Incredible to think this is the fibrous structure of a fruit in the same family as the cucumber. When this reaches the end of its use, I can compost it. I won\’t need a plastic sponge again.
what is this?
Answer coming up in my next post!
drinks on the hoof
For me, this easy swap is a “No Brainer”. Like many people out and about during the day, the number of single use plastic bottles and disposable cups I have gone through is seriously countless. Not to mention how many £££s I have spent on drinks in shops, and cafes and motorway service stations, (ESPECIALLY…
putting pen to paper
Working in an office, how many disposable plastic pens I go through is only to be guessed at, but it’s A LOT. At home I do have a selection of very nice quality pens that are re-usable. Like this marvellous refillable fountain pen, a gift from my Dad in 1993 (costing £164.59, I still have…
fruit n veg
Another way we are reducing the single use plastic passing through our kitchen is to grow a small amount of our own fruit and veg. Growing veg in this way is seasonal. So when the plants stop producing, that’s it until the next growing season, but whilst they last, there\’s no need to buy it…
washed up!
I went on line to find alternatives to repeatedly throwing away washing up bottles and I found this. It\’s a 15 litre box by Ecover. The pack price was about £30 from Amazon, or 20 p per 100ml. On this occasion no extra cost was charged for postage. This works out cheaper than what I…
plastic free breakfast
Me – topping up my weekly muesli at the zero waste shop this morning.
household cleaning
Under our sink we keep a variety of cleaning products for different uses and all are in single use plastic bottles. (OK its not usually that tidy under our sink!). Our practice up to now has been to dispose of these bottles even though they were still perfectly functional, because I had no other use…
serial kitchen plastic offender identified!
In the kitchen the starting point for me was to identify the worst source of single use plastic. There could only be one answer: Our Dolce Gusto coffee maker, THE maker of instant Latte Macchiato coffee, and hot chocolate, that has been the taste of the weekend for longer than I can remember. The issue…
if we changed just 1 thing
As things run out or need replacing, I have been looking for plastic free alternatives. This has been quite time consuming, as I have found the options limited. The first visit to my local supermarket after making the decision to reduce single use plastic in our home, I had very little success trying to find…