HOUSEKEEPING
Bea's Notes
Our reusable alternative to paper towels, sponges and mops. We use them to clean everything. And these are so absorbent, they'll make you wonder why you hung on to paper towels for so long!
Bea's Notes
I buy a bottle brush from a restaurant supply store. It looks exactly the same but is much cheaper. I store it in a 1liter Le Parfait jar by the toilet (see kitchen category). Made of compostable materials.
Bea's Notes
We store bulk laundry detergent (laundry room), dishwasher detergent (under the kitchen sink), and bulk cereal (two in the pantry) in bulk jars (also in the store). We use these stainless scoops to scoop things out.
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Mopping, as simple as it gets. Just wet a cotton rag (also sold in my store), wrap it around the base of the stick, mop, and throw them in the wash. A wonderful alternative to a swiffer and disposables wipes.
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Great sturdy brush for cleaning dishes and sink. It eliminates disposable sponges and the replaceable wooden head can be composted when no longer usable.
Bea's Notes
We use these jars to store bulk laundry detergent (laundry room), dishwasher detergent (under the kitchen sink), and bulk cereal (two in the pantry). We use the stainless scoops (also in the store), to scoop the items out.
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A sewing machine is a must for repairs in a zero waste household. I have one of these and love how basic it is. No fuss, straight to point, easy to thread.
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I use one of these lieu of a bulky ironing table. It fits on the dryer and is magnetic. Great space saver.
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With the homemade vinegar mix that I propose in the book, this scrubber has made cleaning my stainless stove and sticker residue off glass easy. It outlasts and eliminates disposable (green) scourers and it is recyclable when it falls apart (each one lasts a couple of years!). We buy ours wherever we stumble upon one sold sans packaging (sometimes it's a country hardware store, sometimes a farmer's market abroad).
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We use these throughout the house to get organized. We used them for to separate the kids toys by type when they were little; now we use them to store activity accessories. I also have a set in a garage cabinet to organize hard-to-recycle items per drop-off location.
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We use one of these to access oil and vinegar bottles (total of 4) in a tight cabinet. It's a real space saver, but it also ensures that no product gets lost (and eventually discarded for going bad) in the back of the cabinet.
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I have had that same metal dustpan for years. These are much more durable than plastic ones.
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Whether cleaning fine particles or heavy debris, weiler has a counter duster to do the job. These brushes are available in a wide selection of fill materials and have comfortably shaped blocks in wood or foam. Also choose from an array of dust pans to meet the application requirements.
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I use these on my oil and vinegar bottles to save time (otherwise spent opening and closing bottle caps) but also to reduce consumption since it controls the amount dispensed.
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I've used one of these to store my homemade vinegar cleaner for years. If the nozzle breaks, a standard nozzle replacement fits the opening.
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We use these for drying hands and dishes, but also wrapping the kids lunch, a pot luck dish, or dirty plates after a picnic furoshiki-style, as seen in my book, Zero Waste Home. (Video by my son on how to wrap a school lunch in a Furoshiki, also on my YouTube channel)
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Given that we spend a third of our life on a mattress, it makes sense to make it as natural as possible. We switched to natural latex a few years back and love it. And contrary to traditional mattresses that we've owned in the past, these come zippered, so you can swap out layers as needed, instead of tossing the whole thing when it no longer fits your needs!
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Refill for the dish brush. Make sure to compost when you can no longer use it!
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The multi-pour lid makes it easy to dispense not only spices but also baking soda on your toothbrush as a toothpowder (see my book: Zero Waste Home), or in the shower as a scourer.
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