Once you start embracing the principles of sustainable living, it is pretty easy to get overwhelmed with that endless information flow about materials, manufacture, recycling, etc.
However, the second you realized the importance of mindful consumption, you have made the most important first step that will eventually lead you to a healthier and more balanced lifestyle.
There is no point in rushing yourself and trying to change all kitchen supplies for eco-friendly and sustainable ones. However, with each small step, mindful purchase, a healthy choice, you come closer to your goal and contribute to environmental protection.
This is exactly what we were aiming for in this article. Here is a list of sustainable brands that can change the way you see your household and help you contribute to the common good of eco-friendly sustainable living for everyone.
1. ETEE
This brand literally says goodbye to plastic. Not only do they offer innovative plastic-free solutions for your kitchen, but they have also managed to exclude plastic from all manufacturing and operation stages. Even the packaging that they use for their worldwide shipping is entirely plastic-free.
Their beeswax wrapping paper is the brand’s ultimate signature product. Reusable and hygienic, those wraps come in various colors, which, however, don’t contain any toxic and synthetic add-ons and therefore are perfectly safe for all foods.
This brand will help you forget about plastic boxes and wraps in your kitchen, keeping your products fresh and the environment – safe.
2. Food Huggers
In case you are not ready to embrace wax paper packaging for your food and look for something more solid and reusable, Food Huggers have amazing zero-waste solutions for you.
Made out of ethically manufactures silicon and recycled plastic, their bowl covers, versatile leads, and containers for leftovers will keep your food fresh and safe much longer than any plastic container you have ever had before.
Designed especially for certain foods, they have density and textures that are perfect for various fruits, vegetables, or meat. So, don’t worry if you are not planning to eat the whole avocado; those containers will keep it fresh for you.
The brand supports projects that clean oceans and forests from plastic waste and develops innovative recycling technologies.
3. Stasher
If you are looking for a sustainable and stylish replacement for those plastic sandwich boxes and zip bags, Stasher has everything you have been dreaming of.
Their food containers come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. However, all of them are made out of ethical silicone or recycled materials and don’t contain toxic dyes and other potentially hazardous elements. You can pack your and your kids` sandwiches into those boxes and bags and be sure that they will stay safe.
The brand conducts a vast company educating people about zero-was living and ways to recycle, compost food to avoid food waste end development of landfills worldwide.
4. Colony Co
This brand will make your shopping more sustainable by offering a large variety of shopper bags made out of organic cotton and recycled materials.
The best thing about those bags is that they are so compact when empty that you can through them into your purse or keep them in a jacket’s pocket. At the same time, you will be surprised how much you will make to stack into them in a supermarket.
All the bags are ethically made at zero-waste factories, where workers receive fair and treatment and wages along with comprehensive education programs and legal support. The brand also constantly takes part in various ecological projects, dedicating each month to cleaning the ocean and forests, recycling paper and textiles, etc.
5. Lakeshore Linen
Did you know that the quality and taste of your bread entirely depends on the material it is wrapped into while being stored?
Lakeshore linen, a brand that offers a wide range of home textiles and particularly kitchen napkins made out of organic linen of the highest company, offers a unique product – a linen bread bag.
The brand claims that only linen can preserve your bread’s true flavor, prevent mold development and keep it fresh and fluffy longer than any other solution.
Supporting artisanal workshops worldwide, the brand creates its products according to authentic zero-waste weave technologies. All their suppliers are financially and legally independent and collaborate with the brand on terms of Fair Trade policies.
6. Vejibag
This brand offers various cotton bags, which are perfect for keeping your foods fresh in the fridge. Made out of organic GOTS-certified cotton and according to an exclusive weaving technique, those cotton bags prevent pathogens and insects from getting anywhere close to your food while staying breathable and creating a perfect atmosphere inside to keep your tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, and all other veggies as fresh as you have brought them from the farmers` market.
Supporting organic farmers, the brand was among the first GOTS-certified household goods brand. It promotes fair trade principles and guarantees fair wages and a safe work environment for all employees.
And, as you might have realized from the brand’s name itself, it is entirely cruelty-free.
7. Stojo
Did you know that disposable dishes and especially coffee cups are the main waste contributors in the world? Many coffee shops worldwide offer their customers special prices and bonuses once they come with their own cups, reducing the plastic and paper waste threat.
Stojo allows you to save the environment with style. Their coffee cups are not just incredibly stylish, but they are also collapsible, which means that you can fold them, put them inside your purse, and have a full-size coffee mug wherever you go!
The brand creates all products out of recycled and ethically-derived commodities. Their manufacture is safe for the environment and people who work at the factories.
8. JOCO
Another brand offers reusable coffee mugs made out of recycled plastic and tempered glass. You can also find reusable drinking straws and bottles on their website.
The brand claims that by using their coffee mugs, you are saving at least 25,000 liters of drinking water every day. Not to mention avoiding plastic and paper waste from all those disposable cups.
Joco is famous for the development and promotion of its Seabins. Those are peculiar gadgets installed in water ponds, yacht clubs, and water parks that work as automatic vacuum cleaners. Filtering the water, they collect garbage and debris from the surface preventing contamination and poisoning.
Every purchase you make contributes to the development of the project, and plastic collected from Seabins becomes a commodity for new reusable cups.
9. Lifefactory
This brand offers reusable cups, flasks, and bottles that last really long. Indeed one cup can be a baby bottle, then transform into a sippy cup and a regular glass without losing its looks and qualities.
All their cups are made out of clean and recycled materials and covered with safe silicone. The brand’s mission is to create universal containers that would help people buy fewer dishes having various customization options.
Instead of buying new cups, you can choose between various accessories and replacement parts, which make those dishes truly versatile and sustainable.
10. SodaStream
Another great way to reduce plastic waste is to make your own soda at home! Using Sodastream seltzer balloons and reusable bottles made out of recycled plastic, you won’t have to blame yourself each time you have to buy a bottle of soda and don’t know what to do with the bottle.
The concept also helps to reduce environmental impact from drink manufacturers as from now on, you can make your own soda with various flavors at home.
11. No-Tox Life
This brand provides various products and household solutions for your sustainable lifestyle.
Check out their vegan dish soaps and dishwasher tablets that don’t contain and release microplastics in the water and are perfectly safe for your skin and dishes, rinsed off entirely with water.
The brand supports numerous artisanal and workshops worldwide that preserve and offer their authentic products and technologies. All the products are ethical and cruelty-free.
12. Bohemian Bowls
Those ultimately zero-waste food bowls are made out of coconuts. They are all organic and natural, don’t have any finish or cover-ups that would contain potentially toxic ingredients, and therefore can even be used for kids and people with severe food allergies.
The brand supports charities that provide education to children who live in remote rural regions.
13. CERO
It will become your one-stop-shop for ethical zero-waste products for home and kitchen. Here you will find everything from cruelty-free dish soap to zero-waste dishes and Swedish dishcloths.
The brand is entirely vegan, and therefore shopping here is safe even for those with the most severe ethical shopping demands. The company guarantees constant market surveys and checkups of their suppliers to guarantee that all products are manufactures and sold according to the highest fair trade principles.
14. Final
Those collapsible and reusable drinking straws come in a stylish case and can be easily clipped to your backpack or keychain. That way, you can be sure to have a zero-waste and hygienic drinking straw wherever you get thirsty.
With every purchase, you donate to one of the most efficient projects that save sea turtles.
15. W&P
This brand will make you forget about plastics in your kitchen. Not only those containers made out of recycled materials are versatile and safe, but they are also incredibly stylish and will instantly give your kitchen a fashionable touch helping you cut on your plastic and food waste
16. Full Circle
This brand makes “plastic fantastic” again! Here you will find all sorts of kitchen supplies, including storage containers, reusable straws, and coffee cups, as well as dishcloths and brushes all made out of recycled plastic entirely.
In fact, the brand managed to reach such massive recycling rates that it actually collects and recycles much more plastic than it uses for the manufacture of the products, being the biggest recycled plastic supplier for other brands and contributor to the reduction of landfills worldwide.
17. Dot and Army
The brand offers cotton kitchen towels that will make you forget your paper towels like a nightmare. Not only extremely absorbent and fast-drying, but those towels also get softer after each machine wash and, by the way, don’t release any microplastics into the water. The brand creates its towels out of organic cotton without bleach and coloring, making them safe even for people with severe skin conditions.
18. Capabunga
Looking for a perfect shopper bag that would help you organize all the products, prevent diaries from contacting meat or eggs cracking against a bottle of wine? Capabunga got you covered. Their tote bag has seven separated compartments that help you organize the products inside and carry all your shopping in one bag easily.
All the bags are made entirely out of recycled materials. The brand originally manufactures efficient and zero-waste storage solutions for vine and supports family wineries and organic farms that preserve and develop artisanal winemaking.
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