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Phosphate Dish Soap Ban To Begin

Item: Statewide ban of phosphate-laden dish soap to begin: Limit becoming law in Washington, Oregon, 13 other states/Associated Press

More Info: A ban on the sale of phosphate-laden dishwasher detergent is going statewide (in Washington) Thursday. Familiar brands are still available but they will have lower levels of phosphates to meet the limits that first began in Spokane and Whatcom counties in 2008. Experts say phosphates promote plant growth and may degrade water quality in lakes and streams.

Question: If Idaho banned phosphate-laden dish soap, too, would you find a way to get a supply from states where the product was legal, to use at home?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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