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Kitchen consumables
Bin liners
Don’t be tempted by biodegradable plastic unless
it specifies it is compostable, otherwise it is just plastic that has added
chemicals to make it degrade more quickly.
These look like good alternatives.
Or go for a paper option
Clothes wash
I’ve used Ecover washing powder packaged in a
cardboard box, plus a spoonful of bicarbonate of soda as fabric softener. It
cleans everything well enough.
If you want to avoid stains, wear aprons and
overalls.
Also you will be needing pegs to hang things up
Dish washer tablets
Rubber gloves
Surface cleaners
This company sells all you need for DIY cleaning and has helpful tips and recipes.
Alternatively you can order in bulk from Ecover direct and they will send you 15 lt of cleaner in a bag in a box (which are not brilliantly designed I have to say) which you can then decant into a bottle of your choice. I have just bought this and you should be able to recycle all the packaging. I shall wait to see if this it true when it comes to it.
Washing up brushes and scrubbers
Washing up liquid
As with surface cleaner I now buy Ecover washing
up liquid in bulk in a bag in a box and decant it into an old glass bottle.
Equipment and Kit
Bins
These look like a lovely selection of colourful
all metal bins, but I can’t vouch for their packaging. Best check direct with
them.
Brushes and pans
This seems to be one of the more reasonably priced
outlets for such items if you are not lucky enough to have a local hardware
shop that sells such things. But again phone them up to check for packaging.
Chopping boards
These are good things to buy as gifts and it is
most likely you will find some in a local hand-made craft fair, but if not,
these look good.
Food containers
If you want to buy new, these look good or go
rummaging in charity/ vintage shops for nice old tins
www.asliceofgreen.co.uk/reusable-containers/?features_hash=10-125
Food wrap
If you need to do this then the beeswax wraps get high praise from many and you can buy them from Jenny at
www.anythingbutplastic.co.uk/product-page/beeswax-wraps
and SAS say that they will be stocking them soon.
Rachel has sent in a DIY recipe and once I have tried it out I shall share it here.
Food wrap
If you need to do this then the beeswax wraps get high praise from many and you can buy them from Jenny at
www.anythingbutplastic.co.uk/product-page/beeswax-wraps
and SAS say that they will be stocking them soon.
Rachel has sent in a DIY recipe and once I have tried it out I shall share it here.
Frying pans
Solid iron frying pans are great but re too heavy
for me so I prefer this
Kettles
There are many great stove top kettles out there
and here are 3 that I liked the look of but it is best to go proper shopping
and check them out to be sure.
Copper
Colourful
Stainless Steel
Ice cube trays
You used to be able to buy metal ice cube trays
but I did not find any. Alternatively silicone ones seem a good alternative and
let us hope silicone remains a benign material.
Washing -up bowls
A stainless bowl will last forever or you can
sometimes find vintage enamel ones but they will eventually rust and
disintegrate.
Also look out for giant stainless dog
bowls as they are likely to be half the price, but could be just what you need.
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