The cleaning product normally comes in a plastic bottle, and UK households go through millions every year.
Ecover, a company that manufactures ecologically sound cleaning products, has shared that less than half of plastic bottles made for household items are collected for recycling.
Additionally, just around 7% of those collected are actually recycled to make new bottles, as reported by The Express.
Ecover is encouraging shoppers to buy refills of washing-up liquid (Image: Getty Images)
In contrast to that, they claim around 12.7 million tonnes of plastic bottles end up in the sea each year.
As a result, the firm is urging people to stop buying new plastic bottles of washing-up liquid and instead buy refills.
In a statement, they wrote: “Why melt a bottle to make a bottle, when you’ve already got a bottle? Does seem kinda crazy when you say it out loud. But where to start with that reusable plastic bottle?
“Be it washing-up liquid, laundry detergent or loo cleaner, you can refill it at one of over 700 Ecover refill stations.
“Find them at your local health food store, zero waste shop or some bigger supermarkets.”
You can find your nearest refill station at the Ecover website here.
Shoppers who use big brands such as Fairy can also still utilise the refill option.
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For £4.50 at Ocado, Fairy sells a refill carton for its plastic bottles which allows you to refill a typical Fairy liquid bottle “more than twice.”
In a product description, it says: “Fairy Max Power antibacterial washing up liquid refill carton allows you to refill your 370ml upside-down bottle more than twice and helps you to save up to 85% of the plastic. The refill is recyclable.
“The Max Power bottle with no flip cap gives you Fairy’s ultimately convenient cleaning experience. It helps you get out of the kitchen faster by making washing dishes fast and easy.”