Ok, so today’s Zero Waste Week question is…
How could you reduce plastic in your bathroom?
So now I get to tell you about some of the fabulous goodies we got from our local zero waste shop, The Refill Pantry, recently! They sell an excellent range of personal care items, which made it much easier to go plastic-free in the bathroom…
I already have a bamboo toothbrush, and I have used the same plastic disposable razor for a very long time that I will continue to use for as long as possible because it would be wasteful to throw it out otherwise, just because it is plastic! I don’t wear make up very often so doubt I will need to consider replacing that in the near future. I don’t use skincare products either; water for my face and coconut oil to moisturise my skin where needed, but that comes in a glass jar.
However, the rest of my bathroom products are a different story, so I made some simple switches…
Obviously I haven’t thrown out the plastic products we were using, because that would be pointless. It makes sense to use up anything we still have laying around, rather than discard it before it is empty. Once they are properly finished with, they will be put in recycling, not landfill though!
Also, I am still toying with plastic roll on deoderant at times at the moment, but I do have also have a cardboard Earth Conscious one that is effective! Toothpaste is tricky due to sensory issues, so I have decided not to tackle that at the moment. But let’s stay positive and focus on what improvements we have achieved…
So anyway, we now have reusable dispensers for our shampoo, conditioner, shower gel and handwash – yay!
When empty, they will be taken to our local zero waste shop to be refilled. Simple!
Now admittedly, it isn’t perfect, because these particular products do still come from plastic containers, but they are the biggest size they can get of course! And I have no doubt they are then recycled or even reused if possible. Bottom line is, if you prefer, or need, liquid rather than bars it is certainly much closer to zero waste!
So that is our bathroom… what plastics are lurking in yours?!
What a great idea! I’ve already switched my hand wash bottles for the old fashioned bars of soap, but really need to go to Zero Waste stores to get the rest of my products.
loo roll was a big one for a long time but we’ve found a local supplier of the Who Gives A Crap 🙂