Creating your own plastic free pantry
Removing plastic from your life can be difficult. Human demand for plastic ensures it remains in production, alongside the fact that it’s incredibly easy to manipulate, produce and source. One area where plastic is in abundance is in the kitchen. So, if you’re looking to live a plastic-free lifestyle, a great place to start is there.
Fortunately, it’s the perfect time to jump on the bandwagon for a plastic-free lifestyle as there are plenty of options out there to make your life easy. Zero-waste stores are popping up all over the country, even big supermarkets like Asda have a zero waste section for some of their dry foods. If you’re looking to get yourself a plastic-free pantry here are a few ideas on items where you can easily remove the plastic.
Dried foods
One of the easiest items to switch out to a plastic-free alternative is dried food. This includes pasta, rice, lentils, cereal, and even oats. It’s almost become a trend to pop these items in matching glass jars, but you can remove the plastic altogether by purchasing them from a zero-waste store. One thing you certainly don’t want to do is buy a plastic-wrapped bag of pasta, then pour the plastic straight into a glass jar when you get home. That almost makes the use of plastic painful!
Cooking sauces
We know what you’re thinking “don’t sauces come in jars?” well, trends are turning towards plastic. The current issue with sauce jars is that they often tend to feed 4 people. While the average family can use these and then reuse them around the home, singletons and couples are left with a jar of sauce in their fridge for a long time.
Not a problem, except now, plastic alternatives are on offer where you can buy the right amount of sauce for one or two people. Convenience plays a big part in peoples decisions when it comes to shopping. If you want to truly have a plastic-free pantry this would be a crucial area to tackle if you opt for these plastic cooking sauce pots.
Miscellaneous items
Food items are a given when it comes to the pantry but what about everything else that’s in there? Paper towels, dish soap, hand soap - there are plenty of other items that contain plastic that might leave a stain on your plastic-free dreams.
When it comes to paper towels, it’s really easy to remove the plastic packaging they come in. Simply stop purchasing them! Invest in some microfibre towels that you can pop in the washing machine and launder at the end of each week. You’ll save a lot of money in the long run and avoid plastic wrappers completely!
For your dish soap, it can be a little tricky. There are some recipes where you can make your own but you can also get refill products designed to reuse the same plastic bottle over and over - significantly reducing your plastic consumption. The same can be said for hand soaps and sanitisers, finding a refill option is a quick way to use less plastic but ensure the quality.
Purdy & Figg have a unique collection of luxury hand sanitisers that allow you to order refill bottles and then distribute them into various sprays and travel size containers. It means that when it comes to creating a plastic-free pantry, you can go beyond and introduce plastic-free items into your everyday life with ease.
Now you’ve started your plastic-free pantry journey, you’ll quickly notice how easy it is to introduce other plastic-free items into your life - just like Purdy & Figg hand sanitisers go beyond the pantry, plenty of other items will throughout your kitchen.
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