Use reusable dryer balls with essential oil to add fragrance to your laundry. No more need to buy liquid softener or dryer sheets. Claims to reduce drying time – I haven’t really tracked it myself. Various brands out there. My son bought me this brand for a green gift.

By Gaea

Household Cleaning

https://bitetoothpastebits.com/ Bite re-invented toothpaste let’s you toss the unrecycling tube your toothpaste usually comes in! It’s the plastic-free way to brush your teeth.  Available in automatically shipped subscription – comes in a glass bottle, packed in a cardboard box. Not as bubbly as regular toothpaste, but I like it a lot.  My son, not as […]

By Gaea

Grooming

https://us.whogivesacrap.org/ Toilet paper comes in a choice of 100% recycled or 100% made from fast-growing bamboo. No more trees chopped down to clean your bum. Packaged plastic-free too – in fun colorful paper – re-use for gift wrapping paper for your open-minded friends. 50% of profits donated to help build toilets. While I love the […]

By Gaea

Grooming

100% recycled bathroom tissue. Contains 90% Post-consumer recycled content.  Whitened without chlorine. Subscription delivery available. $39.76 for 48 rolls.  $1.99 discount applicable if you Subscribe. Amazon offered both New and USED toilet paper – I opted for NEW 😉

By Denise

Grooming

These are really good. They’re mesh, so they’re breathable, and the fabric is double-thickness, so they’re also durable. This is the set of seven multi-size bags, so some are the right size for just one tomato, but others would fit a head of lettuce or a bunch of potatoes, but this seller also makes sets […]

By kmlhorak

Food & Kitchen

These waxed food wraps are a great alternative to using  plastic wrap and plastic baggies for food. You can re-use them many times. According to Etee, from whom I got mine, on average, each sheet should get about 120 – 150 uses.  I like them, but you do have to wash them (in cold water) […]

By Denise

Food & Kitchen

I’ve been using my dryer balls for over a year.  I really like them, and I save money because I don’t buy fabric softener any more. However, clothes and towels, in particular, are not as soft as when I used fabric softener. What it DOES do, it fluff your laundry so it dries faster (than […]

By Denise

Household Cleaning

I always carry my bamboo utensils (its own purple carrying case) in my purse. Whenever I go to a faster food restaurant or do an event that use  plasticware, I pull out my own utensils.  After use, I just wipe off food with a napkin, put them back in the case and wash them off […]

By Denise

Food & Kitchen

World Centric makes single use plates, bowls, spoons, forks and cups from 70% non-GMO corn and 30% talc. No petroleum is used thus when you throw them away they are completely compostable. The cutlery converts to soil within 3-6 months in a commercial composting system. I expect it takes a bit longer in home compost. […]

By Suzan

Food & Kitchen