The 5 Best Eco-Friendly Kitchen Products

Just imagine: every year in the UK, we throw out 1.7 billion pieces of plastic packaging from our homes. What’s more,Greenpeace has found that only 17% of it gets recycled in our country.

If you think about the room in your home that generates the most plastic packaging, which would it be?

Let’s face it. For most of us, it’s the kitchen.

If you’re keen to reduce your plastic waste and live in a way that’s better for you and the environment (and, if you’re reading this, that’s probably you!), read on for the five best eco-friendly kitchen products you’ll want to have in your kitchen.

1. The Hard-Worker: Coconut Fibre Dish Brush

Made from sustainably sourced coconut fibre and FSC-certified beechwood,coconut fibre dish brushes are the workhorse of your eco-friendly kitchen. You can use them to scrub away tough grease and to get into the corners of pans and mugs.

What’s more, coconut fibres are gentle too, enough to clean your glassware and even non-stick pans with no risk of scratching.

So, what makes coconut fibre dish brushes such a brilliant eco-friendly alternative? Well, common foam sponges have been shown to releasetrillions of microplastics every month. Compare these to coconut fibres and you’ll see how you can opt for natural, biodegradable washing up toolsandstill get your dishes clean.

2. For Hygge: Compostable Swedish Dish Cloths

Next up, we havecompostable Swedish dish cloths, a sustainable swap for synthetic sponges and microfibre cloths. You can rely on these powerhouse cloths for all your kitchen cleaning, from wiping surfaces to degreasing your hob and sopping up spills.

Here’s why we love Swedish dish cloths. They’re:

• Hygienic and washable

• Reusable

• Compostable and entirely biodegradable

If you wondered, these dish cloths are made of plant cellulose and recycled waste cotton. And yes, they’re made in Sweden!

Since identifying the kitchen cloth from the bathroom cloth is a headache none of us needs, our Swedish dish cloths also come in four colours so you can allocate them to different uses. Each cloth is printed in water-based and environmentally-friendly inks.

3. The Multitasker - Organic Cotton Reusable Produce Bags

After we all watchedBlue Planet II, more of us started swapping out plastic bags for reusables. What you might not know though, is just how versatile ourorganic cotton reusable produce bags can be.

Of course, these beauties are essential for storing loose produce when out shopping and in the kitchen. The colourful labels even have a handy tare weight feature to make it easier to check out dried goods in your local zero-waste shop.

Reusable produce bags go further than that though and, if you take care of yours, they could last you for decades. Our best tip is to use these to keep salad leaves fresher for longer in your fridge - just pop the bags under the tap to make them damp. You can also use the bags to strainyour favourite plant milk recipe.

Last of all, there’s the organic cotton. Not only is organic cotton a lot better for nature and for the growers, it also reduces your and your family’sexposure to pesticides.

4. For ‘Less, but Better’ - Organic Cotton Tea Towels in a Herringbone Weave 

Whether you’re a minimalist or you love to go all out on colours like berry and rose, having qualityorganic cotton tea towels you can rely on is an essential for any sustainable kitchen.

Of course, tea towels come in handy for so many things, from drying your dishes and hands to handling hot pans. Going for organic cotton, as we’ve covered, is a great eco-friendly choice with respect for nature, farmers, and your home.

But what, we hear you ask, is a herringbone weave? If you look closely at herringbone fabric, you’ll see it has a distinctive V shape, just like the spine of a herring fish. It’s actually this weave that gives the tea towels extra absorbency and durability.

5. The Eco Swap - Beeswax Food Wraps

Let’s finish up with a classic eco alternative for your kitchen.Beeswax food wraps are entirely natural, yet incredibly effective at storing snacks, covering jars, and even wrapping your sandwiches. No cling film in sight!

Our beeswax food wraps are made from organic cotton, organic dyes, beeswax, jojoba oil and tree resin. They work by using the heat from your hands to mould in place around whatever food you want to protect.

To keep your beeswax food wraps in use for longer, just rinse them clean each time. If they need it, give them a quick iron between two sheets of grease-proof paper to redistribute the wax. At the end of their life, snip them up and throw them on your compost heap.

Ready to Make Your Kitchen More Eco-Friendly?

And there you have our five best eco-friendly products ready for your kitchen. We hope you enjoyed this post and it’s gotten you thinking about how to reduce your plastic waste, one step at a time!

If you want to stock up your home with sustainable supplies for cleaning, washing up and storing food,take a look at our eco household products to get started.

At Wild & Stone, we source all our products sustainably, from raw materials to final delivery. Share your plastic-free swaps with us athello@wildandstone.com ortag us on Instagram #wildandstone.