Community-based manufacturing and production

"optionsforlife cleaning products are fine products. Not only are they safe for people and safer for the planet, they work. In independent test after test, they are among the top performing green products on the market. Test them yourself!

But the real "optionsforlife" innovation is the company’s business model.

The mission of Options for Life is to improve the quality of life of those individuals and communities that have been compromised, if not entirely left behind, by globalization and the almost dehumanizing pursuit of economies of scale.

I used to think that trade globalization was a good thing. And, it may still not be altogether bad. But the benefits that were supposed to accrue to multinational company shareholders, their customers and the countries they operate in have yet to materialize.

Our strategy is simple: bring the production of goods back into the community.

Our primary challenge is to do so in a profitable [for everyone involved] and sustainable way.

The backbone of the US economy and the economy of most developed economies is strong small to medium-sized local businesses. They employ most of the people and generate most of the local wealth. It’s small to medium-sized businesses that our company wants to help proliferate.

We have dedicated a Web site to help put our mission and the reason for it in sharper perspective. Click here if you are interested.

For information about licensing an Options Mini-plant in the United States or abroad, cick here.

Walter Coddington
Co-Founder
Options for Life, LLC