From Thermos flasks to wooden brushes: everything that helps you use less plastic | Ethical and green living
WWhen we asked the candidate readers to tell us how to use less than plastic, it is fair to say that a few of them were exactly dedicated like Helen Man. “I just buy Clipper tea bags [which are plastic-free]I told us, “I plant my hackers, nastortium, dandelion and mint, then dry them and use the leaves in organic cotton tea bags.
“I have replaced plastic soap distributions with glass panels, and other household items such as clothes horses with that wooden. My laundry bowl is stainless steel. Buy bamboo dish clothes and use wooden brushes to wash them. I use aluminum -free bicarbonate from soda and distilled vinegar to clean the house; fresh lemon juice and bicarb for floors.
“I am an organic garden, buy grains and lentils in large quantities, most of which come in sustainable packages. I make my bread and all my meals from scratch. The only treated things I eat are biscuits and individual chocolate bar to give my body something to do!” It is inspiring.
Abandoning plastic is difficult but not impossible
Plastic waste is a huge and growing problem. Plastic bottles from Russia wash Geese beaches; Healthy effects of flour plastic – from Early births to breast cancer Focus on the most pronounced. They too The destruction of the ability of plants to represent opticalAccording to a new study, and Our bodies are contaminated.
Trying to reduce your plastic use It is not easy. But when we asked friends, colleagues and readers All the ways they reduced their plastic useWe felt unexpectedly. Whether it is Waterbone That was provided to buy soda water or Pants period That already works (and providing healthy products), We hope these ideas will inspire youalso.
But the reader, Liz Price, was doing all this for years. “It is difficult to reduce anything after I started the anti -plastic trend long before it is modern,” she wrote to us. “The Sarvon gave me a supermarket when I took my own bags 40 years ago and avoided dozens of plastic bags that they put out for me.
I took heat to work. I never bought “coffee to go” and avoid places that did not always offer coffee in suitable cups. He is 54 years old from this year’s tea refinery (a wedding gift!) It is used daily at home because I always make the right tea with loose leaves. So I feel that I was doing me for a very long time. “
Hats for you, Liz. And every other person, tell us about other methods that you use less than plastic by connecting to the email below.
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If you are trying to cut plastic, you may notice how much your cosmetic products are wasting, whether it is shampoo bottles or empty mascara. But with the availability of a lot of now full materials, you can make your routine more sustainable with a little voltage. The beauty and broadcaster Anita Bahwanda collected Her favorite -packing productsfrom Shower oil to Natural deodorant that already works.
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When we asked the chefs about Their favorite kitchen toolsWe were describing a list of unbearable Sous-DE machines and guns. But although all their preferences were cheap – Tom Kerardge exfoliates from “Mega” from Hexclad Group of salt and pepper mill for 199 pounds sterling Most of them were of great quality essentials that most of us could tolerate. We have all bought Georgina Hayden Favorite tomato knife – “Gamechanger” kitchen with less than 6 pounds.
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Have you ever been surprised by a brand or a retailer that exceeds customer service? They may have fixed a free rain coat from the old rain or brought back the beloved kitchen device to life with a new part.
If so, then tell us by sending an email to us on Thefilter@theguardian.com.
