ECO GENESIS STORY

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As avid hikers and campers, we used to joke that the most important item in our pack was wet wipes…

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And the second most important was “the backup wipes.”

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But after burying so-called “biodegradable” white wipes in the bush, something felt off.

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Did these really break down the way they claimed to?

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As caretakers of our environment, we dug deeper.

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Research showed the truth: white wipes take over a century to break down and are bleached with dioxins ...

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One of the “dirty dozen” chemicals.

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To make wet wipes work, manufacturers also load them with preservatives, then wrap them in soft plastic.

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What does this lead to?

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Skin conditions, Hormonal imbalance and even reproductive and developmental problems.

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We searched everywhere for an unbleached bamboo wipe and found… nothing.
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So, we became our first customers.

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From a small garage, we sketched, tested, and prototyped.

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Every wall we hit came from our non-negotiables:

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• No soft plastic (always needed to hold moisture).
• No nasty preservatives (used for long shelf life).
• No chlorine bleach (slows breakdown unnaturally).
• No higher cost than standard wipes.
• Nothing ending up in landfill, from material to packaging.

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Plenty of people told us we were worrying too much…

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But we’re environmentalists first.

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And after five years of researching and refusing to compromise, we built a system that works.

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Today,

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ECO Wipes has grown into a full line of products, with even bigger plans ahead to expand our vision and continue our mission as true ECO warriors.