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    Eco-friendly Kitchen Products available in Canada

    Published: Nov 16, 2020 · Modified: Feb 21, 2021 by Aly @ Iekel Road Home · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · #sponsoredpost ·

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    Eco-friendly kitchen cleaning swaps to get one step closer to living a more sustainable life.

    How can I make my kitchen more environmentally friendly?

    An eco-friendly kitchen is not something that needs to be obtained overnight. In fact, it would be wasteful to swap everything in the kitchen all in one go. A great way to view the eco-friendly switch is to take it one step at a time. Doing your best and moving in the right direction is all that matters.

    Use what you have until it breaks, or becomes unusable. Then, at that point look for the more eco-friendly option to then make the permanent swap.

    Eco-Friendly Kitchen Swaps for Cleaning

    1. Dish Brush

    four eco-friendlykitchen cleaning brushes

    One of the most common kitchen items that end up in the trash just weeks after purchasing is kitchen sponges. Not only do they start to smell, but they are also quick to fall apart. Making the switch to wooden cleaning brushes that are compostable is a great option. When a brush gets old and the bristle starts falling just compost the head and keep the handle for the replacement head.

    Our favourite dish brushes.

    2. Pot Scrubber

    eco-friendly kitchen pot scrubbers on kitchen towel

    Forget the SOS pads or heavy-duty sponge and get yourself a copper pot scrubbers. Copper is recyclable, making this a great eco-friendly alternative.

    Brush and Copper Pads

    3. Soap Block

    eco-friendly vega dish block with pot scrubber brush

    Dish soap creates a lot of plastic waste, and although we can recycle plastic in Canada the most eco-friendly option would be to use a product with the least amount of packaging. This dish block comes packaged in a cardboard sleeve and that's it.

    This is my absolute favourite soup block.

    Eco-Friendly Kitchen Alternatives

    4. Reusable Muffin Liners

    three heart shaped reuable muffin liners atop kitchen towel

    Silicone muffins liners are great replacements for paper liners when baking muffins and cupcakes. These reusable liners also make for great dividers in reusable lunch containers.

    Similar product here.

    5. Reusable Glass Jars

    three glass jars lying on top of a kitchen towel

    Our first eco-friendly kitchen swap was reusing glass jars. So many grocery items come in a jar that is recyclable, but why not reuse them. We use old pasta jars as drinking glasses as well as storage containers for leftovers or dried goods.

    6. Reuseable Water Bottles

    two yeti water bottles lying side by side

    I know many people have made the switch over from purchasing single-use plastic water bottles. Reusable plastic water bottles are great, but they can break so stainless steel bottles are even better.

    Our favourite water bottles.

    7. Reusable Containers

    eco-friendly metal lunch box

    Reusable lunch boxes are a great alternative to plastic bags. Metal lunch boxes go one step further as they will not break or crack and can be kept for years and years to come. This is the one we have.

    8. Reuseable Bags

    two eco-friendly kitchen snack bags, one filled with popcorn

    Sometimes reusable bags are more practical than carrying around a clunky container. This is why the addition of these cute reusable snack bags are the perfect eco-friendly kitchen swap to single-use plastic snack bags.

    These are our favourite bags.

    9. Stainless Steel Straw

    one glass jar lying beside 3 stainless steel straws

    I understand that not all households use plastic straws, but if you do, stainless steel straws are a great and easy swap.

    We get our straws from Bulk Barn.

    10. Tea Towels and Napkins

    three eco-friendly kitchen napkins fanned out across background

    Say goodbye to the paper towel and paper napkins. Cloth tea towels and cloth napkins are a great eco-friendly kitchen alternative. Even after the napkins get stained they can be used as cleaning rags.

    11. Beeswax Wraps

    eco-friendly beeswax wraps

    Plastic wrap is a very common kitchen item and one that is hard to replace. Once you have finished the last of the plastic wrap roll try reaching for beeswax wraps! Beeswax wraps are a perfect swap and can be reused over and over again.

    Buy online here or we got ours from Bulk Barn.

    Best places to find eco-friendly kitchen supplies in Canada

    Shop local, a lot of local shops sell the items listed above as well and other great low-waste options. If all else fails and you can't find a local shop you can look online.

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