The use of detergents can damage the environment Detergent is a chemical that been familiar for people in general, especially among housewives. Over time, people began to worry about the water pollution by chemical substances contained in detergents. Detergent can be a pollutant to the environment as well as in the ecosystem of the river. Detergents containing chemical substances hazardous to organisms that live in the river and for other living beings which live around the river. Not only the chemical substances contained in detergents that can pollute the environment but also waste of detergent plastic package contribute in increased pollution in the surrounding environment. Detergent is a synthetic cleansers are used as material for cleaning clothes, floors and other household appliance. In general, detergent containing chemicals such as surfactants, builder, zeoloit which can help detergent more efficient in cleaning dirty clothes, floors etc. The substances contained in detergents are also used in the formulation of the pesticide. Degradation of alkylphenol polyethoxylates (non-ionic) can lead to the formation of alkylphenols (particularly nonylphenols) that act as endocrine disruptors if waste water of detergent mixed with other waste in the drains. Waste water of detergent is included pollutant, because in it there a substance called ABS (alkyl benzene sulphonate) which is a hard category Detergent. The detergent difficult to destroyed by microorganisms (nonbiodegradable) that can cause environmental pollution. Detergent that can not be destroyed or broken down by microorganisms will threaten and endanger the lives of aquatic biota and humans who consume it. Not just that, detergent can also make the skin become rough and cracked and can increase the permeability of the skin surface. Its plastic waste can pollute the environment, because plastics that used as detergent package are plastics which are difficult to be decomposed by microorganisms. Indonesia itself in one year has reached 10.95 million plastic waste including plastic waste of detergent. Based Jambeck (2015), Indonesia is ranked second world producer of plastic waste into the sea which reached 187.2 million tonnes, after China, which reached 262.9 million tons. Obviously this is very alarming for people and should immediately seek alternative and a way out to solve such environmental problems.