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Common Good
A Brooklyn-based plant-based cleaning brand selling direct via refill pouches and larger cardboard "refill boxes" with a mail-back liner-reuse program (Full Circle), plus in-store refill stations at ~50+ partner retail locations nationwide. Suits a household that wants a narrow, no-frills lineup (dish soap, hand soap, APC, glass cleaner, laundry) rather than a big catalog.
What it's good at
- Common Good All-Purpose Cleaner (Bergamot) is graded A on EWG's own Guide to Healthy Cleaning ingredient hazard scale
- Runs a documented mail-back program (Full Circle) where customers return emptied, rinsed refill-box liners for sanitization and reuse, reducing single-use packaging beyond a one-way refill pouch model
Worth knowing first
Narrow lineup — dish soap, hand soap, all-purpose, glass, laundry, and not much else.
How we scored it
Sells only its own plant-based formulations, EWG-graded A — a single vetted product line.
Score breakdown
3.0avg /5- Editorial
- 3/5
- Trust
- 3/5
- Value
- 4/5
- Selection
- 2/5
- Shipping
- 3/5
- Service
- 3/5
Solid, focused plant-based line with a genuine closed-loop refill mechanism, but a small catalog compared to marketplace-style stores. Source
EWG-graded (A) on the certifier's own register is verifiable; a B Corp claim surfaced in secondary sources could not be confirmed against B Lab's own directory this session (the only 'Common Good' match on bcorporation.net is an unrelated ad agency), so B Corp is left uncertified here. Source
Refill-box model plus a reusable spigot and mail-back liner program reduces recurring packaging cost relative to buying new bottles each time. Source
Narrow lineup — dish soap, hand soap, all-purpose cleaner, glass cleaner, laundry detergent, and a few adjacent items. Source
Low-confidence score — no specific shipping cost or free-shipping threshold could be verified on official pages this session. Source
Low-confidence score — the Full Circle mail-back program signals service investment, but no explicit standard return policy was found. Source
The company behind Common Good LLC
- Founded
- 2010
- Headquarters
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Ownership
- Independent
No outside owner who can reset the standards.
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