10 Sustainable Products You Need In Your Home!

Most makeup wipes take about 100 years to break down in the landfill. Investing in a set of reusable makeup wipes not only saves the amount of waste you leave behind but it also helps reduce the amount of money spend over time and the gas it takes to make that last minute trip to the store because you ran out makeup wipes. This beautiful set comes with a luxurious and eco-friendly bamboo storage container to keep your clean pads stored in on your bathroom counter. The set also includes a small laundry bag so that you can toss your used pads into your laundry machine on laundry day. The pads are double sides so you get multiple uses out of each pad, so one set can last around two weeks.

Cutting out single use plastics from your everyday routine is the single greatest move you can make towards a more sustainable future. To put it into perspective each year American buy enough plastic wrap to shrink wrap the state of Texas.... lets think about that now. In addition, while plastic wrap is a cheap method to preserving food, the reality is that it is that the thin material is hard to recycle, while more importantly it is composed of potentially harmful chemicals. A healthier and more sustainable alternative is a beeswax wrap that is made of Natural Unbleached Beeswax, Natural Tree Resins, plus Malaysia Organic Coconut and Organic Jojoba Oils. 

Another commonly used kitchen item we use and toss away on a regular basis is aluminum foil and parchment paper. The scary fact is that tin foil in NON BIODEGRADABLE, that is correct, it will never break down in the landfill. Eliminate the amount of waste that you contribute when it comes to these items by replacing them with reusable silicone baking mats. If the fact that tin foil never breaks down and you need another reason why these silicone mats are a better alternative is that they have a non-stick surface, therefore you can reduce the use of oils and butters when it comes to your baking. Not only will you be reducing waste with these mats, but also reducing your expenses on single use tin foils and spray oils over time. 

7. Reusable Produce Shopping Bags

Plastic bags, whether it's the ones you carry your groceries home from the store or the small ones that you bag your produce in at the market, are all a major pollutant to our plant. They end up in the ocean, on the streets, in landfills and just about everywhere other than the recycling bin at the store. According to the Center for Biological Diversity, The average American household takes home roughly 1,500 plastic bags from the store every year and only 1% of them are returned back for recycling. This set of 7 reusable shopping bags can help you entirely eliminate all plastic bags on your future grocery trips. The set comes with large bags that can hold your groceries after checking out, as well as small mesh produce bags so you can buy your favorite fruits, vegetables and legumes without the use of plastic bags. 

8. Countertop Compost Bin Collector

Food waste is the largest waste in regards to weight amount in American landfills. Unprocessed food such as vegetable and fruit scraps, egg shells, grains, etc are full of nutritional benefits. Throwing them in the trash and having them end up in the landfill causes them to rot because they are mixed with other materials in the landfill and do not have the proper space to decompose properly. The rotting food them emits the harmful greenhouse gas, methane that contributes to global warming. Composting these food scraps properly in a compost pile or compost trash, converts all of the nutrients that the scraps contain into nutrient rich soil that farmers can use to grow crops that we can consume.

9. Reusable Glass and Bamboo Water Bottles

Single use plastic bottles take up to 450 years to start breakdown in the landfill. Not to mention the harmful effects of microplastics that breakdown and are ingested when drinking from plastic bottles. It is shown that over 100 million plastic bottles are used worldwide every day while only 1 in 5 of them are actually properly recycled. The remaining bottles are tossed in landfills, oceans, highways, and many other areas where it creates litter. These stylish glass and bamboo water bottles help you eliminate your single use plastic bottle waste and eliminate the worry of microplastics in your body. 

10. Zero Waster Start Kit

The market today contains just about every alternative to help make the zero waste transition painless. Making the transition suddenly can be quite costly so it is something that is something that we need to transition into versus making the switch overnight. It can also be overwhelming knowing where to start in the beginning. A zero waste starter kit is a great tool to consider and help you start your transition process. This kit also makes a great gift for anyone who wants to make the more conscious choice when it comes to their carbon footprint. 

The choice to make the future a cleaner and more sustainable is our choice to make! In todays time, large corporations and most governments do not care about the sustainability of their products. It is up to us to start making the change and lower the demand of un-sustainable products to drive companies and governments to make the change towards a more sustainable tomorrow.