Find out 10 ecological products for your kitchen and where to find them
March 20, 2019
Tired of waste? We’ve listed 10 eco‑friendly, reusable products that will help you go green in the kitchen!
Reusable bags for fruits and vegetables
Reusable bags made of cotton or polyester is perfect to set your fruits and vegetables while grocery shopping. It's easy to wash and dry in only a few minutes and is disponible in many sizes, colors and patterns.
Furthermore, many cities in Canada already forbid the use of plastic bags for a single use. So, forget about this legendary thin plastic bag so hard to come of the rolls and open when you already have tons of fruits in your hands!
Where to find them
Reusable bags for sandwichs and snacks
Not only fruits and vegetables deserves a reusable bag. Sandwichs, vegetables and snacks are carried and kpt easily with a reusable bag. Honestly, there are bag which are so beautiful! Allô Hubert Cormier 😍
Where to find them
- Atelier BangBang
- D'un Sac à l'autre
- Ecoboutik
- Etsy
- Hubert Cormier
- La fabrik éco.
- Mère Hélène
- Omaïki
- Terre à soi
Cotton bags for foods
Never 2 without 3. We complete this hat bag-trick! Cotton bag is very useful to carry bread, bulk ingredients or all your groceries. It's also available in many size, patterns and prints for all taste.
Where to find them
Packaging film made of beeswax
Tired to fight with the disposable plastic film to wrap up your foods? Beeswax packaging film is a sustainable solution and is easily washable. It's in fact cloths infused with beeswax, jojoba oil and tree resin. By the way, it's thanks to beeswax that bees keeps honey fresh. Ingeiuous those little bugs! 🐝
Where to find them
And why not doing this wrapping yourself?
Brushes made of coconut fibers
The brush made of coconut fibers is perfect to wash fruits and vegetables before eating it. Coconut fiber is sustainable and biodegradable. Polyvalent, you may also use this brush to clean and wash your casseroles and sink. The scouring pad made with walnuts scales is also a great option!
Where to find them
Compostable compost bin
After washing, peeling, slicing and cooking all foods that you thrown in your reusable bags, it's time to compost those residues! The compost bin Greemlid made of recycled cardboard is compostable! No more need to clean the little kitchen bin after throwing it's content in the bigger bin outside. Also, it's tough enough to be kept up to to 10 days under the counter and its plastic lid is also compostable.
Where to find them
© Photo : Greenlid
Reusable coffee filter
Coffee grounds is also well compostable. It's even a great fertilizer for your garden. This coffee filter made like a stainless steel cup is perfect for the office to get rid of disposable capsule. Other type of filter like cottons or biological hemp ones are also disponible!
Where to find them
Reusable straw
More and more reusable straw are coming on the market. Its often made of stainless steel, bamboo, glass or silicone. Plus, each packaging contains normaly a cleaning brush. Except ones made of bamboo, it's all dish-washing safe.
Where to find them
- Les Thés DAVISsTEA
- Encore & Co
- Etsy
- Linen Chest
- Lunch à porter
- OLA Bamboo
- Terre à soi
- Tricot-Thé Serré
- Stokes
- Walmart
- Plus, it's not lacking in terms of choices!
Natural cleaning products
Ecological cleaning products are everywhere in the kitchen. They're as much effective as regular cleaning products, but without chemicals ingredients. And when you can buy it in bulk it's even better!
Where to find them
- Biovert
- Planette
- Un pas Vert le futur
- Vrac Sur Roues
- And at many grocery store and greater store
Reusable, washable and compostable paper-towelss
Some damage in the kitchen? No problem! Kliin paper towels is ecological and absorb 15 times its weight in liquids. Made with 100% natural fibers, washable and also compostable. A way to shelve Spongie!
Where to find them
© Photo : Kliin
Now that you own many ecological products in your kitchen, it's time to cook and to wrap leftovers with reusable products 😉
