Single Use Plastic: How to use less
Here are some ideas of what you can use around the house instead of plastic...
Plastic alternatives in the kitchen
Plastic alternatives in the bathroom
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Plastic alternatives in the kitchen
We advocate supporting local businesses and so it would be worth checking what products our local shops stock before buying online.
Some local shops include:
Wild Food Company
22 High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire. SN16 9AU
Dry foods and snacks, dental care products, kitchen products, personal care refills.
Stroud Valley Project Eco-shop
8 Threadneedle Street, Stroud, GL5 1AF
Cleaning products and toiletries refills
Loose
48 High Street, Stroud, GL5 1AJ
Dry foods, oils & vinegar, cleaning and personal care refills.
Shiny Goodness
1 The Old George, George Street, Nailsworth, GL6 0AG
Dry foods, cleaning and personal care refills.
Eastington Farm shop
Middlehall Farm, Bath Road,Eastington, Stonehouse GL10 3AY
Dry food, oil, cleaning products, toiletries
Wotton Farm Shop
Bradley Road Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 7DT
Ecover washing up liquid and fabric softener
Forest Friendly
28 Newerne Street, Lydney GL15 5RF
Eco conscious, Zero waste, Refill, Vegan range, Local, Independent.
Roots Refills
69a Alvin Street, Gloucester GL1 3EH
Affordable, sustainable, plastic free, refill shop
Alternatively, these products can be found on some online stores, such as those linked below:
Kitchen product alternatives:
Organic cotton beeswax wraps: https://www.beeswaxwraps.co.uk/
Stainless steel food containers: https://www.asliceofgreen.co.uk/on-the-go/containers/
Compostable sponges: https://www.theplasticfreeshop.co.uk/compostable-sponges-pack-of-2
Linen products: https://www.theplasticfreeshop.co.uk/household-linen
Bathroom product alternatives
Reusable skincare pads: https://www.wearthlondon.com/reusable-cotton-rounds
Shampoo bars and other hair and body products: https://www.faithinnature.co.uk/
Bamboo toothbrushes: https://www.ethicalsuperstore.com/search/?search=Toothbrush+
Sustainable, natural deodorant: https://www.wearewild.com/
Cleaning product alternatives:
Reusable E-Cloths: https://uk.e-cloth.com/
Biodegradable packaging for laundry and general cleaning products: https://mulieres.co.uk/products/
Soap bars:
For dishwashing- https://www.ecoliving.co.uk/washing-up-soap-bar-230g.html
For removing clothes stains- https://www.ethicalsuperstore.com/products/imsevimse/imsevimse-citrus-soap-stain-remover---230g/
Surface spray tablets: https://smolproducts.com/pages/sprays
Our plastic free vision
The problem of single use plastic polluting our world is escalating but slowly people and businesses are trying to address the problem e.g. suppliers using alternative packaging; innovators coming up with amazing ideas for compostable materials or ways to reuse plastic; some people remembering to bring their own bags and refusing to buy single use packaged vegetables and fruit etc.
We are encouraging litter picking and joining with Tetbury Town Council in the Keep Britain Tidy initiative.
We are encouraging all businesses, groups, schools, library, the Goods shed to get behind out ‘Paint the Town Green’ initiative in June to declare what they are doing or plan to do to address the whole problem of climate change.
We want to reinstate carrying our own water bottle and we want to encourage the return to the use, of the ‘keep cup’.
We want to reinvigorate the demand to our supermarkets to reduce the single-use plastic packaging AND eliminate plastic carrier bags.
REFUSE REFILL REUSE REPAIR.
RECYCLE is the last thing to do after the first four! Try it, if you enjoy a challenge. Tell us here how you get on, we would love to learn from you and share your ideas. Email greeningtetbury@gmail.com
