Plastic Free Kitchen Essentials! | 11 Eco Friendly Products to Reduce Plastic Waste

What’s one thing you do to cut down on waste!? Let’s share and learn from each other!

I cannot remember who said it, but this quote helps me a lot in my green journey: "We don't need one individual doing zero waste perfectly; we need 100 million plus people doing zero waste imperfectly."

"Check your privilege card" YES!!!!!! We ARE doing the best we can. Don't hate on one another, be kind and lift each other up.

"Check your privilege card" - "You are not the plastic police!" Haha I love it! Great video!! Honest review and you made several good points.

Buying eco stuff wrapped in plastic drives me nuts too!

I'm Mexican and my mom is so green she has tupperware from 25 years ago.

These are all great alternatives, but make sure you’re only buying the things you need. If you already have plastic food storage containers you should use those until they’re no longer usable. If you hand wash plastic containers, and don’t use them in the microwave they will last for ages!

I often use a plate as a cover for a bowl that doesn't have one to store the leftovers in the fridge.

Reuse comes before recycle! Reuse your (for example) yogurt containers at bulk stores instead of buying new jars.

I'm the nerd who washes all of her ziplock bags to reuse them until they fall apart haha :X

One more tip (no criticism intended). When you order some of these - or anything - online, there's a steep carbon footprint that comes with it, due to shipping long distance, and packaging. Sometimes the better choice is something local, even if there is some plastic involved. Buying in season produce at your nearest grower market, offsets plastic they may use to sell you tomatoes for ex. Some of them may actually be willing to take the package back and reuse it. That'smuch better than buying off season no packaging produce that's been imported from another country (Avocado and Banana in December, anyone?)

My husband takes his lunch to work every day, and nearly a year ago I began transitioning into more eco friendly options. I encourage folks to check out Lunch Bots, they have stainless steel containers and 'bento box' style options as well, for multiple food items. I use the target brand silicon reusable bags for fruits and some snacks. And, I also use the beeswax sheets for covering bowls. Also transitioned to Pyrex glassware for leftovers. And, I make homemade soups about twice a month and store in large mason jars. Lastly, I reuse pasta sauce jars and Mayo jars to store our bulk nuts. It really does get easier, once you make the commitment to the cause. Good Luck, everyone! Small steps in the right direction....are better than not trying at all. 🙂

Yes! I'm 100% for reducing unnecessary waste but nothing is ever enough for some people. I had a coworker make a comment to another coworker because she had one of those reusable thick plastic tumblers and straw from Starbucks because it was still made of plastic... would you prefer she get new plastic cups and straw every single time instead? Apparently reusable isn't good enough if it's still made of plastic 🙄. It frustrates the shit out of me how many people shame others who are just doing the best they can. At least they care enough to even make a change in the first place! Now that my rant is over, I finally found beeswax wraps that actually stick! Goldilocks Wraps based out of Victoria BC are way stickier than other wraps I've found. And when I recieved them it was a simple paper envelope with paper band around them with washing instructions (cold water to make them last longer) so very little packaging!

Damn you snapped in the beginning of this video! I appreciate you making this and love your take on going plastic-free :)

And thanks for pointing out the whole irony of how much those alternatives really aren't earth-friendly. And LOVE how you're really pressing for people to check themselves before tearing into other people. I'm sure a lot of folks will chime in, but you can easily make beeswax covers yourself in sizes that work best for you.

Instead of the silicon covers I use a ... plate! That I put above my container. Small container, small plate, big container, big plate. I don't drink from straws and try to refuse them from places when offered (I don't succeed 100% of the time, nobody's perfect). I also reuse glass jars I got when buying things like honey or mustard to store left overs. And I have one plastic container I use for sandwiches/salades on the go, as it is less heavy than glass ones that I use every day for work. Having a compost bin allows to reduce your wastes a lot as you do not throw away food scraps anymore.

Girl you cracked me up in this video!! “Check yo self” 😂😂😂 nice video!

I make my own linen spray with vodka, water and essentials oils instead of buying bottles that don’t last long. I also have a car diffuser that uses essential oil and don’t buy packaged plastics car scents anymore. I also take my own coffee mug when I go out for my morning coffee instead of getting a to go cup to cut down on my waste. It may not sound much, but little things have made big difference in my life.

Great stuff! I don't want to sound like an old lady but even I remember times when you were buying sausages and meat packed in paper and all candies and sugar and stuff in paper bags... Bread without plastic bag... More stuff in jars that could be reused, water and cola in glass bottles which you could resell or reuse. I don't want to say that the old times were these times better. Because there were no this much supermarkets so you had to lose tons of time in smaller shops and all this glass was heavy and paper bags sometimes break but damn. We all kinda going back, what an irony. But I am still happy with all this ecological movement we can make stuff better and even cheaper! I heard you can make these fruit bags by yourself! : D

Love the idea with alternatives to plastic. Love the channel. Love your kind of attitude. Alyssia cares about herself and gives back to the planet. Love the videos. Very thougtful.