical residue, which is why we avoid the harsh chemicals found in many traditional detergents—like par…

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundry-pods-and-microplastics/1024335/22 "2025-10-31T04:03:41Z")

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I think Earth breeze reduces the need for the plastic outer packaging. There’s alot in the Liquid and the Pods.

I remember my Granny fussing about the powder as opposed to the liquid. She had many complaints, too much plastic was not one of them. Set in her ways.

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**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundry-pods-and-microplastics/1024335/23 "2025-10-31T06:16:05Z")

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Seems to me that if they are in the form of sheets, they’re using much more polyvinyl alcohol per unit of detergent than the pods, which are closer to spherical.

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