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The cheaper, greener alternatives to Clorox wipes - Quartz
On Aug. 4, Clorox’s chief executive officer, Benno Dorer, told Reuters that there would likely be a shortage of the company’s name brand disinfectant wipes until 2021. Even though the company has increased its production by 40%, the Covid-19 pandemic has increased demand for the wipes by more than 500%—far more than annual spikes related to flu season.
But even though Clorox wipes may not be on grocery store shelves, there are plenty of alternative disinfectants, including ones you can make yourself. And some of them are better for the planet, too.
The shortage of Clorox wipes stems from crushing demand, but also from its supply chain. While most of its products will bounce back from shortages in the next six months, Dorer told Reuters, disinfecting wipes “will probably take longer because it’s a very complex supply chain to make them,” including the IP-protected material Clorox uses for the wipe itself.
On Aug. 4, Clorox’s chief executive officer, Benno Dorer, told Reuters that there would likely be a shortage of the company’s name brand disinfectant wipes until 2021. Even though the company has increased its production by 40%, the Covid-19 pandemic has increased demand for the wipes by more than 500%—far more than annual spikes related to flu season.
But even though Clorox wipes may not be on grocery store shelves, there are plenty of alternative disinfectants, including ones you can make yourself. And some of them are better for the planet, too.
The shortage of Clorox wipes stems from crushing demand, but also from its supply chain. While most of its products will bounce back from shortages in the next six months, Dorer told Reuters, disinfecting wipes “will probably take longer because it’s a very complex supply chain to make them,” including the IP-protected material Clorox uses for the wipe itself.