Wooden Dish Brush What about non stick pans or ceramic cassaroles that need a more delicate brush? My favourite solution is a wooden brush with a replaceable head made with sisal fibres. The fibres, 100% compostable and biodegradable, are incredibly soft and won’t make any scratch, plus they can be replaced so once the heads are used up, they can simply be replaced with a new head while keeping the handle forever.

Pot Scrubber This little pot scrubber is the best compostable alternative to a tough brillo sponge, with its plant-based bristles it can get all the dirt off your pans. I also use it to scrub my grill and BBQ (as well as dirty spatulas) and we have a spare one to scrape mud off our boots during the winter months. Can’t beat it!

Bamboo Makeup Remover Pad If you want to stop using single use makeup pads, choose some made of bamboo fibre and cotton, particularly good for removing mascara and lipsticks, while the other side is a softer velour type of fabric, which makes it particularly soft and ideal for the eye area. They are also great to be used to soak in green tea and apply on tired eyes at the end of the day! You can check tons of beauty recipes to use with remover makeup pads 

Bamboo Toilet Brush Even our toilets need cleaning, although most of us prefer not to talk about it. If you have ever stepped into any bathroom in pretty much any country in the world, you probably noticed that every single one will have a toilet brush in it. However, the vast majority of these brushes are made of plastic, and in fact a mixture of plastic materials, so once they are all used up, they can’t really be recycled, so a great solution to a plastic toilet brush is to choose one made with sustainable materials, such as wood or bamboo. 

Safety Razor How do you use a safety razor?  The best thing to do before shaving is to have a hot shower, this will soften your skin, open up your pores helping a much smoother shave, and always use a shaving soap or cream when shaving, it will dramatically reduce the risk of cuts and irritation to the skin. I have also compiled a pretty exhaustive know-how article with tips and tricks and everything you need to know when using a safety razor

Bamboo Cutlery Set As a family on a low-waste path we love using reusables for our family outings, be it cotton beach bags, food wraps for sandwiches or bamboo cutlery. We used to bring regular cutlery out, but we have swapped to bamboo one as it's much lighter and handy, and can also be brought on planes safely, plus when they come in cotton pouches that keeps them neatly together.

Wooden Dish Brush What about non stick pans or ceramic casseroles that need a more delicate brush? My favourite solution is a wooden brush with a replaceable head made with sisal fibres. The fibres, 100% compostable and biodegradable, are incredibly soft and won’t make any scratch, plus they can be replaced so once the heads are used up, they can simply be replaced with a new head while keeping the handle forever.

Kitchen Brush with Coconut Round Head This brush has a head made with coconut fibre (also called coir) that is incredibly tough, but also really gentle on surfaces. This makes it perfect to clean tough food sticking to pans – burnt food anyone or is it just me? The brush head is slightly curved, and this cleaning brush with long handle combined with its palm-like shape, allows deep cleaning while also reaching every corner of pots and pans. 

Compostable Cotton Buds  Why choose single use, plastic ear sticks when we can get them made with compostable materials that won't end up in a landfill? Biodegradable earbuds made with bamboo and cotton are the way to go, just make sure to add them to your compost or organic waste bin, and not throw them into the general waste.

Bamboo Soap Dish Did you know bamboo is the fastest growing plant on the planet, and can grow 3 feet in height in just 24 hours if the weather conditions are appropriate? It also releases 30% more oxygen into the atmosphere and absorbs more carbon dioxide than other plants. Because of this, it greatly decreases the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere! One of our favourite couples in our zero-waste home is solid soap bar kept dry on bamboo soap racks.